Kiwi Crowned World Champion at Body Painting Festival
New Zealand body artist Yolanda Bartram has swept the supreme award at the 2010 World Body Painting Festival, marking a triumphant end to her 15 year journey toward body art’s highest honours.
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McDonalds Weight Watchers Meals a Success
Figures released by McDonalds show the Weight Watchers Approved Meals have been a success, with over 100,000 being sold nationwide within three months.
ITF Supports Emphasis on Qualifications Employment Outcomes
Industry Training Federation (ITF) supports the indication that government will look at placing emphasis on the employment outcomes of tertiary qualifications.
SmartGate Passenger Clearance System a Success
The SmartGate passenger clearance system which has been installed at Auckland and Wellington International Airports for trans-Tasman passengers has been declared a success after processing its 250,000th passenger.
Christchurch Policemen Out of Hospital
The two Christchurch policemen who were shot at have now been released from hospital and are at home with their families.
Attack on Police Appalls Christchurch Mayor
An incident where two police officers were attacked by being shot at and a police dog killed has appalled the Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker.
Early Opening of Newmarket Viaduct Replacement
The southern half of the Newmarket Viaduct replacement project is due to be opened early; six months ahead of schedule. The early delivery will be a relief for the 160,000 motorists who travel over that stretch of motorway.
Expert Plumber and Gas Fitter at your Service – Euro Plumbing
Euro Plumbing has an expert Plumber and Gas Fitter team. We can take care of all your commercial/residential gas fitting and plumbing requirements at affordable prices.
New Business Offers Better Website Results
A new service called Personal-Web-Presenter providing video of presenters that ‘float’ over the top of existing website content has just been launched. This captures the attention of viewers and improves the conversion rate of website landing pages. A website does not need a graphic re-design in order to use a Personal-Web-Presenter video. Adding this type of video is simple, cost-effective, and quick. The file sizes are small so content loads quickly and plays seamlessly, even on ‘speed-challenged’ broadband connections.
Kiwi Celebs Help to Change Fortunes of Abandoned Kiwi Canines
Two of New Zealand’s favourite TV celebs are on board to help give abandoned dogs a second chance, thanks to The Pedigree Adoption Drive Charitable Trust.
Buildathon Success at KidsFest
Buildathon has had success at attracting children to their event at KidsFest in Christchurch. The final AM Buildathon is being held Thursday 15 July.
Nelson Mayor and CE Credit Card Transparency
Nelson Mayor Kerry Marshall and Nelson Council Chief Executive Keith Marshall will publish their credit card statements online from now on, for the sake of transparency in the light of recent publicity regarding other Council’s credit card spending.
Dunedin Recycled Art Competition
Recyclia, a children’s art competition using recycled materials is being hosted by Keep Dunedin Beautiful, Dunedin City Council, and the Dunedin Cadbury Chocolate Carnival.
SKY TV Purchases OSB New Zealand
SKY Television announces to the market the purchase of outside broadcast operator OnSite Broadcasting (NZ) Limited (OSB New Zealand) stating an intention to market their services in New Zealand.
Telecom NZ and 111 Service
Telecom NZ has spent several millions on improvements to process and systems of the 111 service, following issues earlier this year. Telecom NZ CIO states that New Zealanders should have faith in the 111 service, which has achieved close to 100% reliability over the past 50 years.
Kiwi Charities to Benefit from Online Shopping
A new online bargain site with a conscience has launched giving customers the chance to help local charities simply by shopping at its 24 hour online store.
Nelson Air Quality Improvements
Nelson’s air quality has shown big improvements this winter compared to the same time last winter. Mayor Kerry Marshall links this to home owners switching to cleaner heating under the Nelson Air Quality Plan.
All Whites and Phoenix in Garden Place
All Whites and Phoenix players will be visiting fans in Garden Place at 9.45am, Saturday 10 July, before a 2pm pre-session match against Brisbane Roar at Waikato Stadium.
Initiatives to Counter Knife Crime
Justice Minister Simon Power has announced a package of initiatives to counter New Zealand’s knife crime problem, including increased penalties, education, shared information, and limiting the sale of knives.
Super Talent Introduces USB 3.0 Express RAM Cache™
Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced the new “USB 3.0 Express RAM Cache™ drive”. Available in 32 & 64GB capacities, this new drive implements a DRAM caching system to boost small block random performance by up to 110x over USB 2.0 speeds