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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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Watch: Antonio Mizzi's decision on recusal request in Panama Papers case expected next week
Mr Justice Antonio Mizzi has decided that the appeal against a Panama Papers inquiry will be heard in public, and not behind closed doors.The appeal drags on following a magistrate's decision to open an inquiry into whether money-laundering laws had been breached by high-ranking members of government when they opened ...
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Ministry of Social Development likely to partner with Wellington City Council on wet house project
One of Wellington Mayor Justin Lester's key election pledges could be a year or more away, and is relying on an incoming government to provide funding.
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TMID Editorial: Simon’s swan song and his lasting legacy
Simon Busuttil, who will officially step down from the helm of the Nationalist Party today, delivered his swan song departure speech at a party event on Friday night. And that swan song will, it can be safely predicted, turn out to be his lasting legacy.In that speech he pledged to ...
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Former PM presents challenge coin to Baljit Kaur
It’s not very often that a former Prime Minister calls on an upcoming politician to tell her that he sees great potential. Labour candidate for Hunua Baljit Kaur was pleasantly surprised when she discovered that Mike Moore, former Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand and Director-General of the World Trade ...
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House sales drop 14 per cent in the Bay
The number of houses sold in the Bay of Plenty has dropped 14 per cent since last August.The latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand show a total of 534 houses were sold in August last year, compared to 459 last...
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Wellington's older homes leave residents more vulnerable, warns Insurance Council
Wellington's unusually large stock of old houses is putting residents at greater risk from earthquakes, the Insurance Council has warned.
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NZ's underbelly of forced sex trade involves Kiwis as young as 12, researcher says
Girls aged 12 or under are being forced into sex work in New Zealand, according to a Wellington-based researcher.
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Paradox festival up for national award
The Paradox: Tauranga Street Art Festival is a finalist in two categories at the New Zealand Event Awards. The festival, held from March 28, 2017 - June 15, 2017, was developed by the council in partnership with Oi YOU! and Tauranga...
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Mood of the Boardroom - Grant Robertson and Steven Joyce go head to head
Shadow finance spokesman Grant Robertson and National's Finance Minister Steven Joyce debate the results of the Herald survey at a breakfast at the Langham hotel in Auckland this morning. The debate is chaired by Herald managing...
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Wellington medical record business receives $500,000, plans to grow
A Wellington start-up has raised half a million dollars to help develop and market its note-taking software for medical professionals.
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Advance voting in 2017 New Zealand election starts in earnest
Voting in the 2017 election has started in earnest in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty district, with advance voting booths for opening business yesterday.A total of 485 advance voting places are being set up around the country, including...
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Hammer's fall signals end of an era for Dunbar Sloane
Dunbar Russell Sloane, auctioneer, business owner: b Wellington, June 27, 1942, m Susan Wallace, Julia Sloane, Glenda Roberts; 2s, 2d; d Auckland, August 16, 2017, aged 75.
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Cut red tape now: Smith
Red tape is strangling business and growth and needs a massive shake-up, according to Anthony Smith, the ACT Party candidate for Hunua “Businesses at all stages get over-regulated slowing down or stopping their potential for growth in New Zealand,” he said. “We would reform the Resource Management Act which is ...
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NZTE probes wood fibre supply concerns for proposed $180m Chinese plant in Kawerau
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, which has encouraged a Chinese company to invest in a $180 million wood processing plant in the Central North Island to boost regional development, is now looking into whether there is enough wood...
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Delivereasy expanding to the Hutt, Tauranga, Hamilton, South Island next year
Wellington food delivery service Delivereasy is planning to ramp up its business by expanding into towns and cities barley touched by its rivals.
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Bryan Gould: Jacinda Ardern finds Govt's economic weak spot
It was Bill Clinton who identified the main issue in his election campaign as "It's the economy, stupid".And so it almost always is - and New Zealand's 2017 election campaign will be no different.Of course, other issues will matter...
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Election 2017: Strong support for cannabis law reform
The New Zealand Drug Foundation is urging political parties to make firm commitments to health-focused drug law after a poll found 65 per cent of people supported cannabis law reform.Curia Market Research's poll showed 28 per cent...
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Arena business case didn't stack up, says former Wellington mayor
A former Wellington mayor is urging regional leaders to closely scrutinise the numbers, as they ponder whether to build a new 10,000-seat indoor arena.
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Stock Takes: Peters' plan good for Tauranga
Winston Peters' proposal to move Auckland's port to Northport, south of Whangarei, would be a potential boon for Port of Tauranga investors.Northport is a joint venture between Port of Tauranga and Marsden Maritime Holdings (MMH),...
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Business has outlined its issues, political parties should respond
OPINION: New Zealand has long been regarded as having one of the most competitive tax systems in the world, along with our ease of doing business and the absence of red tape.
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Tinakori Bistro's newest owners plan to spring into the Wellington market with a French menu
Wellington's Tinakori Bistro is set to reopen after the former business that ran the eatery went into liquidation earlier in the year.