Wellington Press Releases

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Members of Kiwi Discount Club can now save over 50% on their health insurance premiums in the first year and 30% on their premiums for the life of the contract.

Pizza lovers welcomed the newest Domino’s store in Newtown with over 700 free pizzas being given out to the crowds to celebrate the opening.

Kiwi Discount Club is now offering its member’s cash rebates equivalent to 50% of their first year’s premium on Life Insurance and a 30% cash rebate on Health and Medical insurance.

Peter Walls, Chief Executiive of NZSO will be presented with the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture Gloria Artis of the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage tonight. Mr Walls has been strongly involved in promoting the music of Poland’s greatest composers, particularly in the context of last year’s celebrations of Chopin Year in New Zealand.

With the closing Ceremony of the World University Summer Games concluding in Shenzhen, China last evening. New Zealand was ranked fifteenth overall.

Excitement is building in the village with all 52 New Zealand athletes and 22 support staff now in Shenzhen, China for the opening ceremony last night.

Jobs.co.nz, the young online job board with it’s head office in Wellington has started offering social media training courses for its clients, recruiters and any businesses that are interested in learning and utilising outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

The appearance of the star cluster Matariki (Pleiades) is the signal for the Maori New Year to begin. Carter Observatory is celebrating Matariki with activities throughout June.

From 13 May 2011 parking in Wellington city can be conducted by mobile phone – getting rid of the need for cash, coins, cards or even parking meters and pay and display machines via a service called Phone2Park.

For the modern woman the demands of managing full time employment with a busy family and a healthy lifestyle can seem near on impossible. However for those entrepreneurial women who aren’t prepared to give up on the work life balance dream, exciting possibilities are starting to arise. Technological advances are not only making it easier for women to strike out on their own but they are also making it cheaper, and this is leading to a rise in the number of women starting small businesses. Kiwi entrepreneurs Janine Ogg and Jo Foster of Love Your Small Business are an example of how this trend is playing out in New Zealand and are ensuring women around the world are keeping up with these developments. Their upcoming Profit with Purpose Telesummit brings FREE expert advice and inspiration to women who want to have their cake and eat it too!

Wakefield Health Limited has plans to review and future proof its facilities to cover the next 20 – 30 years with the first location being Wakefield Hospital in Newtown.

One of New Zealand’s best reggae bands, 1814, celebrates NZ Music Month as the main support act for One of the Worlds top reggae bands Third World!

Relive the ’40s at our tribute concert to the servicemen and women of the First and Second World Wars – taking place on Anzac Day (Monday 25 April) at the Town Hall in Wellington.

The streets and venues of Wellington will be alive with a rich array of arts and entertainment during Rugby World Cup 2011 thanks to the Festival of Carnivale, launched this evening (Wednesday 13 April) by Wellington City Council.

You can now have the ideal self storage units when you are moving house, want to create more space, or are moving overseas.

From Wednesday 30 March, the new 140-litre wheelie bins for recycling paper, metals and plastics will start to be delivered to households in Wellington.

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says she wants Stewart Duff Drive – which runs through Wellington Airport – to remain open to ‘through’ traffic.

Police are requesting information from the public to assist the investigation of the murder of Matthew Hall. Any sighting of Matthew Hall, or his car, a blue 2002 Toyota Corolla hatchback with the registration ASG960 should be reported.

Wellingtonians have the opportunity to see Te Papa’s latest temporary exhibition – The European Masters – on Thursday 3 February for free, thanks to Wellington City Council’s sponsorship of the museum.