Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 02 December 2014

• O'Connor wants broad review of Fonterra's enabling legislation, sector dynamics
• The alchemists: Kiwi companies turning E-waste into gold
• Perpetual Guardian to test four-day week with workers on full pay
• NZTE Export News February18
• 200 Chinese tradies to complete Akl hotel
• Fletcher Building Update from Stuff
• Fletcher Building asks for trading halt - TVOne
• FLETCHER BUILDING IS IN A TRADING HALT . . .
• Official Cash Rate unchanged at 1.75 percent
• Grant Robertson's U-turn on public debt
• Hamilton airport operator buys hotel out of receivership for $3 mln
• South Port first-half profit climbs 19% as fertiliser shipments bolsters cargo flows

Feb 08, 2018  -  Old harbor crane turned into luxury apartment for four in Amsterdam's Eastern dockyards.  Its history, as told by Yays, is pretty interesting. Following the bombing of the original Eastern Docklands harbor cranes during World War II, the Royal Dutch Steamboat Company commissioned replacements, which were used until the 1970s. The site was eventually turned into a residential area and those replacement cranes were all demolished, save one: the Figee 2868 pictured, which was built in 1958.

Feb 08, 2018  -  Freshmax are already harvesting the first of their premium kiwiberries today – this is significantly earlier than in previous seasons and they are feeling positive about an outstanding season ahead.  The New Zealand summer has been kind to growers and they are delighted to welcome an early harvest with confidence around taste and appearance of the Hortgem Tahi variety.

Feb 08, 2018  - To celebrate the Royal Wedding (19 May 2018) of Prince Harry and Meghan, five-star boutique hotel The Arch London has created a lavish Royal Wedding package.  The Arch London is offering the ultimate luxury getaway so guests can celebrate the big day in style and be treated like royalty. The Royal Wedding package includes a two night stay in an extravagant two-bedroom suite with a large entertainment lounge and private courtyard or kitchenette.

Feb 07, 2018 - The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent in the December 2017 quarter, down from 4.6 percent last quarter, Stats NZ said today.  “This quarter’s unemployment rate is the lowest since the December 2008 quarter, when it was 4.4 percent,” labour market and household statistics senior manager Jason Attewell said. “However, the underutilisation rate was just over 12 percent –reflecting about 340,000 New Zealanders with potential to work more. This measure is just as important as the unemployment rate.”

Feb 07, 2018  - Callaghan Innovation spent taxpayer money on suit hire and pedometers as part of their $304,000 entertainment expense blowout in 2015/16.  New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “Among their laundry list of ‘entertainment’ expenses, Callaghan spent $185 on suit hire at Munns in Auckland for a staff member to attend an awards ceremony.”

Feb 07, 2018  -  No, we haven’t misspelt ‘backpacker’, but rather are shining a light on a whole new type of traveller, and they’re not schlepping around with giant packs and minimal spending money.  A new trend from Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) has brought attention to the ‘flashpacker’, the newest tourist you ought to keep an eye out for.

Rolls-Royce today launched its pioneering IntelligentEngine vision at the Singapore Airshow.  With more people flying than ever before and an increasing demand for more efficient travel, Rolls-Royce has defined a vision for the future of aircraft power that will help deliver passengers more reliably and more efficiently than ever before.