Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Apr 26 - Auckland Airport is spending $1.8 billion on infrastructure over five years. NZHerald aviation writer Grant Bradley checks on progress in the international terminal.

Apr 26 - A $28 billion transport programme has been unveiled for Auckland in what's been described by the Government and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff as the country's largest ever civil construction programme.

The world is taking notice of under the radar New Zealand companies making inroads in Latin America, writes Victoria University's Dr Eldrede Kahiya for Newsroom.

Emirates has introduced Home Check-in, a new service which allows customers to check in for their flights from anywhere in Dubai - including travellers from New Zealand who have been staying or stopping over.

Education programme aimed at Beehive now imperative

Apr 26 -  The energy sector is taking the lead in developing a model for its own future.

An oyster-killing parasite was first discovered in samples from an aquaculture facility run by New Zealand’s largest independently-owned science organisation reports David Williams for Newsroom. Why did it take three years to come out and why, even now, will the Ministry for Primary Industries not confirm it? David Williams investigates.

 London studio PearsonLloyd has unveiled an aeroplane seating concept that would give more space to passengers flying economy class.

Apr 25 - New Zealand's first building supplies co-operative has just been launched, in what some are hailing as a game changer for the industry. It will allow small businesses to access cheaper supplies, cutting building costs by tens of thousands of dollars. 

Apr 25 - The future of Fonterra as a farmer-owned heavyweight is at a critical point, says shareholders' leader Duncan Coull.