5 August 2008 - The New Zealand Contractors' Federation has given an emphatic welcome to John Key's pledge that a National government would spend billions on infrastructure.

4 August 2008 - Workers at Invercargill wood burner manufacturer Yunca have taken strike action following the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union's Wage Drive rally in Invercargill this morning.

4 AUGUST 2008 - The Oaks Business Park is a new light industrial development being established in the south-west of Richmond, adjacent to Nelson City.

4 August 2008 - National law firm Buddle Findlay has strengthened its practice with the appointment of three new Senior Associates, two in Auckland and one in Wellington. Alexandra Low and Ash Hill are members of the firm's Auckland team and Iris Reuvecamp will join its Wellington office.

4 August 2008 - BP New Zealand has today launched the 'BP Vouchers for Volunteers' programme for 2008, inviting applications from volunteer organisations for thousands of BP fuel vouchers.

4 August 2008 - Bank workers' union Finsec says the National Party's plan to sell KiwiBank is bad news for customers and the country's banking sector.

4 August 2008 - Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Ltd officially opened its multi-million dollar, state of the art, Distribution Centre in Auckland on Sunday, August 3.

The new Distribution Centre is the only one of its kind in New Zealand.

4 August 2008 - Fonterra's New Zealand manufacturing sites and offices have recycled more than 5,000 tonnes of plastic, cardboard and paper and cut total waste by 20% over the past year.

More than 1500 union members braved bitter weather at Christchurch's Addington Raceway this afternoon to call for stronger work rights and higher wages.