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The hugely popular Telecom Tree will again bring some Christmas sparkle to Aucklanders, with opening night scheduled for the evening of Saturday 27 November. Telecom is encouraging visitors to the Telecom Tree to bring gifts for children who will go without this Christmas. The gifts will be distributed around the country by Women’s Refuge – the official charity of the Telecom Tree – for the children to open on Christmas Day.
Visitors to next year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show (EIFS) will be able to enjoy more gardens than have ever been on display before in Christchurch. Exhibition Manager Kate Hillier says there will be a record 45 gardens at next year’s Show – the biggest turnout since the Show moved to Christchurch. At this year’s EIFS, there were 34 gardens while in 2009, the first year the Show was in Christchurch, there were 26 gardens.
The Christchurch City Council is increasing free parking in the central city in a move to attract shoppers into the area over the Christmas-New Year holiday period.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand finalises the main policy decisions in its review of disclosure requirements for registered banks achieving better information and less compliance costs.
Information technology company Datasouth has announced the appointment of Hayley Bryan to a newly created position of Chief Executive.
Despite a dip in expansion, the service sector activity continued to keep its head above water, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).
The Dunedin Public Libraries are getting into full swing for the Scottish Festival. The Library festivities start at midnight on Saturday 20 November, when the online entry form for the 2011 Robert Burns Poetry Competition goes live for the first time.
Low-income working families who are eligible for the minimum family tax credit can look forward to an increase from 1 April next year, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today.
New social video service, VYou, allows for video based questions and answers with social media integration. Great possibilities for enhancing customer service and improving online sales.
Mangere’s new arts centre is alive with performing arts this week, with workshops and performances throughout the week as part of Showtime Mangere.
October saw little change from September regarding activity in manufacturing, as the sector remains fairly static and still not quite able to get into expansionary territory, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).
The first 4340 of 45,000 yellow-lidded DCC wheelie bins, to be used in the city’s new recycling service, were unpacked yesterday.
Ron Mueck has become the most popular paid-entry exhibition ever to be shown at Christchurch Art Gallery, with a total of 36,000 people visiting in its first six weeks.
Justice Minister Simon Power is encouraging the public to have a say on the Government’s Alcohol Reform Bill after it passed its first reading in Parliament today by 114 votes to 3.
Auckland Airport is again preparing to donate $120,000 in the 12 days leading up to Christmas! In the spirit of the season, Auckland Airport invites registered charities within New Zealand to apply for the ‘12 days of Christmas’ promotion and be considered for one of 12, $10,000 donations which will be made in the 12 days before Christmas.
Not only is Wellington claiming the title ‘Coolest Little Capital in the World’ having recently been named the world’s fourth best city to visit in 2011 by Lonely Planet, but it’s also claiming the Best Small Workplace winner, according to this year’s JRA Best Workplaces Awards.
LiveNet Limited has launched New Zealand’s first free live internet streaming service for New Zealand. Both individuals and businesses and can now live stream themselves through the LiveNet website, www.livenet.co.nz, directly to their target audience, promoting their business, products/services or just their own opinions.
Biosecurity Minister David Carter says the number of orchards confirmed as having the kiwifruit vine disease Psa remains at three, with one orchard returning a negative result and one other waiting results of tests. The orchards were within 10km of each other, Mr Carter said.
Mayor Len Brown has announced three new initiatives to better prepare Auckland for civil emergencies. The initiatives include the development of neighbourhood and community emergency preparedness plans, a plan to give social media a key role in emergency preparedness and the announcement of a major regional civil defence exercise early next year.
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