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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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Cafe fears closure as Wellington workers stay home – again
With many government staffers being encouraged to work from home, the city is dead – and so is business.
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Brazil’s State Secretaries decide to end tax freeze on fuels
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Committee of Treasury Secretaries (COMSEFAZ) announced Friday, January 14, that it will end the freeze on Value-added Tax on Sales and Services (ICMS) on fuels on the originally scheduled date, January 31. Piauí governor and coordinator of the National Governors Forum Wellington Dias ...
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Retailer who ditched Paywave to stay afloat flooded with support from customers and business owners
A Wellington retailer, who ditched contactless payments because the fees were too high, says he has received support from customers and other small business owners.
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Retailer ditches Paywave transactions after estimating almost $8000 in bank fees a year
Wellington shop owner David Cathro says bank’s contactless payment fees will put him out of business.
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Multi-millionaire’s paradise: Wellington’s biggest house sales of 2021 – and the top bargains
Forget millionaire’s paradise, the capital city has now become a multi-millionaire’s stomping ground.
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Vaccine certificate catch-22 ruins Christmas for couple separated by Covid-19
Sudhir Singh and his partner are spending the holiday apart because he can't get a vaccine certificate in New Zealand or Australia.
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New Zealand re-opens door to wealthy foreign investors promising to drop millions
Visa applications have been granted for at least 100 investors keen to pump more than $548m into NZ – and hundreds more are lining up.
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Summer off politics: What Simon Bridges is doing, reading, and watching for his break
In this series about the politicians and their summer plans, National finance spokesman discusses Dunedin, salad with meat, and Sex and the City.
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Group threatens legal action against Wellington council over parking changes
Business owners unhappy about the removal of 145 parking spaces on Thorndon Quay – part of a safety measure for cyclists – aren't giving up the fight.
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Convicted killer sought by police in Wellington
Daryl Kirk, 26, has multiple warrants for her arrest. She was convicted of manslaughter in 2016 after shooting her mother's partner.
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The big city that is also pleasant to live in
“ONLY THUMBS stood up from the flatlands—the chimneys of bath-houses, heavy house safes and an occasional stout building with heavy iron shutters,” wrote Russell Brines, the first foreign journalist to enter Tokyo after the second world war. From a pre-war population of 7m people, only 3.5m were left. As Tokyo ...
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New Chum/Wainuiototo Beach preserved thanks to collaborative effort
The northern headland of New Chum Beach in Wainuiototo Bay has been purchased by acollaboration of groups supporting a bid by the "New Zealand Coastal Trust" and will remain undeveloped.The 30ha property was sold by tender by Colliers...
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Covid-19: 'Golden' Christmas shopping day ruined by protesters, says business chief
The Newmarket town centre in Auckland was swarmed by protesters, with estimates of losses of up to $100,000 for retailers.
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Phoenix women secure shirt sponsor in the nick of time
A Wellington-based sports science facility has stepped in with the cash just a day before the first match of the team's inaugural A-League Women campaign.
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Trade Minister Damien O'Connor returning to New Zealand after WTO meeting unexpectedly cancelled
The trade minister will fly back to New Zealand from London after the new Omicron Covid-19 variant led to the cancellation of a World Trade Organisation conference.
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New Zealand raises rates to 0.75% as house prices surge
Rates will have to rise above their neutral level to cool the economy, says central bank
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Covid-19: Critics condemn urgent passing of 'traffic light' law without usual scrutiny
Legislation curbing the freedoms of the unvaccinated is being passed under urgency so it can become law for Auckland’s reopening on December 3.
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Afghan nationals win case to have visa applications considered
Immigration New Zealand misapplied the law and failed to consider a humanitarian exception even when the Afghans had a "compelling" case, judge finds.
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NZ must change law to compensate those wrongly detained, UN says
A human rights lawyer took the case to the international body as part of a wrongly arrested Wellington woman's long-running battle for justice.
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Insurance company Vero considering claim against WCC over demolished waterfront building
Wellington City Council is already facing a $101 million negligence claim over the demolished BNZ building. Now insurance company Vero is considering its own legal action.
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Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta warns of 'rising nationalism' during trip to Indonesia
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, during a visit to Indonesia, said New Zealand needed “trusted friends” in the region which was beset by geopolitical compeition.