Cloud Services Partnerships Multiply Benefits for Seating To Go
Seating To Go is benefitting from improved staff collaboration following adoption of Lucidity’s cloud services including Microsoft Office 365.
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GoShift to Simplify Building Consents Process
GoShift is an initiative involving more than 20 councils, from Western Bay of Plenty to Nelson, which aims to make the building consents process simpler and faster. The councils involved are already using the new GoShift building consents application forms and the online service is the next stage in the initiative.
Dunedin City Library Book Sale
Three days of bargains await book lovers in the Dunedin City Library car park at the end of this month.
National Summit on Family Violence
A national summit on family violence will be hosted by Justice Minister Amy Adams and Social Development Minister Anne Tolley in Wellington on June 7.
Auckland Airport to Review death of Aviation Security Service Dog
Auckland Airport has announced that it will carry out its own review of the events surrounding yesterday’s death of Aviation Security Service dog Grizz.
Aucklands new Group Dating Phenomenon
A solution to the digitally driven dating world that is evolving, Date With Eight is a brand new social networking company that provides opportunities for singles in Auckland to attend group dating in relaxed, social settings.
Father and son bid for Alpine Fencing comes full circle
Entrepreneurship runs in the family for Tony and Alfred Lynch, the new owners of Central Otago’s Alpine Fencing business.
Environmental Educational Expo at Auckland Botanic Gardens
Many wonderful activities await Auckland families at this evironmental educational expo on 1st April 2017: hang out with your favourite Sticky TV presenters; navigate a bush walk to discover native bugs with Rudd Kleinpaste; plant seedlings in recycled materials; learn how to use left-over food; match packaged food to raw food; blend a smoothie with bicycle power; watch cooking demonstrations; support cultural performances; attend a recycled fashion show and learn all about what’s in your backyard at Eye on Nature.
Dunedin Mayor Disappointed Cadbury Factory to Close
Mayor of Dunedin Dave Cull says he’s extremely disappointed and saddened that Mondelēz International has confirmed it will close its Dunedin Cadbury factory.
First Landlord Conviction under new Tenancy Law Reform
Building and Construction Minister Dr Nick Smith has welcomed the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team’s first successful prosecution of a landlord for renting a substandard property, under the Government’s tenancy law reform passed last year.
Online tyre sales go from impossible to possible
Simon Furness, founder of online tyre fitting company Hyper Drive explains how he has changed the traditional tyre buying process to become an easy online purchase available throughout NZ and how online sales are up 300% on last year.
New SEO Training Courses Prove A Big Hit
Clickthrough recently introduced in-person SEO training courses for New Zealand companies. The programs are designed to cater for the surge in market demand for SEO training. The courses cover best practice search engine optimization and include follow-up training.
Focus on sales engagement over immediate sales results says local GM
Group General Manager of Alsco New Zealand, Mark Roberts, argues that a true steer towards an organizational ‘sales behaviour’ requires a focus on measuring employees current market engagement activities, rather than immediate past (sales) results.
Survey Shows Improvement in Farmers' Confidence
Farmers’ confidence in the economy and their own businesses improved in Federated Farmers mid-season Farm Confidence Survey, released today.
Southerners speak out on Electricity Transmission Pricing
Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt is buoyed by the Southern rally to correct what is seen in the South as a “gross injustice” in the way electricity transmission costs are calculated.
Wellington First Home and Apartment Builders $5000 Rate Discount
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has announced that a $5000 rates discount for first-home builders will take effect from July 1 and is being extended to cover new apartments.
Hyper Drive booming ahead in mobile business
100% Kiwi owned company Hyper Drive is proving traditional tyre purchasing through garages is a thing of the past and people are now transitioning to buying tyres online and getting fitted nationwide through authorised installers.
2016 Phenomenal year for NZ Films
Two new publications by the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) show 2016 was a phenomenal year for New Zealand films.
Exploratory Works next to Wellington Town Hall
Exploratory ground testing work starts this week as part of the preparations for the proposed earthquake strengthening of the Wellington Town Hall.
Argument for Lifting NZ Super Age
Progressively lifting the age of entitlement to New Zealand Superannuation from 65 to 67 is the responsible and fair thing to do for New Zealand, Finance Minister Steven Joyce says.