Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Students in the first intake of the Introduction to Food Processing Industry programme have just finished their first term at Ara Institute of Canterbury’s Timaru campus.

Apr 23 - Foreign Minister Winston Peters' suggestion that a trade deal could eventually be made with North Korea is "insane", deputy National leader Paula Bennett says. Bennett was also critical of Peters for still holding on to a potential free trade deal with Russia, saying it would upset the EU and other …

Apr 23 - Rival telecommunication companies are working together to crack down on international phone scams plaguing the industry. The NZ Telecommunications Forum (TCF) has today released a draft code of practice for cellphone and landline providers, including Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees, …

Apr 23 - "There is a real romance to rail travel that international tourists are looking for as well as local enthusiasts, and still no better way to see our glorious countryside than by train." Jackson said Pounamu Tourism Group hoped to handle the ticketing in Picton for KiwiRail's Coastal Pacific once it returned to …

Apr 23 - Last week Israelis began a series of events in celebration of 70 years of statehood since the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. While New Zealand's relationship with Israel has in recent years been frosty, history reveals a relationship that was not always so fraught. Indeed …

Apr 23 - Gut and Dixon started Kaitake Farms, a 2000 square metre plot of land at Oakura, and transformed it into a sizeable market garden which supplies summer and winter greens to a select group of supermarkets, restaurants and cafes in New Plymouth and Oakura. "We go onto the internet to see if there are ...

Apr 23 - The rise of alternative proteins has been rapid, fueled by millions of dollars from cash-rich tech companies. The rise of alternative proteins has been rapid, fueled by millions of dollars from cash-rich tech companies. A new survey of the threats posed by alternative proteins to New Zealand’s red meat farmers also shows a wealth of opportunities, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ).

Apr 23 - Data can make irrigation more efficient, Animation Research Ltd owner Ian Taylor told the third and final day of a national body conference yesterday.  Mr Taylor made the point at the 2018 Irrigation New Zealand Conference and Expo in Alexandra yesterday.

Apr 23 -The International Monetary Fund's policymaking committee says a strong world economy is threatened by increasing tension over trade and countries' heavy debt burden. Longer-term prospects are clouded by sluggish growth in productivity and ageing populations in wealthy nations. In a statement ...

Apr 23 - Rocket Lab founder and chief executive Peter Beck says a shortage of venture capital in New Zealand and pressure to stay in this country is putting the brakes on innovation for other companies. His 12-year-old company has raised the bulk of about $200 million in the United States to fund development …