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BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index shows a slight improvement in the service sector activity in August 2010. However results over the next few months may not be as favourable following the Canterbury earthquake.
Huntly Court in the Waikato district have charged and convicted four people for owning dogs that attack sending a clear message to the public that dog attacks won’t be tolerated.
Justice Minister Simon Power has said that voters will be able to re-enrol and update their details online for next year’s general election.
The government will contribute up to $10 million to assist repair, restore, and strengthen heritage and character buildings in Canterbury that have been damaged by the earthquake.
Earthquake recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the fast track process put in place to deal with minor house damage and lost contents has helped over 1,700 quake victims already.
Kiwi LA based singer/songwriter Steve Cooke has been nominated with the song “RADIO” for BEST MALE VOCAL in the Hollywood Music and media awards (HMMA) 2010.
The New Zealand Law Society’s Property Law Section says a difficult situation is emerging with property settlements in the area affected by the Canterbury earthquake, and it may need government intervention.
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 3.0 percent. Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said: “While the global and domestic economies continue to recover, the outlook has weakened since our June Statement. We consider it appropriate at this point to keep the OCR on hold.
Canterbury school children have been given the chance to tell their own personal story of the recent Christchurch earthquake with the creation of a dedicated website www.whenmyhomeshook.co.nz.
A call for government assistance on Christchurch Heritage Restoration is being made by the NZ Archaeological Association.
In the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquake, Bids4biz.co.nz is offering to help quake victims find trades people to help their rebuilding efforts.
MenuMania.co.nz is the Experian Hitwise Number 1 Award winner in the Hitwise Food and Beverage – Restaurants and Catering industry based on market share of visits among all New Zealand websites.
Education Minister Anne Tolley has thanked principals, teachers, board members, students and Ministry of Education staff in Canterbury as they work to get schools up and running. The majority of schools will be open on Monday, but a few have structural problems.
Nathan Guy has visited Canterbury firefighters to thank them for their efforts and inspect recovery work. The Fire Service have moved from their initial involvement with assisting medical incidents and freeing trapped people to dealing with structural incidents.
Civil Defence Director, John Hamilton says public services are recovering in the Canterbury region, despite a series of aftershocks that accelerated this morning after a relative lull yesterday.
The Government is working on a suite of streamlined measures to help ensure a swift recovery from the canterbury earthquake. Gerry Brownlee has been working with insurers, the Earthquake Commission, banks and local government to ensure a swift process of paying out claims to people who have suffered damage.
A number of support schemes are assisting Canterbury individuals, employers and community providers following the earthquake.
Tertiary providers in Canterbury have been significantly impacted by the Canterbury Earthquake. At this stage CPIT and Lincoln University will reopen on Monday 13 September, Te Wananga o Aotearoa will reopen at the Moorhouse Avenue campus on Monday 13 September, and Canterbury University will reopen to students on Wednesday 15 September and will resume teaching on Monday 20 September.
If you are planning to build a new home this summer, then NOW is the time to act before the GST increase! Many of McRaeway Homes customers have already chosen to utilise our existing new home building prices before the increased GST comes into effect on 1 October 2010.
We are proud to announce that Secured Signing was the winner of the 2010 Eco Insulation Excellence in Design, Research & Development Award at the 2010 Westpac ENS Business Excellence Awards.