New Zealand tourism industry steps up attack on higher Australian airport tax Xinhua | WELLINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand tourism operators Thursday stepped up pressure on the Australian government to scrap a planned 17-percent increase in the country's airport departure tax, calling it a "slap in the face" for the tourism industries in both countries. | Tourism Industry Ass...
NZ fruit and vegetable industry deeply worried about fruit fly find Australian Broadcasting Corporation An Auckland suburb has been put under biosecurity lock-down after the discovery of a Queensland fruit fly. | The single male fruit fly was caught in a routine surveillance trap this week in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill. | Primary Industries staff have declared the area a controlled zone and wil...
Olympic medals, Jubilee coins and 2p bits – it's a licence to make money The Independent | Sitting quietly at a sewing machine, stitching a purple ribbon on to a Paralympic silver gong, she is shy and unassuming. "It's lovely," says the 56-year-old, from Tonyrefail, South Wales, of her job engraving the Olympic medals, the larg...
TIA says 'visitor rate' unfair Otago Daily Times The Tourism Industry Association is calling for the Queenstown Lakes District Council to reconsider its plans to impose a targeted visitor rate, which would "unfairly penalise the commercial accommodation sector" with some large hotels likely to pay ...
Mourning a fashion guru NZ Herald | In an industry sometimes despised for its superficiality, friends of world-renowned fashion photographer Craig Owen yesterday remembered a man of great depth and soul. | Every seat was filled at All Saints Church in Ponsonby, Auckland, as the fashi...
Rodney Hide: More short term gain and long term pain NZ Herald | The way to cure a vegetarian is to cook bacon. The smell of sizzling bacon invariably proves irresistible. The sizzle saves having to explain how humans have eaten meat for two million years. | It's the eating of meat that makes us human. The nutri...
Lifestyles hit by forced austerity NZ Herald | We're ditching the fun things in life to pay for the basics - and new research shows the problem is forcing many people to change their lifestyles. | Research carried out for the Herald on Sunday shows people are putting aside more money than a yea...
Filmmakers experience movie-making frenzy as 48-hr deadline ticks down Newstrack India | Wellington, May 19 (ANI): Thousands of aspiring film-makers around New Zealand are expected to experience sleeplessness, creative exhaustion and the stress of a 48 hour deadline, as the country's largest film competition gets underway. | The 48 hou...
Pasifika reporter tells the good and the bad Pacific stories Scoop Saturday, 19 May 2012, 11:05 am | Press Release: Pacific Media Watch | Tagata Pasifika reporter tells the good and the bad Pacific stories | By Jessi Mee | AUCKLAND (Pacific Scoop / Pacific Media Watch): Tagata Pasifika reporter and director John Pul...
Living with Ruaumoko The Star | Going back to Maori times, earthquakes have always been a part of life in New Zealand, but the people, especially in Christchurch, seem to be coping well with the quakes of the last two years. | IN MAORI legend, the god of earthquakes, Ruaumoko, is...
Variety key to Chan's success NZ Herald | A wide variety of sales to both local and overseas investors resulted in James Chan securing the award for Bayleys Real Estate's top national commercial and industrial salesperson for 2011/2012. | Chan has been with Bayleys for 21 years and during ...
Modern food grade facility NZ Herald | A food-grade manufacturing and warehouse complex formerly occupied by Fonterra and Kato Pacific Marketing at 25-27 Hannigan Drive, Mt Wellington, is being offered for sale or lease by way of expressions of interest, ideally sought by the end of thi...
Ian Grant Wins the Outstanding Achievement Award Scoop Saturday, 19 May 2012, 10:40 am | Press Release: Mediacom | Ian Grant Wins the Outstanding Achievement Award | Members of the New Zealand media industry paid tribute to writer, book publisher and founder of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive, Ian Grant,...
NZ dollar may rise as Facebook euphoria stokes risk appetite Scoop Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 5:29 pm | Article: BusinessDesk | NZ dollar may rise as Facebook euphoria stokes risk appetite | By Paul McBeth | May 15 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar may rise over the next couple of days as reports that Facebook 's initial public offering closed before its official Friday launch stokes investor appetite for growth ...
