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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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Government launches new biosecurity intelligence unit
With climate change challenges and increasing global trade and tourism constantly threatening New Zealand's borders, the Ministry for Primary Industries has unveiled its new future-focused biosecurity intelligence squad.
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BP asked to visit the Beehive after internal email outlines 'alarming' pricing plan
Petrol giant BP has been summoned to Wellington after "alarming" evidence of its pricing strategy was revealed.
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Editorial: First Christchurch, then how about a new arena for Wellington?
EDITORIAL: So the great stadium race has begun, and Christchurch is off to an early lead. The announcement yesterday that the Government will contribute to a new metro sports centre in Christchurch, and that it will listen to a business case for a roofed stadium big enough for major events, ...
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Former BNZ building in Lower Hutt to be replaced by apartments, craft brewery
Lower Hutt's struggling central business district has received a vote of confidence from Wellington developer Ian Cassels.
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Dawn service held in Turkey to mark Gallipoli landings
Over 1,000 visitors from Australia and New Zealand attended a dawn service in Turkey’s western province of Çanakkale on April 25 to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the landing of foreign troops on Turkish soil during World War I.
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Boatie convicted after sailing unfit $500 Trade Me yacht from Wellington to Westport
A boatie caught sailing a decrepit, weed-encrusted yacht from Wellington to Westport has been sentenced to community detention.
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Wellington business confidence improves from post-election tumble
Confidence has bounced back among businesses in Wellington, rising from a multi-year low in the wake of the change of Government, but still well down on a year ago.
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Prisoners facing deportation could be costing New Zealand $259m
A justice advocate says Corrections and the Parole Board are costing the taxpayer hundreds of millions by not deporting foreign prisoners when they are eligible for parole.
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Letters to the editor: Israel Folau's comments, Nurses' pay, Museum site
Ignore what's being said Isn't it amazing? In Pakistan they have the blasphemy law, used to stifle the voice of the non-Muslim minorities – especially Christians.It seems that within Australia and New Zealand we are now using...
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Reserve Bank governor's mother orders him to work on his signature
Even before he became governor of the Reserve Bank in March, Adrian Orr was one of the most celebrated figures in New Zealand finance, but he has been ordered to practice his handwriting.
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Preet & Co in liquidation owing $14M
High-flying Preet & Co Real Estate (PEL) and Preet & Co Rentals (PRL) have now gone into liquidation owing creditors at least $14 million. PEL held the franchise rights for the Harcourts’ brand for south and east Auckland for the sales arm of the business. It had 10 branches with ...
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Major report: What we've done to NZ's landscape
Nearly 200 million tonnes of soil are being lost in New Zealand every year - an out-of-sight problem that could pose far-reaching consequences for our environment and economy.A major Government report out this morning also found...
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Tauranga house sales up 19 per cent from last month
The number of house sales rose in Tauranga City from February to March and real estate agents say they expect things to continue. The latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand show there was a 19.1 per cent increase...
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Green Kiwis tap Thai market
How can a nation of only 4.5 million provide so much sustenance for so many people around the world? The colour green is the answer. New Zealand's national image of being a "green and clean" country is a major factor driving its massive export growth in countries including the Thai ...
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1,300 people from Australia, New Zealand to gather at Gallipoli dawn service
Some 1,300 visitors from Australia and New Zealand will observe a minute’s silence amid the graves of their grandfathers in northwestern Turkey to remember the fallen Anzac troops of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 in a dawn service on April 24, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official has said.
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Auckland closes the gap on Wellington as the home of New Zealand film production
Watch out Wellywood, Auckland is closing in as the country's premiere film production location. In figures released by Stats NZ on Monday, Auckland's share of New Zealand's annual film production revenue increased to 43 per cent in 2017. Wellington still led the way with 55 per cent as New Zealand's overall ...
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Drop in foreign students at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology in 2018
Rotorua's largest tertiary education provider has seen a 12-14 per cent drop in international student enrolments compared with this time last year. Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is one of New Zealand's largest institutes. It...
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Another Wellington lawyer leaves a firm after 'behavioural incidents'
A partner at a Wellington law firm left shortly before Christmas after two "behavioural incidents".
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Father denied same benefit as ex-partner despite sharing custody of daughter
A Wellington father who shares custody of his 12-year-old daughter has failed to convince authorities he deserves the same benefit entitlements as his former partner.
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Team Wellington captain Justin Gulley back from All Whites duty for final
Justin Gulley was unable to watch the game, as he was on tour with the All Whites.
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Auckland lawyers paid more than in the regions
Pay is not everything in the law industry according to a new survey.Data from Legal Personnel's salary survey of 88 law firms found pay for almost every role in the legal sector was higher in Auckland compared with other areas.For...