Dr Mike Field, Co-Chair of The New Zealand Family and Foster Care Federation Board announced the appointment of Iris Clanachan as the new Chief Executive at the official opened the Federations National Office in Lower Hutt this morning.

Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - Air New Zealand says it has had positive feedback to Friday's announcement of a big reduction in domestic air fares.

The first month of Spring brought about continued upwards expansion in the service sector, according to the BNZ Capital - Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PSI).

Do you ever have the urge to peek over your garden wall and have a nosy at your neighbour's garden? These days, besides maybe a polite wave on the rare occasions we reverse out of our drives at the same time, most of us never have any contact with those people that live so close to us.

New Plymouth Airport has beaten all other competitors to be named the Top Regional Airport in New Zealand.

The award was made by the New Zealand Airports Association at its conference in Palmerston North.

Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - Bus drivers are arguably underpaid when compared to similar occupations, but now is not the time to address long-standing deficiency issues, says the Employment Relations Authority (ERA).

Harcourts New Zealand's figures for September show a continuation of more buoyant sales levels in most locations when compared to the previous year and a lift in new listings too according to Harcourts New Zealand CEO Bryan Thomson.

Costings and technical details for a new Auckland harbour bridge will be released on 3 December as part of a wide-ranging feasibility analysis, the ANZAC Centenary Bridge Group announced today.

Continuing their winning streak, Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has won the Airport of the Year award at the annual New Zealand Airports Association conference last night.

NZ Bus is providing customers who use weekly or monthly zone passes with a refund for days travel lost while they were unable to access the service during the recent industrial action.