[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 »Police choose new bikes as the search for the next patrol car continues
[ad_1] Supplied The 2021 Yamaha MT-09, a civilian variant of a motorcycle selected as a new patrol bike for the police. The police have selected their new motorcycles, but they still have a way to go to find their next patrol vehicles. A spokeswoman for its Wellington headquarters said police …
Read More »National Party Shakeup Live: Judith Collins Divides Finance Portfolio, Downgrades Todd Muller, Simon Bridges, And Paul Goldsmith
[ad_1] National leader Judith Collins split the financial portfolio in half and demoted the last two party leaders in her first shakeup after a devastating electoral defeat. Paul Goldsmith has lost his finance role and rocketed down the rankings from 3 to 12 after his bug-ridden pre-election budget. Replacing Goldsmith …
Read More »Government launches $ 70 million fund to help companies decarbonize
[ad_1] Kiwi companies are being encouraged to use a new $ 70 million fund to switch from coal and gas to clean energy for the heat process. Photo / Glenn Taylor Kiwi companies are being encouraged to use a new $ 70 million fund to switch from coal and gas …
Read More »Talley’s Company Guilty of Illegal Fishing in the Kaikōura Marine Protected Reserve | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] A deep-sea trawler owned by Talley’s Group has been convicted of illegally fishing in a protected marine reserve off Kaikōura. Kaikōura. Source: istock.com The Amaltal Mariner was fishing from the bottom of the orange roughy off Kaikōura when it entered the Hikurangi Marine Reserve last year. According to the …
Read More »Main block to be rebuilt at earthquake-damaged Christchurch Girls’ High School after government U-turn
[ad_1] STACY SQUIRES / THINGS / Things The main and technology blocks of Christchurch Girls’ High School will be rebuilt, while the arts block will be renovated. The Ministry of Education has reversed its decision to repair the main block of Christchurch Girls’ High School after a $ 7.5 million …
Read More »Covid-19: Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is ‘a path’ for New Zealand
[ad_1] A promising Covid-19 vaccine is part of “a way out” of the restrictions the coronavirus has imposed, New Zealand experts say. However, keeping it at sub-zero temperatures will be one of the challenges as it is rolled out. Early data from Pfizer and BioNTech suggest that their vaccine could …
Read More »Scott Morrison attacks New Zealand’s climate change policy
[ad_1] World November 9, 2020 04:052 minutes to read Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo / Pool Scott Morrison has attacked New Zealand’s climate change policy in response to questions about setting Australia as a goal of net zero emissions. Australia’s prime minister faces …
Read More »Wellington ‘loses its mojo,’ says Councilor Rebecca Matthews
[ad_1] Monique Ford / Stuff Wellington City Councilwoman Rebecca Matthews says city council must take on the challenges of housing, transportation, infrastructure and a people-friendly downtown. Wellington City Councilwoman Rebecca Matthews says Wellington is losing its “mojo”, an ironic situation considering the city has “roughly 1 million Mojos”. Matthews tweeted …
Read More »Covid-19: Returning New Zealanders bring ‘a once in a generation opportunity’: Kea
[ad_1] Covid-19 is driving home a wave of talented New Zealanders, many of them at the height of their careers and considered lost to the country, according to a Kea survey of 15,000 expats. Distinguished Professor Sir Peter Gluckman said that the caliber of the returnees was unusual and that …
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