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Vai alla Scheda Paese »People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.
— Edmund Hillary
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Sticky bandits: High honey values and demand leads to criminal underbelly
Immediately it looked like a professional job.The target was 480kg of ready-for-export manuka honey.The cost of the shipment was more than $33,000.And when staff arrived at Azurelife International in Auckland's East Tamaki on...
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Aussie foreign minister Julie Bishop to visit New Zealand for foreign policy discussions this week
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop is coming to New Zealand this week, but is not expected to meet with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Bishop and Ardern are yet to officially meet face to face, and have both downplayed...
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Post-Telecom life prompts Theresa Gattung to sell up in Capital
Former Telecom boss Theresa Gattung​ is selling up in the capital to focus on new and existing business ventures in Auckland and overseas.
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NZ may be a good place to do business, but business is still challenging
OPINION: New Zealand is a country of small businesses - and as they return to work for 2018, it is timely to reflect on some of the challenges they will face in the year ahead. For those considering setting up a small business in 2018, it is prudent to be ...
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Israeli Lorde fans sue foreign BDS activists for ‘inciting’ her to cancel show
Three women seek $13,000 in damages from New Zealand BDS activists for “suffer[ing] terrible disappointment from the cancellation of the appearance"
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Motocross: Cody Cooper wins at Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville
The warm-ups are over and now the real business begins for Honda hero Cody Cooper.The 34-year-old national MX1 champion from Mount Maunganui was again the dominant force in the premier class at this year's 57th annual Honda New...
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China market open to New Zealand avocados after four years of effort
New Zealand Avocado can now export avocados to China in the 2018 season after a successful technical audit of the regulatory system for exporting this week. The Ministry for Primary Industries and China's General Administration...
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Mum flees Tauranga rental squeeze only to face sleeping in her car in Wellington too
Mei Gilgen moved to Wellington after Tauranga's rental shortage saw her and her two children sleeping in the car - only to face the same prospect in her new city.
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The new Government has a lot of work to do to win the confidence of business
OPINION: Happy new business year – or is that too optimistic? Judging by recent surveys on business confidence, maybe it is. Three recent surveys show confidence among businesses across the economy is very low. ANZ's survey in December showed confidence at its lowest level in eight years, while Wellington Chamber ...
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Italian food store, cafe to close because of liquor licencing restrictions
An Italian-born restaurateur living in Wellington is upset the law is preventing him from continuing to offer Kiwis a little slice of his home.
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90-day trials to be narrowed in first stage of employment law reforms
The Government will scrap the controversial 90-day trial for all but small businesses, as a result of lobbying from New Zealand First.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will announce the first tranche of employment law reforms today,...
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'Massive' demand for Wellington rentals and shortage won't ease soon, Trade Me says
Wellington is bearing the brunt of fierce demand for rentals, and there is no relief on the horizon.
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The real reason confidence has fallen? Business simply doesn’t like Labour
OPINION: According to legend, a leading property investor was asked in the early 1990s why he preferred investing in Wellington, over Auckland.
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Pernod Ricard bans plastic straws from its business, encourages others to follow suit
One of New Zealand's largest wine producers is taking a stand against plastic straws and stirrers, banning them from all of its events worldwide.
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Editorial: New Zealand, Australia's junior Anzac partner
OPINION: Alex Viane appears to be a New Zealand citizen almost by accident. Born in American Samoa 40 years ago, he moved to Australia as a teenager. His parents and most of his family are Australian citizens. He has never set foot in New Zealand.
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Munro blast from the past
Howick Pakuranga batsman Colin Munro has quashed fears the New Zealand cricket team would not be able to find a dynamic striker of Brendan McCullum’s explosive quality to partner Martin Guptill. The decision of national selectors Gavin Larsen and Mike Hesson to promote Munro to the opening role has been ...
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Brookby School earns Enviroschools Award
Brookby School has been recognised as environmental heroes in its fight to protect the environment. The school was awarded the Bronze Enviroschools Award recently in recognition of its commitment to becoming more sustainable. The Enviroschools awards, which were developed by the Auckland Regional Council in partnership with The Enviroschools Foundation ...
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New assistant coach, new import arrive for Wellington Phoenix ahead of Melbourne Victory clash
The new year renovation of the Wellington Phoenix is starting to take shape.
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Willis St dairy charred in latest Wellington business fire
A "substantial" fire has ripped through an empty central Wellington business, now the centre of a police investigation.
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Alderson: Zoos at cow corner could solve catching controversy
A simple solution seems at hand to avoid most of the dangers in the Tui Catch A Million promotion.With 24 shots clearing the boundary in New Zealand's 119-run T20 win over the West Indies at Mt Maunganui last night, safety has become...
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Highbrook Business Park expands
Commercial and industrial property group Goodman Property Trust (GMT) has announced an $11 million industrial development at Highbrook Business Park. The listed company, which owns Highbrook Business Park, also announced to the NZX the sale of 7 Show Place, a commercial building in Christchurch. Goodman CEO John Dakin said the ...