Tour operator must pay out nearly $200k after worker falls down boat hatch
A Queenstown tourism operator has been fined and ordered to pay a former employee who was seriously injured on one of its boats $35,000.
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Weta Digital sells technology division for $2.3b to US firm
Sir Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital film studio has sold its technology division to a US video game company for $NZ2.3 billion.
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NZ company’s toothpaste sales surge in partnership with Chinese influencer
A New Zealand oral care company is all smiles after a partnership with a Chinese influencer saw its sales go through the roof ahead of the Singles’ Day holiday.
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Tower Insurance changes flood risk pricing, reduces part of premium
Nearly 90 percent of Tower customers will have the flood risk portion of their premium reduced, at an average of $25 each.
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Central Otago orchards concerned they won’t have enough staff this season
Some Central Otago orchards are scrambling to find enough staff with less than a month until harvest.
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Manurewa-Papakura urged to push on
The Counties-Manukau District Health Board has hit the Government’s 90 percent first COVID-19 vaccination dose target.
Manurewa-Papakura Auckland Councillor Daniel Newman says that’s a huge milestone but work to get the area fully vaccinated must carry… Continue reading
Auckland Transport gets green light to proceed with review of parking
Aucklanders will soon be asked to share their views on carparking in Tāmaki Makaurau and how it is managed in the future.
The discussion will be the first of a two-staged public consultation process that will underpin the review Auckland Transport’s (A… Continue reading
Tāmaki Makaurau placemaking shines bright at the Place Leaders Asia Pacific Awards 2021
Place Leaders Asia Pacific have awarded the prestigious Place Leadership 2021 Award to Frith Walker, Head of Placemaking for Eke Panuku.
Established in 2004, Place Leaders Asia Pacific work towards improving the quality of place with a mission to… Continue reading
Australasia’s biggest ever electric bus order will remove 10,000 tonnes of emissions annually
Australasia’s biggest electric bus order has been announced, in a partnership between Auckland Transport and NZ Bus.
This will see a further 152 battery electric buses (BEVs) on Auckland’s roads and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the AT Metr… Continue reading
Retail reopens in Auckland: Security guards on the doors as shoppers return
It’s day one of alert level 3, step 2 for the city and retailers are flinging open their doors for an expected rush of pent-up demand, while many museums, zoos and libraries are gradually re-opening.
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