Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Water storage and irrigation are key for sustainable growth, says Mike Chapman, chief executive of Horticulture NZ. Chapman has his own views on the New Zealand situation: In the last two years, extreme climatic events have alternated between intense rain and drought. Last winter, heavy rain made vegetable growing difficult in the North Island.

The New Zealand government has proposed phasing out the Growth Grant administered by Callaghan Innovation and introducing a 12.5 percent research and development tax incentive in a discussion document released today.

A Chinese company trying to get visas for nearly 200 workers from China for a waterfront hotel build in Auckland is under attack from unions over its tactics.

Hong Kong’s national carrier, Cathay Pacific not only has a fine reputation in the air but also on land with its ground breaking contemporary lounges in Hong Kong and other international airports.

Have a look at this insane road to Manang, Nepal!

Welders are exposed to unique risks that other workers may not encounter. These include heat, spatter, sparks and potentially flames.

Journalist, broadcaster and former member of the press gallery Guyon Espiner analyses New Zealand’s foreign policy, and how it must look to outsiders, in the first of a new fortnightly column for RNZ.

Apr 18 -  News Hub reported that the Environmental Protection Authority's decision to grant a marine consent to mine iron ore from the Taranaki seabed is being challenged in court.

Apr 18 -  Air New Zealand is continuing to work with engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce on a global issue involving some of the Trent 1000 engines that power its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet.