tips4travels.com gives you the latest news from New Zealand http://tips4travels.com/en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:57:46 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/west-indies-move-past-new-zealand-to-seventh.htm DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC):Through no effort on their part, West Indies have moved up to seventh on the ICC Test Championship table.The elevation for Chris Gayle's side comes at the expense of ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:15:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/state-of-the-nation-new-zealand.htm Second chances don't often come around for international coaches in this results-driven age, so when Graham Henry was given a vote of confidence in the All Blacks' hot seat it came as no surprise many... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:13:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/new-zealand-to-send-hercules-for-stranded-new-zealanders.htm New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Tuesday ordered the air force to send a Hercules to Malaysia to be on stand-by to help New Zealanders stranded in Thailand. Some 200 New Zealanders have been str... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:59:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/new-zealanders-urged-to-don-white-to-mourn-mumbai-dead.htm New Zealanders, including members of the Indian community, have been urged to don white clothes Thursday to mourn the dead in the horrific terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/paraponting-jump-ends-in-tragedy.htm A man has died after a paraponting jump ended in tragedy in Port Hills near Christchurch. Police said the 44-year-old man was attended by emergency services but died at the scene off Summit Road, Por... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/mechanical-fault-delays-interislander.htm The Interislander ferry Kaitaki was delayed for about an hour earlier this evening by a mechanical fault. A spokesman said a problem with the cargo doors meant cars were not able to be offloaded when... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/quake-in-bay-of-plenty.htm An earthquake measuring 5.3 in magnitude hit the Bay of Plenty this evening, GNS Science said it was likely to have been felt in central and southern North Island. GNS Science said the quake hit the ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/grand-slam-eases-mealamu.htm All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu feels that last year's World Cup nightmare has been buried by the impressive Grand Slam win over the four Home Unions.Apart from helping complete the third Grand Slam i... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/police-looking-for-two-14-year-olds-missing-in-christchurch.htm Christchurch police are looking for two 14-year-olds missing for four and six weeks. Issac Travers has been missing since October 14. Police said they did not believe he was in danger, or hurt, but... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/guy-charlton-of-the-university-of-auckland.htm Once bitter rivals, President elect Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are joining forces. Guy Charlton, lecturer of American political studies at the University of Auckland joins TVNZ. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/family-and-friends-arrive-at-crash-site.htm Air NZ crash: Damaged black box will give answers - investigator More than 20 family and friends of the five New Zealanders killed in the Air New Zealand A320 crash will be in the French town of ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:39:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/nz-shares-fall-1-percent-resist-heavier-losses.htm New Zealand shares fell 1 percent as they took the hint from sharp losses in markets overnight, but they resisted the heavy declines in markets closer to home.The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 3... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/crown-closes-case-in-bray-murder-trial.htm After 19 days and evidence from 92 witnesses the crown has closed its case against six young Timaru men accused of murdering Wayne Kerry Bray in a street bashing.Two of accused -- John Oliver Jamieson... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/govt-says-labour-left-a-$1-billion-hole-in-acc-books.htm The outgoing Labour government left behind a $1 billion hole in the ACC budget which will have to be filled, Prime Minister John Key said today.Briefings from ACC officials said the corporation was se... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/nz-signing-convention-on-cluster-munitions-tomorrow.htm New Zealand will tomorrow sign up to a convention pledging not to use cluster munitions.Cluster bombs, extensively used in the Vietnam war, can spread hundreds of bomblets over a target area. Many of ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/meridian-wins-consent-to-take-water-from-waitaki.htm State-owned electricity generator Meridian Energy says it has been given water-only resource consents for a $900 million hydro development in the Waimate district.Meridian now has water rights for a 3... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/pfg-to-delay-repayments-to-subsidiary.htm Christchurch-based mortgage lender Propertyfinance Group expects to delay the repayment of $7.8 million owed to investors in its subsidiary Propertyfinance Securities (PFS) until next year.PFS, which ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/nzx-fines-macquaries-and-former-employees-for-breaches.htm The stock exchange's disciplinary arm has fined Macquarie Equities New Zealand and three of its former employees for breaches of participation rules.In statements released today, NZX said Macquarie ha... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/air-force-jets-unavailable-for-bangkok-rescue.htm 2 December 2008 Prime Minister John Key is angry that two Air Force jets that could be used to fly stranded New Zealanders out of Thailand are both unavailable.The Government is looking at what optio... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/another-basketball-franchise-in-trouble.htm 2 December 2008 More trouble could be brewing for next year's National Basketball League.Otago, Canterbury and Hawke's Bay have all failed to pay the necessary entry fee by today's deadline. The NBL ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/eleven-arrests-in-p-lab-crackdown.htm 2 December 2008 Eleven people have been arrested after a major operation to combat the manufacture of P in South Auckland.A number of properties were raided in the area today, following a three month... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/australia-slashes-interest-rates.htm Australia's official interest rates have been cut to 4.25 per cent from 5.25 per cent. The 1 percentage point cut is bigger than most economists expected and reflects concern about the global eco... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/market-activity-slumps-in-november.htm Wild swings in sharemarkets around the world in the past six weeks are thought to be responsible for a sharp fall in activity on the New Zealand stock exchange. The data shows the total value traded ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/oil-spill-closes-auckland-beach.htm A large oil spill has forced the closure of Little Shoal Bay on Auckland's North Shore. More than a tonne of heavy black fuel was released, some of which has been washing up on the beach. It wil... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/nzx-trading-activity-plunges.htm Trading levels on the New Zealand stock market have plummeted in the past month after the tumultuous global events of September and October. Figures released by market operator NZX today show that in... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/fire-at-christchurch-school.htm A fire suspected of being arson has destroyed the remedial reading room at a Christchurch primary school. Police were called to St Teresa's Primary School in Riccarton after a fire was discovered... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/pinnacle-of-a-golden-year.htm World and Olympic shotput champion Valerie Vili is Counties Manukau’s supreme athlete of the year. Vili was named the best of the best at the Counties Manukau Sport sporting excellence awards a... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/builders-fear-hard-blow-from-downturn.htm Two-thirds of builders are already feeling the impact of the credit crunch, and a $20 billion proposal to upgrade New Zealand's substandard housing will not be a quick fix for struggling chippies.... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/hercules-being-sent-to-thailand.htm As tension grows in Thailand, the Government is dispatching an Air Force Hercules to the region, in case it is needed to rescue the more than 200 New Zealanders stranded in Bangkok. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/labour-denies-breaking-rules.htm National is up in arms at a projected $297 million a year shortfall in funding for ACC's non-earners account. It has launched a Ministerial Inquiry into why the information was not disclosed when the ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/fraud-accused-admits-spending-millions.htm Swann was the chief information officer at the Otago District Health Board's IT department. Along with business associate Kerry Harford, he is accused of using false invoices to defraud the DHB of nea... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/criticism-of-delays-in-oia-requests.htm The report says there is a regrettable tendency by some agencies to game the system and delay information releases. The Ombudsmen say this subverts the purpose of the OIA and is unacceptable. They hav... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:44:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/in-a-nz-first-kiwi-girl-treated-with-umbilical-cord-blood.htm A four-year-old Auckland girl is the first New Zealand child to be successfully treated with her own umbilical cord blood. Maia Friedlander has a birth-related brain injury, which causes developmen... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/bangkok-bomb-blast-puts-heat-on-proposed-rescue-plan.htm Key: Air Force 757s not option for Bangkok Bangkok's Don Muang airport has been rocked by a deadly grenade blast, heaping more pressure on Prime Minister John Key for a plan to rescue up to 200 stra... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/accused-man-says-he-was-top-employee-of-dhb.htm A man accused of multi-million dollar fraud told a High Court jury in Dunedin today that he had been a top employee of the Otago District Health Board.Dunedin man Michael Swann, 47, former chief infor... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/armed-police-arrest-10-in-manukau-p-lab-raids.htm Armed police have arrested 10 gang members on charges of manufacturing and supplying the drug methamphetamine also known as 'P'.The 10 were arrested at houses in Manurewa early today and police said f... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/men-with-shotgun-tried-to-rob-post-shop-witness.htm Three men wearing balaclavas and armed with a shotgun attempted to rob a New Zealand Post Shop in the Wellington suburb of Kilbirnie this afternoon, according to a witness.A man, who only wanted to be... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/third-body-second-black-box-recovered.htm More than 20 family and friends of the five New Zealanders killed in the Air New Zealand A320 crash will be in the French town of Perpignan by tomorrow. The crash, off the Mediterranean coast of Fran... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/south-canterbury-shaken-by-early-morning-quake.htm South Canterbury residents were given an early wake up call with a 4.1 earthquake this morning. GNS Science said that the quake was located 10km south of Twizel at a depth of 11km. There were no imme... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/canterbury-homes-under-pressure.htm Two creditors claim Canterbury Homes owes them substantial amounts that total nearly $500,000. The former owner of Canterbury Homes, Mike Bryant, said he had filed action in court to recover $250,000... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/japanese-climbers-likely-to-spend-another-night-on-mt-cook.htm Two Japanese climbers will spend a fifth night on Mount Cook tonight unless a gap opens in the deteriorating weather. Early this morning two helicopters searching for the pair spotted a red tent and ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/arson-destroys-reading-room-at-christchurch-primary.htm Christchurch police are investigating an arson at a Catholic primary school in Riccarton. Police said the suspicious fire in a building at St Teresa's Primary School on Puriri Street was discover... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/$900-million-power-scheme-gets-water-approval.htm Meridian Energy has won interim approval to take water from the lower Waitaki River for a new $900 million power scheme. Environment Canterbury confirmed today that the power company had been granted... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/adventure-tourism-company-charged-over-drowning.htm An adventure tourism company and its director are facing six charges over the drowning of a 21-year-old British tourist. Emily Louise Jordan drowned while river-boarding on the Kawarau river in Queen... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/beaten-england-set-to-take-referee-to-irb.htm The prospect of a sore losers tag is about to be attached to Martin Johnson's sorry men in white with England set to raise the performance of Irish referee Alain Rolland to the IRB aft... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/all-blacks-end-of-year-tour-analysis.htm Ali Williams and Ma'a Nonu were the players of the tour on a five-week trip that proved grand in more ways than one. The tour yet again confirmed the All Blacks as the best team in the world - ou... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/council-acts-to-cut-spending.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 5:14 pm Press Release: Manukau City Council Media Release2 December 2008 Council acts to cut spendingManukau City Council has shaved around $6 million from its operatio... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/weather-still-halting-search-on-mt-cook.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 4:15 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Weather Still Halting Search On Mt Cook New Zealand Police National News Release 2 December 2008 Searchers for two missing Jap... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/motorists-urged-to-look-twice-for-motorbikes.htm Currently, the majority of motorcycle crashes involving more than one vehicle occur because the driver fails to see or give way to the motorcyclist. “I just didn’t see him” is ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/celebrating-international-day-for-disabled-people.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 4:54 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party 2 December 2008 Media Statement Celebrating international day for disabled peopleLabour Party spokesperson for Disabilit... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/nzfc-reports-increased-investment.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 2:46 pm Press Release: New Zealand Film Commission NZFC Reports Increased Investment And Increased Local AudiencesInvestment totaling more than $20.7million to support ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/acc-blow-out-sparks-ministerial-inquiry.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 4:11 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon John Key Prime Minister02 December 2008ACC blow-out sparks Ministerial Inquiry The previous Labour government underfun... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/next-video-service-may-come-from-your-game-console.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 5:22 pm Press Release: The Diffusion Group TDG Report: Your Next Video Service May Come from Your Gaming ConsoleMicrosoft and Sony to Push High-Value Video Over-the-Top... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/psa-concerned-policies-put-prison-staff-at-risk.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 2:43 pm Press Release: Public Service Association PSA MEDIA RELEASE December 2, 2008 PSA concerned government's policies put prison staff at riskThe Public Service Asso... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/strategic-finance-offers-investors-hope-in-five-year-plan.htm Strategic Finance investors will vote on a moratorium on December 22 in the hope of getting full returns.Few details are available on the proposal yet but Strategic says it hopes to return all princip... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/david-reid-homes-south-auckland-franchise-collapses.htm A building company has gone into liquidation owing nearly $1.6 million, as the downturn in the housing market continues to go downhill.Pukekohe-based BSB Construction, a franchise of David Reid Homes,... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/kiwi-tumbles-amid-share-declines-in-global-manufacturing.htm ANZ head of foreign exchange trading Tony Allen said the market was probably looking for more of a cut given US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments and equities meltdown.However, Mr Allen... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/govt-to-use-hercules-to-evacuate-stranded-kiwis.htm An Air Force Hercules will leave tonight for Singapore or Malaysia so it can be used at short notice to get New Zealanders out of Thailand, Prime Minister John Key said today.Mr Key said he was not sa... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/trustpower-$100-million-bond-issue-fully-subscribed.htm TrustPower has closed its $100 million bond offer fully subscribed.Proceeds from the unsecured, unsubordinated bonds maturing in December 2015 will help shore up the balance sheet for future growth, T... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/anz-hassled-into-action-by-cheeky-solicitor.htm A company calling itself Hassle Free Share Sales Pty Ltd (HFSS) is making unsolicited offers to ANZ shareholders well below market rates, prompting a warning from ANZ to shareholders to carefully chec... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/outlook-mixed-for-$22-billion-finance-company-sector.htm Finance company collapses in the last year have hit the property development industry, but it is vehicle dealerships that will suffer in the future with the withdrawal of their financiers, a report sa... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/tell-me-the-problems.htm Minister for Regulatory Reform Rodney Hide today appealed for ideas from the public on regulations that should be scrapped or modified. National's 'First Actions on the Economy' section of the Natio... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/phoenix-brazilian-footballer-gets-citizenship.htm 2 December 2008 Brazilian born Phoenix football striker Daniel is now officially a New Zealander.He has gained New Zealand citizenship in Wellington.Daniel harbours All Whites aspirations but will ha... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/technology-provides-a-unique-window-tourism.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 2:08 pm Press Release: Stratford District PRESS RELEASE1 December 2008Touchscreen technology provides a unique window to Stratford’s tourist attractionsStratford... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/concentrate-and-usa-counterparts.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 1:44 pm Press Release: PricewaterhouseCoopers Concentrate and USA counterpartsStudy shows New Zealand's technology industry marketing is aggressive but misdirected.2 De... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/new-scheme-to-make-canterbury-families-healthy.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 12:05 pm Press Release: Warm Families Media Release Embargoed until noon, Tuesday 2 December 2008 New Scheme To Make Canterbury Families Healthy A major new home insula... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/lain-jager-appointed-zespri-ceo.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 1:38 pm Press Release: Zespri ZESPRI Group LimitedMEDIA RELEASE #xA... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/new-layer-of-information-for-real-estate-browsers.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 1:34 pm Press Release: Realestate.co.nz Google Street View Has Arrived Adding Another Layer Of Information For Real Estate Browsers“Once we get past the privacy ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/one-climber-seen-on-mt-cook/aoraki.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 11:02 am Press Release: New Zealand Police One Climber Seen On Mt Cook/AorakiNew Zealand Police National News Release10:38am 2 December 2008http://www.police.govt.nz/ne... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/hanover-says-no-to-statutory-management.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 12:33 pm Press Release: EUFA HANOVER - Says No to Statutory ManagementEUFA (Exposing Unacceptable Financial Activities Inc Soc) www.eufa.co.nz The Manawhatu evening Sta... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/hirepool-presses-on-with-new-strategic-acquisition.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 12:23 pm Press Release: Hirepool Limited AucklandMEDIA RELEASE Hirepool Presses on with New Strategic Acquisition in Taupo Auckland, 02 December 2009: New Zealand equi... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/rotary-club-of-central-wellington.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 1:42 pm Speech: United Future NZ Party Media statementEmbargoed until 1pm Tuesday 2 December 2008Hon Peter Dunne MP,Leader, UnitedFuture,Minister of Revenue,Associate M... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/mcdouall-stuart-finance-companies-report.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 12:15 pm Press Release: McDouall Stuart Release of 2008 McDouall Stuart Finance Companies Report Wellington, 2 December 2008 – McDouall Stuart today r... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/new-unisys-server-to-improve-business-continuity.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 12:09 pm Press Release: Unisys News Release New Zealand’s Alliance Group Selects New Unisys Server to Improve Business Continuity in a Virtualised EnvironmentLea... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/labour-delivers-lower-costs-for-pacific.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 12:41 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Hon Winnie Laban Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs2 December 2008 Media StatementLabour delivers lower costs for... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/world-experts-show-how-to-achieve-sustainability.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 11:55 am Press Release: Sustainability Engineering And Science 2 December 2008 News releaseWorld Experts In Auckland Show How To Achieve Sustainability – And Talk... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/chauvel-to-take-part-in-climate-change-programme.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 11:52 am Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Hon Charles ChauvelSpokesperson for Climate Change2 December 2008 Media Statement Chauvel to take part in international... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/umf-professor-splits-from-manuka-honey-association.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 11:37 am Press Release: Manuka Health NZ NEWS RELEASETuesday, December 2, 2008Professor’s split from honey association ‘most significant development since... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/silkair-extra-flights-to-phuket-for-all-this-week.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 11:05 am Press Release: Singapore Airlines Silkair Extends Extra Flights To Phuket For All Of This WeekTo help clear the build-up of customers who have been affected by... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/police-testilying-with-farcical-&quotdrug-harm-index&quot.htm Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 11:24 am Press Release: Mild Greens Media release: MildGreens - Police Testilying with Farcical Drug Harm Index As anticipated, the MildGreens policy analysts expected... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/global-manufacturing-decline-puts-wall-street-into-reverse.htm (11am update) Wall Street stocks gave back more than half of last week's gains as weak manufacturing data worldwide triggered a widespread selloff in all markets.The main Dow Jones indexc fell 680 poi... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/aapt-receives-$us420m-takeover-bid-report.htm Asian telco giant Pacnet is offering $US420 million (about NZ$795 million) for Telecom's Australian business AAPT, Reuters reports.A source told Reuters that Pacnet, which was formed earlier this year... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/maf-briefing-for-new-minister-posts-a-gloomy-outlook.htm Tough times are ahead for some agriculture sectors, but new Agriculture and Forestry Minister David Carter is confident they can get through okay.Briefing papers produced for the incoming minister pre... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/greens-against-cap-on-state-housing.htm Capping the number of state owned homes would hurt the economy and make a housing shortage worse, Green MP Sue Bradford said today.Housing Minister Phil Heatley yesterday said the Government would cap... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/trademe-property-drops-smaps-for-google-street-view.htm TradeMe's realestate section went live with Google Street Views this morning, capping a move from SMAPs to Google Maps.SMAPs ran on a back-end created by Wellington company Project X, and a front-end ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/public-service-criticised-over-information-requests.htm Parts of the public service have come under fire from the Office of the Ombudsmen for using intentional delaying tactics when responding to Official Information Act (OIA) requests.In the office's annu... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/ombudsman-concerned-about-prison-mental-health-services.htm Prison staff and inmates are at risk because of a lack of mental health services in prisons, Chief Ombudsman Beverley Wakem says in her annual report to Parliament.There was a gap in the system that... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/ombudsman-wants-more-help-for-bad-students.htm Students behaving badly in mainstream schools need more consistent support, Chief Ombudsman Beverley Wakem says in her annual report to Parliament. It is worrying when students with behavioural diffic... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/ryman-to-build-$140m-retirement-village.htm Ryman Healthcare says it has received resource consent for a $140 million-plus retirement village in Orewa and plans to start work immediately.Named after artist Evelyn Page, the village will be home ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/activity-on-nz-sharemarket-takes-a-dive.htm A dive in sharemarket activity as the havoc wreaked by the credit crunch accelerated during the past year is highlighted by new figures from the NZX.The data show the total value traded on the NZX las... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:39:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/deposit-guarantee-scheme-heralds-an-unhealthy-new-beginning-for-finance-company-sector.htm The government’s deposit guarantee scheme has brought new optimism to the decimated finance company sector, but this is not a healthy outcome, McDouall Stuart head of research John Kidd says in ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:39:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/protocol-updates-us-nz-double-tax-agreement.htm Finance Minister Bill English and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne have welcomed the signing in Washington today of a protocol that updates the double tax agreement between New Zealand and the United Stat... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/us-signs-protocol-with-new-zealand-to-update-tax-treaty.htm officially signed a protocol Monday to update their 1982 income tax treaty in a new agreement that will help lower tax rates on certain dividends, interest and royalties. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/world-cup-rematch-against-france.htm 2 December 2008 All Blacks coach Graham Henry is playing down the significance of this morning's Rugby World Cup draw in London.The All Blacks have been pitted in Pool A alongside World Cup nemesis F... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/watch-for-spiralling-inflation.htm He firmly believes the outlook is for inflation rather than deflation. He notes the US government, along those of most western countries, has run a budget deficit for 30 out of the past 35 years and a... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/tactix-challenge-eligibility-rules.htm 2 December 2008 The Canterbury Tactix have finalised their squad for the 2009 ANZ Championship season but remain far from satisfied with Netball New Zealand's eligibility rules.The Tactix have signed... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:18:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/importers-worried-about-port-strike.htm 2 December 2008 The Importers Institute is urging the Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union to sort out its dispute with staff.More than 300 workers will walk off the job for 24 hours tonight over... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:18:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/streets-hit-the-internet.htm 2 December 2008 People should soon be able to walk the length of the country without leaving the comfort of their home.Google is launching 'Street View' in New Zealand which allows internet users to ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:18:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/violence-erupts-in-south-taranaki-town.htm A group of Mongrel Mob gang members and their families are now at the coastal Taranaki Maori settlement of Parihaka after batttling their way through Patea and Hawera in a violence-laced incident earl... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:26:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/australia/new-zealand-news/tougher-lending-has-silver-lining-for-home-buyers.htm First-time home buyers don't despair - banks might be tightening their lending criteria but it's not all bad news for those struggling to get on the property ladder. Experts say the buffer zo... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:26:00 +0100