[ad_1] Things Les Mills started out with a chain of gyms, but their global fitness program company is a major international export. Accident Compensation Corporation has acquired an 18 percent stake in global fitness firm Les Mills International, in what is believed to be a multi-million dollar deal. LMI is …
Read More »Shelly Bay Developer: ‘We start next week’
[ad_1] Work on Wellington’s controversial Shelly Bay development will begin next week, says the victorious developer. The $ 500 million development jumped a massive hurdle Wednesday night after three councilors, Jenny Condie, Diane Calvert and Teri O’Neill, opposed the pre-election promises and voted in favor. The Ian Cassels-led development still …
Read More »Housing market retreats: Auckland rises 16.3% to reach a million dollars, New Zealand prices rise 19.8%
[ad_1] Deal November 11, 2020 07:31 pm4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game What would new interest rate cuts mean for homeowners and mortgage buyers? OneRoof Need to Know host Frances Cook and Mortgage Lab’s Rupert Gough explain. New Zealand’s …
Read More »Auckland diamond theft: arrest made but stolen jewelery not recovered
[ad_1] Police arrested a man in connection with a September diamond theft in Auckland, but the whereabouts of the stolen jewelry remains a mystery. Dramatic security footage captured the moment Polished Diamonds owner and operator Nick Nielson confronted a thief at his Ponsonby store and chased him down with a …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Managed isolation allocation system explained
[ad_1] Travelers planning to return to New Zealand in the next six weeks might be out of luck, as administered isolation vouchers are now booked up to three days before Christmas. The new system, introduced on October 5 and applied to flights since November 3, has been in high demand …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: woman unable to book a managed isolation voucher stuck in France
[ad_1] A Kiwi woman with flights booked for later this month says she feels abandoned by the country she calls home because she cannot reserve a voucher for controlled isolation. Already in debt and borrowing to survive, Holly Dale Tasker faces a winter jobless in France if she can’t get …
Read More »Judith Collins, Leader of the National Party, on the party’s new plans
[ad_1] National Leader Judith Collins with senior MPs, from left, Louise Upston, Shane Reti, Andrew Bayly, and Michael Woodhouse. Photo / Mark Mitchell Today it has returned to the activity of the National Party with its leader Judith Collins armed with her new superior team. Collins spoke with Mike Hosking …
Read More »Government rules ‘exclude small Kiwi businesses’ from lucrative contracts
[ad_1] Emily Mason owns a consulting company in Wellington called Frank Advice. It’s a small Kiwi women-owned start-up, exactly the kind of innovative new business you’d expect the government to support. Instead, the former official says that even with her experience with the Wellington bureaucracy, navigating the $ 42 billion …
Read More »Six-year-old WWII French Resistance agent honored at last
[ad_1] Quinquin, his codename, followed orders and crossed enemy lines to pass messages if necessary. He was ultimately killed by friendly fire, at the age of 6, probably France’s youngest member of the Resistance fighting the Nazis during WWII. Marcel Pinte has been getting what he deserves recently. Last week …
Read More »Auckland house prices: buying frenzy tipped after Reserve Bank announcements
[ad_1] New Zealand’s red-hot housing market could soar to unprecedented heights this summer as home buyers rush to buy before stricter home loan rules are reapplied. Home prices were already at record highs in recent months, as homes sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars above council valuations and a …
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