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Board appointments to support innovation

Research, Science and Innovation Minister Hon Dr Megan Woods today announced two new appointments and three reappointments to the Callaghan Innovation Board.

Source A Beehive release

Beijer Ref NZ opens new facility

Beijer Ref CEO Per Bertland has officially opened a new 10,000m² support and distribution centre in Auckland, New Zealand.

Source A Cooling Post release

Own a piece of New Zealand whisky heritage…and its future

The NZ Whisky Collection is about to make a Kiwi dream come true - owning a Whisky distillery, or at least a part of it - by becoming a shareholder.

Source A NZ Whisky Collection release

Air New Zealand debuts spatial computing travel experience for Magic Leap One

Air New Zealand has unveiled an initial-concept multiplayer spatial computing gaming experience in Los Angeles today at the first L.E.A.P. conference, hosted by US-based spatial computing company Magic Leap.

Source A Air New Zealand release

Quality issues with new prison units

Corrections says the quality issues with the units being manufactured in China have been identified and addressed. Photo: Lynn Grieveson

Corrections staff have identified a number of issues relating to the manufacture of its rapid-build modular units for prisoner accommodation during quality assurance trips to China reported by Laura Walters for Newsroom.

Source/ReadMore A Newsroom release by Laura Walters

New programme to brew unique hops and craft beer from New Zealand

A new joint craft beer and hop breeding programme launched today aims to develop unique super-premium hops for exceptional craft brewers and uniquely New Zealand craft beer for top-tier markets.

Source A MPI release

Largest quarterly percentage lift in retail card spending since 2010

Quarterly retail card spending in the September 2018 quarter rose at its fastest pace in seven and a half years, Stats NZ said today.

Source/ReadMore A StatsNZ release

Wastewater testing to be rolled out nationally

Wastewater testing is set to be rolled out across New Zealand, with the expansion of Police and ESR’s (Institute of Environmental Science and Research) pilot programme.

Source A NZPolice release

Q+A: Are petrol retailers profiteering?

Jacinda Ardern says petrol retailers are fleecing us. But is that true? Bernard Hickey explains on Newsroom what's underneath the pricing and industry dynamics at the pumps.

Source/ReadMore A Newsroom release by Bernard Hickey

Chorus commissions independent review of sub-contractor employment practices

Chorus has today said that it has immediately commissioned a fully independent review relating to the employment practices of small business sub-contractors working on the Ultra-fast Broadband network.