Two features stand out at the top-end of the market (i.e. for projects with an individual value of $5.0 mill upward) in New Zealand during February 2010.

From today (4 March 2010), ratepayers in the Greater Wellington region can apply to the Regional Council for up to $2,600 as a top up for support offered by EECA for home insulation and clean heating for their homes.

DIA Maori Staff : Te Kotahitanga Hui

Waipahihi Marae, Hinerau Grove, Taupo

Wednesday 27 January 2010

Hon Tariana Turia,

Minister of the Community and Voluntary sector

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Cardiff, Nov 5 NZPA - John Kirwan's sage advice will be ringing in Zac Guildford's ears as he tries to control the high emotion of an All Blacks test rugby debut on Sunday (NZT).

Finalists in the 2009 Hospitality Association of New Zealand's Awards for Excellence have been announced by chief executive Bruce Robertson.

The awards scheme for HANZ members has been running for 12 years, and attracts entries from wide ranging areas of New Zealand.

Greater Wellington Regional Council decided today that it would participate in the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority's home insulation and clean heating scheme by providing a grant of up to $2,600 per ratepayer to fund the remaining cost of home insulation and clean heating over and ab

Wellington, Aug 14 NZPA - The five people convicted of the manslaughter of Janet Moses during a curse lifting ceremony have avoided jail terms.

Wellington, June 13 NZPA - Cries rang out in an emotion-filled court room after a High Court jury found five members of the family of Janet Moses guilty of her manslaughter during a curse lifting ceremony.

Wellington, June 12 NZPA - Five of the eight people accused of manslaughter over the drowning of a mother-of-two during a ceremony to lift a curse have been found guilty.

Wainuiomata mother Janet Moses, 22, died on October 12, 2007, after attempts to lift a makutu, or curse, on her.

29 May 2009 - "LWR workers receive their first payments since their redundancies today, but not from the receivers, the government or Westpac.