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SkyCity bets on Queenstown
While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre, a Queenstown expansion proceeds almost entirely outside the spotlight. In the southern town, the company has been picked to operate a new convention centre, which is yet to be built. But SkyCity also wants new luxury hotel accommodation to draw multimillionaire Asian high rollers on a ...
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SkyCity bets on Queenstown
While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre, a Queenstown expansion proceeds almost entirely outside the spotlight. In the southern town, the company has been picked to operate a new convention centre, which is yet to be built. But SkyCity also wants new luxury hotel accommodation to draw multimillionaire Asian high rollers on a ...
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Spooks sift through digital footprints
The GCSB doesn't talk about how it spies on people. If it did, Kiwis would find themselves grappling with some uncomfortable truths. "You wouldn't be able to convince a nation of people to carry around a tracking device - but they will carry mobile phones," says Paul Brislen, chief executive of the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand. Each phone emits a signal ...
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Nimbys need housing shake-up Smith
Aucklanders need to get over their nimbyism and accept lower quality developments if they want affordable housing, says Housing Minister Nick Smith. As residents in older suburbs grapple with possible changes under the draft Unitary Plan, the Government's planned special housing areas threaten to override current planning rules designed to protect existing neighbourhoods. A law ...
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IRD refuses GST refunds for leaky buildings
The Inland Revenue is withholding GST refunds from body corporates with leaky buildings, even though it is pretty sure they are entitled to claim them. Its longstanding position has been that body corporates are not carrying out a taxable activity and are not liable to be registered for GST. But in a recent issues paper put out for consultation it has reviewed the case law and concludes that ...
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Ask Me Anything Andy Lark
Über ex-pat Andy Lark will field NBR reader questions between 1pm and 2pm Monday May 27. Lark has just made headlines across the Tasman with his surprise resignation as chief marketing officer at ASB parent CBA. He was previously a global vice president at Dell, where he pioneered industrial-strength social media marketing. Earlier, he was global VP of marketing for Sun ...
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Public school board defends $15000 trip to New Zealand
Calgary Board of Education chief superintendent Naomi Johnson has said she and two other board officials were able to meet with delegates from around the world at the International Conference on Thinking in New Zealand in ...
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England v New Zealand – live
"Harrumph harrumph harrumph" chunters Peter Robinson. "Have I missed the news today and England has now been completely subsumed by London to the extent where you don't even need to explain what 'here' means anymore because it should be glaringly obvious to us all that you're in the Capital? Afterall there's nowhere else TO be." I assumed that, Peter, ...
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No Vettori for Kiwis as they bid to hold England
LEEDS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Daniel Vettori's hopes of making a return to Test cricket in New Zealand's series finale with England in Leeds ultimately came to nothing after he was ruled out on Thursday.Former captain Vettori hasn't played a Test for nearly a year, mainly because of Achilles trouble, and was only originally selected for the one-day leg of this tour.But a calf ...
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Goodhew Rural Women NZ conference dinner
E aku rangatira, tena koutou katoa. Ka nui te honore ki te mihi ki a koutou.Thank you Liz and Noeline for your kind welcome and for inviting me to open the Rural Women New Zealand 2013 Conference this evening.It is my pleasure to be here today to celebrate your achievements as enterprising women, and as entrepreneurs and business owners.In looking through the entrants for your ...
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OAG puts Govt on notice re Solid Energy
The Auditor General has said she wants to see 'accountability to both Parliament and the public' on the circumstances surrounding Solid Energy's near-failure, says Labour's SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. "I am pleased to see that the Auditor General agrees that to date there has not been sufficient accountability to the public and Parliament on Solid ...
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Parata Early Childhood Council Annual Conference
Speech to the Early Childhood Council's Annual Conference, Rotorua Tena koutou katoa and greetings to you all.I'm really pleased to be able to join you all again at your annual conference.I'd like to thank your President Maria Johnson, and Chief Executive Peter Reynolds for their welcome. I would like to start by thanking you all for the work you do.Children are our most ...
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Super-sized Ministry not working
The National Government's formation of the 'super' Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is basically flawed, given the failures in the vital areas of trade and biosecurity, Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson, Damien O'Connor, says. "Restructuring of key primary sector government agencies earlier this year saw hundreds of experienced and knowledgeable ...
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Minister Must Act on Issues in China
Friday, 24 May 2013, 2:35 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand Don NicolsonACT New Zealand Primary Industries SpokesmanMay 25 2013Minister Must Act on Issues in ChinaACT New Zealand Primary Industries Spokesman Don Nicolson today congratulated the Minister for Primary Industries for fixing the problem with his Ministry's customs certificates in China and called on him to take a ...
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Peters “Auckland’s Future – SuperCity or Sin City”
Speech: North Shore Grey Power Public MeetingAMI Netball Centre, 44 Northcote Road, TakapunaFriday 24 May, 1.30pm"Auckland's Future - SuperCity or Sin City?"There are major issues facing our country and they affect all of us here today.They are not ...
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Judith Collins Address to Ethnic People In Commerce
Friday, 24 May 2013, 1:45 pm Speech: New Zealand Government Hon Judith CollinsMinister for Ethnic Affairs 24 May 2013 Address to Ethnic People In Commerce (EPIC) NZLangham Hotel, AucklandGood afternoon.It's a pleasure to be here today to officially open the Ethnic People In Commerce Conference for 2013.It's fantastic to see so many of you turn out to support today's ...
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Govt deep sea oil block offer reckless
Friday, 24 May 2013, 12:24 pm Press Release: Green Party 24 May 2013Govt deep sea oil block offer recklessAs Block Offer 2013 bidding begins today, the Green Party is calling the Government reckless and pledges to submit the Kiwi Bid - a bid to protect New Zealand waters and leave them free from risky deep sea drilling."There are no guarantees of safety with deep sea oil drilling. ...
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Govt-funded homes for intellectually disabled must be safe
Friday, 24 May 2013, 11:44 am Press Release: Green Party 24 May 2013Govt-funded homes for intellectually disabled must be safeThe Ministry of Health needs to urgently review its processes for monitoring government-funded residential services for people with disabilities after fresh revelations of abuse, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today.New allegations in the media ...
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Man dies after car rolls near Waikuku
Friday, 24 May 2013, 6:55 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Man dies after car rolls near WaikukuA man has died and two children have been taken to hospital with moderate injuries following a motor vehicle crash near Waikuku, North Canterbury, this afternoon.Christchurch Police say the deceased, a 41-year old man from the North Island, was the driver of a sport utility vehicle which ...
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Crashed vehicle owner has now been located
Friday, 24 May 2013, 5:22 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Title: Crashed vehicle owner has now been located Wellington Police have now located Blair COLEMAN after he made contact with his parents a short time ago. Police will be interviewing Mr COLEMAN so that the events of the last 24 hours can be fully understood. ...
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Pollution Response Team Actions Commended
24 May 2013 Pollution Response Team Actions CommendedThe skill and expertise of Hawke's Bay Regional Council's pollution response team was commended by Judge Rea in Napier District Court today. Mutiara Fishing Limited was charged by HBRC under the Resource Management Act for an illegal discharge of a contaminant from a ship into water in a coastal marine area. On 7 September ...
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Council Committed to Holiday Rental Properties Compliance
Overcrowding of private holiday home rentals will be a special focus of council compliance efforts. This rental property was sleeping up to 26 ...
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Ruapehu Transfer Stations Safe
None of Ruapehu's rural transfer stations will be closed following council deliberations on submissions to the draft Exceptions Annual Plan (EAP) 2013-14.The recent public consultation on the draft EAP 2013-14 had put forward various possibilities for lowering rates if ratepayers were willing to accept lower standards of service which included closure of the Ongarue and Owhango ...
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Wellington Police concerned for the welfare of car owner
Friday, 24 May 2013, 4:48 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Title: Wellington Police concerned for the welfare of car owner after crashed vehicle found Wellington Police would like to hear from Blair COLEMAN or anyone that has seen him today. At 8.30am this morning a member of the public has discovered a vehicle down a bank after what looked like a recent crash. Emergency services ...
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King tides may cause motorway flooding in Auckland says NZTA
Strong winds, heavy rain and higher than normal tides are forecast for Auckland during the weekend and the NZ Transport Agency says drivers should take care on sections of the motorway network close to the Waitemata Harbour. Heavy rain is predicted from midday on Saturday, and winds are forecast to reach gale force later that day. Stormy weather will coincide with king tides peaking at ...
Auckland Feature Story
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Auckland's infastructure needs upgrading in the long run.
Auckland may in the next few years be able to upgrade two major pieces of infastructure and reap the economic benefits for the city.
There may, in the near future, be a four-lane road of national significance (RONS) between Auckland and Whangarei, which would make travel between the country’s largest city and Northland much faster and more efficient, while providing significant economic benefits to both regions as well. Read more
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