Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Apr 11, -  Speirs Group, the fresh food processing business founded by the Speirs family, sold the 40 percent stake in Rosa Foods it has owned for the past decade at a "modest premium" to its $714,000 carrying value, saying there were limited ongoing synergy benefit

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Beingmate affair evokes more questions than answers

The wisdom of foreign minister Winston Peters in keeping open the lines of trade renewal with an EU-exiting United Kingdom is becoming increasingly evident as is the deputy prime minister’s restraining hand on his government in the matter of the Skrypal affair.

More companies are producing airline seats. That’s good news for carriers, which have long complained about production delays from existing suppliers. It’s not clear how much it matters for consumers. Airlines don’t allot much space to each economy seat so there’s not a lot of room for innovation writes Brian smers for Skift.

Apr 11 - Australian-owned New Zealand Steel is persisting with its campaign to secure greater protection from Chinese imports, lodging its third complaint that dumped foreign-produced goods are undercutting local manufacturers

Apr 11 - WorkSafe New Zealand has just launched its new Use your mouth campaign. This marketing campaign focuses on encouraging New Zealand workers to speak up about health and safety.

Apr 11 - The Pike River Recovery Agency has today started advertising for five new mine staff to assist in managing and running the Pike River mine site.

Apr 11 - Air New Zealand is experiencing significant disruption across its network today as a result of weather conditions and the temporary closure of the Auckland Airport runway last night which required a number of flights to divert to other ports.

Apr 11 - Entries for the 11th annual Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards are now open. All Microsoft’s partners are invited to enter, with revitalised categories that are designed to give Kiwi partners, big or small, more opportunities to enter.

Engineers and architects across New Zealand have come together to launch a provocative campaign calling for increased representation of women in their professions.

New York - Cast-iron pipes were once used to fire off mail (and even one time a cat) around a now-defunct underground tunnel system.