19 March 2009 - An Auckland recruitment specialist is warning job seekers to pay more attention to their references if they want to land new jobs - and avoid embarrassment.

19 March 2009 - Ports of Auckland has lodged a resource consent application to deepen one of the ship berths at its Fergusson container terminal.

The move follows the completion in 2007 of a major project to deepen the Rangitoto shipping channel.

19 March 2009 - PHARMAC has approved funding for a new type of drug to treat behavioural problems in children.

19 March 2009 - Hamilton International Airport is to call up $12 million in unpaid capital from its five council shareholders. Announcing this today, chairman of Waikato Regional Airport Limited, Jerry Rickman, said the capital is to be paid in July .

18 March 2008 - Yesterday Opus people in the UK were advised of the company's intention to reduce its workforce there of 360 by 75.

In 2008 the UK operation recorded a pre-tax loss of $5.4m.

18 March 2009 - Flight Centre, New Zealand's largest travel retailer has today released the best value-for-money destinations around the world, ensuring Kiwis can still take a break in spite of the challenging economic situation.

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NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on March 16 that on April 1 it will launch a global hosting service that creates office PC environments which are securely accessible from anywhere using a USB key.

Auckland based web designers Fracture have taken out one of the top spots at 12th Annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Web Awards for their work on www.jasmax.co.nz

Kiwi businesses are just as, if not more, vulnerable to data theft or destruction from disgruntled ex-employers than US companies, says Brian Eardley-Wilmot, Managing Director of Computer Forensics NZ Ltd.