[ad_1] Deal Dec 7, 2020 05:37 AM2 minutes to read Young people are encouraged to save for their first business rather than for a home. Photo / 123RF Young people excluded from the housing market are encouraged to save for their first business. Sales data from the small and medium-sized …
Read More »West Coast council rescues controversial stake in 1080 Canterbury pellet mill
[ad_1] PCR manufactures a variety of pesticide baits, including pellets containing 1080. Photo / File By Lois Williams, Local Democracy Reporter The West Coast Regional Council has cut its losses and sold its stake in a Canterbury-based pesticide factory. While it renounces its controversial stake in Pest Control Research (PCR) …
Read More »We must all face the stark truth about the weather
[ad_1] Commentary The best way to get people to commit to change is to be absolutely clear about the climate emergency: what goals do we have to meet; How can we do it; And how urgent it is, says Rod Oram Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave her most powerful depiction …
Read More »Wealthy foreign tourists ‘eager to get on their private jets,’ says struggling Queenstown operator
[ad_1] Deal December 6, 2020 11:50 pm3 minutes to read Lodge at The Hills in Arrowtown. Photo / Supplied Wealthy foreign tourists are eager to return to Queenstown, but the wait has caused a high-end accommodation provider to cut down almost all of its staff. Queenstown-based Touch of Spice has …
Read More »Why BurgerFuel Will Close All Its Stores Tomorrow
[ad_1] BurgerFuel hamburger brand will not open its 57 stores Tuesday morning. Instead, the NZX-listed fast food operator will hold a training day for all 900 of its staff until 4 p.m. BurgerFuel said it would use closed hours tomorrow to “turn its attention” to its people. “We have always …
Read More »It’s cheaper to buy a small business than a house – sales data
[ad_1] Young people excluded from the housing market are encouraged to save for their first business. Photo: RNNZ / Maja Burry Sales data from the small and medium-sized business (SME) broker, ABC Business Sales, shows that the median price of a small business is $ 653,000, compared to a home …
Read More »Wellington’s popular Astoria café lays off 31 employees within Christmas weeks
[ad_1] Maarten Holl / Things Wellington’s popular Astoria Cafe on Lambton Quay will close after more than 25 years. The 31 employees of one of Wellington’s best-known cafes have been laid off weeks before Christmas. The cafe began operating in Wellington Central’s Midland Park on Lambton Quay in 1996, which …
Read More »Christchurch Mosque Attacks Report: Government Will Respond
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission The government will release some initial responses to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch Mosque attacks when the report is released on Tuesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. She says a “coordinating minister” will be appointed …
Read More »Why BurgerFuel closes all its stores for one day
[ad_1] Deal Dec 7, 2020 01:00 AM2 minutes to read BurgerFuel says it is “turning its attention” to its staff. Photo / Supplied BurgerFuel hamburger brand will not open its 57 stores tomorrow morning. Instead, the NZX-listed fast food operator will hold a training day for all 900 of its …
Read More »Arrest after police raid at Canterbury headquarters
[ad_1] Armed police who searched the headquarters of the South Island international motorcycle gang, the Mongols MC, made an arrest and recovered cash, a stolen vehicle and a loaded gun. Dozens of police officers, including members of the National Organized Crime Group (NOCG), raided The Old Sawmill in Burnham, outside …
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