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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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Major revamp ahead for Wellington's Newtown Mall
Newtown Mall in Wellington is about to have a major revamp, but it is unclear what will happen to many businesses that trade out of there.
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Where to eat out in Wellington: Steve Logan, co-founder, Logan Brown
Steve Logan co-founded Wellington's celebrated Logan Brown Restaurant & Bar more than 20 years ago, and while his long-term business partner Al Brown has since moved to Auckland, he has carried on with partner Shaun Clouston. They also run Grill Meats Beer on Cuba Street and Bellamys by Logan Brown ...
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Pension wrangle upsets retired Tauranga aircraft mechanic
A Tauranga who spent 58 years living and working in New Zealand is calling for a law change after a wrangle over his pension.Bent Jansen, who arrived from Denmark as a 21-year-old newly qualified fitter and turner, has joined other...
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Tauranga business owner awarded for innovative spray notification system
A Tauranga business owner has won a prestigious annual New Zealand Kiwifruit Innovation Award for an inventive approach to orchard spraying.Seespray managing director Vicky Smith collected her trophy at last night's Zespri Harvest...
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Bay of Plenty on track to become 'regional powerhouse'
Western Bay of Plenty is on track to become a "regional powerhouse" as kiwifruit, freight and building industries put the region ahead in New Zealand economic growth.Figures released this week show the Bay of Plenty's economy has...
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Restaurant offers $300 to cover money lost in Wellington Zoo donation box theft
Wellington Zoo has received a $300 donation from a city business to replace the money lost when its conservation fund donation box was stolen.
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Pop up Globe: Abuse of power to use #metoo in all-male Shakespeare promotion
An Auckland theatre tutor says the Pop Up Globe is courting controversy, "on the back of peoples' real pain".
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Chow brothers selling dance studio, shifting focus to growing hotel business
Millionaire property tycoons the Chow brothers are selling a former dance studio in Wellington.
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The future of recycling lies in the circular economy
Recycling has to become more organised if the world wants to manage waste seriously, a Wellington entrepreneur says.
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Trade Me data helps police with investigations
New Zealand Police made 72 requests for information about users of auction website Trade Me in the Bay of Plenty last year. Trade Me's annual Transparency Report showed the main reasons police requested data about Bay of Plenty...
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Blaze at Grenada North, Wellington, powder coating business
Ten fire trucks were needed to put out a blaze at a Wellington powder coating business overnight.
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Wellington's business confidence drops, chamber blames labour reform
Business confidence in Wellington has fallen, with the chamber of commerce again linking pessimism to proposed employment law reform.
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Wage war: Wellington closes gap on Auckland
Wellington has closed the gap to Auckland in the race to be the highest earning area in the country, according to an analysis by Trade Me Jobs.Latest Trade Me Jobs figures show there is just a $2 difference in average wage between...
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Ethiopia’s MK Bags Destine for Europe
A Korean leather-bag manufacturer generated 33,344 dollars in its first export of Michael Kors (MK) handbags, one of the world’s trendy products, to Europe and New Zealand. The export-oriented company,…
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Tauranga City Council signs partnership agreement for library, hotel builds
The Tauranga City Council has signed a partnership agreement with the development company behind Auckland's Wynyard Central and Wellington's Chews Lane Precinct. Willis Bond and Co will work with the council to develop a new central...
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Pāpāmoa Beach is Tauranga's top-selling suburb, raking in $500m in property sales in 12 months
Pāpāmoa Beach has recorded the city's most sales over the past 11 months - with a total value of more than $500 million.Real Estate Institute of New Zealand data showed 785 homes were sold in Pāpāmoa Beach from...
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Computer chain PB Tech breached Act by using Trade Me data to spam customers
PB Technologies, which has eight stores across New Zealand, used Trade Me data to spam customers. It has agreed to stop engaging in the practice, after cutting a deal with the Department of Internal Affairs, which says the IT and...
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Foreign investors buy $2.1 billion of NZ assets in first five months of the year
Foreigners got consent to buy $2.1 billion of New Zealand assets classed as rural, sensitive or worth $100m-plus in the first five months of the year. The Overseas Investment Office has just released its list of decisions made...
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To own a home: 10 housing hacks
Wellington mayor Justin Lester's $5000 rebate scheme for first home builders kicks off today. It's hoped the stipend will encourage new buyers into the market and boost the sluggish construction industry. Next week he meets Singapore officials to discuss their housing solutions. Stuff looks at local and international housing hacks.
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Wellington council boss says Urban Development Authority should be integrated with transport
The Government should partner with local authorities on a new development agency, says a Wellington council boss.
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Apartment owners raid savings to fund fallout of EQC error
EQC has shifted the goalposts on Wellington apartment owners, leaving them struggling to plug a $2.3m insurance hole and setting a "potentially devastating" precedent for other apartment buildings.