``Wind energy's positive contribution to New Zealand is growing as good progress is made with several projects,'' says New Zealand Wind Energy Association Chief Executive Fraser Clark, welcoming Meridian Energy's announcement that it will begin construction of its 64 megawatt (MW) Te Uku Wind Far

Dunedin based BLIS Technologies Ltd (NZX: BLT), developers and manufacturers of products and ingredients for the oral healthcare market, is able to confirm to shareholders, the identity of the major US based retailer undertaking a 50-store commercial trial of the BLIS K12 probiotic.

Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) is using UN World Food Day on 16 October to call for mandatory country of origin labeling (CoOL) on fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and fish.

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Sacred Hill Wines has been awarded a Trophy and Gold medal for its 2007 Brokenstone Merlot at Hawkes Bay A&P Mercedes-Benz Wine awards 2009. The 2007 vintage also took out Best Sustainable Wine of the Show.

Research released by the Families Commission today, Discipline in Context: families' disciplinary practices for children aged under five, shows a welcome trend, with the majority of parents embracing positive parenting techniques.

State-owned power generator and retailer Meridian is to go ahead with construction of a 64 megawatt (MW) wind farm near Raglan in partnership with Waikato electricity distribution company WEL Networks.

Expansion across most sub-indices meant overall manufacturing expanded for the first time since April 2008, according to the BNZ Capital - Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI).

Muddy paddocks don't make for the most attractive rural real estate propositions and farmers appear to be sitting out the unseasonal wet weather before putting their properties on the market resulting in a slow September for rural sales as seen in figures released today by the Real Estate Institu

Local authorities are imposing punitive and unreasonable costs on quarry operators, the New Zealand Contractors' Federation warned today.