- Home insulation reaches 150,000 mark Newswire
Under the joint initiative run by the government, the Greens and the Maori Party, 150,000 homes have been retro-fitted with insulation. More »Home insulation reaches 150,000 mark
Under the joint initiative run by the government, the Greens and the Maori Party, 150,000 homes have been retro-fitted with insulation.
Dairy farmers brace for income cut Yahoo! FinanceDairy farmers are bracing for a cut to their incomes. Prices at Fonterra's latest overnight dairy auction have dropped on average by six percent. More »Dairy farmers brace for income cut
Dairy farmers are bracing for a cut to their incomes. Prices at Fonterra's latest overnight dairy auction have dropped on average by six percent.
Dairy product prices drop to new 3-year low BusinessDeskPrices of dairy products fell for the third straight sale in Fonterra's GlobalDairyTrade auction, reaching a new three-year low. More »Dairy product prices drop to new 3-year low
Prices of dairy products fell for the third straight sale in Fonterra's GlobalDairyTrade auction, reaching a new three-year low.
Craft brewer brings flagons back to life FuseworksThe old man called them flagons and while most are now only to be found shamefully empty and abandoned in a dark and dusty corner of the shed, Kiwi craft brewer Moa has brought them back to life for your beer drinking pleasure. More »Craft brewer brings flagons back to life
The old man called them flagons and while most are now only to be found shamefully empty and abandoned in a dark and dusty corner of the shed, Kiwi craft brewer Moa has brought them back to life for your beer drinking pleasure.
Education to get $512m budget boost NewswireNext week's budget will give education an extra $511.9 million that will be used for early childhood education and teacher recruitment and training. More »Education to get $512m budget boost
Next week's budget will give education an extra $511.9 million that will be used for early childhood education and teacher recruitment and training.
Classrooms to get more squashed Yahoo! FinanceClassrooms are about to get a bit more squashed under Government moves announced this morning. More »Classrooms to get more squashed
Classrooms are about to get a bit more squashed under Government moves announced this morning.
- Government defends class size move Newswire
Education Minister Hekia Parata says it is not cutting teacher numbers despite a change in the teacher to pupil ratio in classes.
- Bigger classes 'blow for battlers' Fuseworks
'The most common question parents ask when their child starts school is 'how big is my child's class?' says Paul Drummond, President of the NZPF.
- Probe launched into Sky TV content contracts BusinessDesk
The Commerce Commission has launched a probe into Sky TV's content contracts that may be hindering competition in NZ’s pay-TV market.
- MediaWorks joins queue of Igloo critics BusinessDesk
May 16 (BusinessDesk) - A tie-up between pay-TV operator Sky Network Television and state-owned Television New Zealand will hamper competition in the pay-TV market and undermine free-to-air broadcasters, ...
- Quickflix welcomes probe of Sky TV content deals BusinessDesk
Quickflix welcomes probe of Sky TV content deals it says freeze out rivals By Paul McBeth
U.S. stocks were flat to lower and the euro slid on Wednesday on news that some Greek banks face emergency funding needs, while minutes from an April Federal Reserve meeting showed U.S. economic prospects ...
- NZ dollar drops as Greece calls new poll BusinessDesk
The New Zealand dollar fell 1 US cent after Greek politicians called for new elections after crisis talks failed and dairy product prices declined.
John Edwards' defense team rested Wednesday without calling the two-time Democratic presidential candidate or his one-time mistress to the witness stand, a sign of confidence after presenting little more ...
Maybe the U.S. economy's strength this winter wasn't just weather-related after all.Home construction is near a three-year high. And factory output has risen in three of the year's first four months.The ...
Bill English may hike the excise on tobacco and alcohol and further tighten rules on property investment to help bridge the $640 million shortfall in his pledge to return to budget surplus in 2015. More »Smokes, booze and property tax are Budget targets
