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Sunday, 24 January 2021

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Port Nelson Reduces Its Fuel And Carbon Emissions By Investing In A New Crane To Improve Efficiencies
16:01 | 21/12/20

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Port Nelson Crane 4 Port Nelson continues to improve efficiencies with the purchase of a new Liebherr Crane, an investment of nearly $9 million. This is part of a multi-million-dollar programme of works to enable Port Nelson to meet the trend towards larger vessels. ... more»
Resignation Of Lees Seymour As Executive General Manager New Zealand
15:30 | 21/12/20

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OneFortyOne today announced that Lees Seymour has resigned from the role of Executive General Manager, New Zealand, effective from 18 December 2020. OneFortyOne CEO Andy Giles Knopp said “Lees has made a significant contribution during his time at OneFortyOne. ... more»
DIA Issues $30,000 Penalty For Unsolicited Messages
14:11 | 21/12/20

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Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has issued a penalty of NZ$30,000 to Greenback Ecommerce Limited (trading as The Safety Warehouse) for breaching the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 (the Act). The Safety Warehouse was investigated ... more»
Resilient Kiwi Spirit Kept Agriculture Strong Through Pandemic
14:10 | 21/12/20

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Kiwi ingenuity and a drive to “make it work” have been pivotal in New Zealand’s agriculture sector getting through the COVID-19 pandemic with relatively little impact, according to a new study by AgResearch and its partners. Farmers and others working ... more»
Westpac Agri Futures Established To Help Young People Into Rural Careers
14:00 | 21/12/20

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The importance of our primary industries has been recognised with a new sector to be included in the 2021 Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games. The Rural Games will now include Westpac Agri Futures in association with Property Brokers and this is ... more»
College Of GPs Calls PHARMAC’s Diabetes Decision Today A ‘win For Equity’
12:39 | 21/12/20

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Today’s decision by PHARMAC to fund two new medications for the management of Type 2 diabetes, and to especially make them available for Maori and Pacific patients is a win for equity says The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. ... more»
Teacher Surprises Students With Rainbows End, "I Just Wanted To Lift Their Spirits"
12:12 | 21/12/20

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21 December 2020 – When South Auckland-based youth teacher, Matt Fuller, saw that 2degrees would be helping Kiwis end 2020 happy, he selflessly entered the nationwide campaign for the 18 students in his class, with the hope of bringing a bit of joy ... more»
PHARMAC To Fund New Diabetes Medicines With Amended Special Authority Criteria
12:10 | 21/12/20

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PHARMAC has approved funding for two new medicines with substantial health benefits for around 53,000 New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes. Read this media release in Te Reo Maori People with high-risk type 2 diabetes, who meet the funding criteria, ... more»
New World Workers To Strike On Christmas
12:06 | 21/12/20

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FIRST Union members at Fresh Collective have voted to take strike action through the Christmas rush. Fresh Collective is a boutique brand of New World supermarkets in Auckland’s affluent Mt Albert. The first strike is planned for 1pm - 2pm today ... more»
Digital Boost Initiative Important To Support Small Business Sector
10:57 | 21/12/20

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Today’s launch of the first initiative of the Government-funded Digital Boost programme will significantly benefit small businesses across the economy, says Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Leeann Watson. The skills training ... more»
DLA Piper Partner With The Prince’s Trust New Zealand To Launch Head Start
10:56 | 21/12/20

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21 December 2020 – Global law firm DLA Piper have launched Head Start in New Zealand, a global social mobility initiative that improves access to and increases diversity within the legal profession. The Head Start programme supports talented young people ... more»
Digital Boost For Small Businesses
10:46 | 21/12/20

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From today, small businesses will be able to benefit from a Government-funded Digital Boost skills training and support initiative. The Digital Boost skills training is the first initiative to be launched from the Digital Boost programme , a partnership ... more»
What Do Kiwis Eat On Christmas Day? The Great Kiwi Christmas Survey 2020
10:10 | 21/12/20

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The results of the most important vote of the year are in; lamb will be the most popular protein on Kiwis’ plates on Christmas Day. The result comes as part of the Classic Kiwi Christmas Survey – the third edition of the poll run by Retail ... more»
PriceSpy Research Reveals How Shopping Behaviours Have Changed This Christmas
09:18 | 21/12/20

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According to a new survey* from PriceSpy , almost 50 per cent of Kiwis are looking to shop locally this Christmas in light of Covid-19; The research also found consumers are changing their shopping habits, with one in seven (14 per cent) getting super-organised ... more»
Retention Of International Skills The Right Move
06:09 | 21/12/20

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Visa extensions and a postponed stand down period for low-paid Essential Skills visa holders will help firms retain international skills, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says. "International workers have enabled New Zealand companies to ... more»

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