Moody's Investors Service has today lowered by one notch the senior secured rating of United Energy Distribution Pty Limited ("UED") from Baa1 to Baa2.

A plan to stop people drinking and carrying liquor in public places across the entire city for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is likely to be put to the public.

Enviroschools on the North Shore will celebrate their fabulous environmental efforts and achievements next week at two North Shore City Council hosted celebrations in the lead up to Earth Hour.

Australasia's largest real estate and property group, Ray White, has reported a 20 per cent improvement in its residential and commercial sales results in Australia and New Zealand for February, 2010.

Outstanding Māori secondary school students are the focus of new research into what factors influence their success.

Over 100 instruments will come together when an Argentinean orchestra combining indigenous instruments and digital technology plays in Wellington this Saturday.

Sydney, March 08, 2010 -- Moody's Investors Service has today assigned a senior unsecured rating of A1 to SPI Electricity & Gas Australia Hldgs Pty Ltd's ("SPIEG") Hong Kong Dollar issue. The outlook on this rating is stable.

As orientation weeks around the country wrap up this week, tertiary students can take heart that the wider community supports strong student services and maintaining their quality of education.

A study to gauge the number of people crashing at 0.05-0.08 is as useful as one assessing the numbers who crash while wearing lacey pink knickers, because to know if harm is resulting due to pink knickers you need to know two things. How many drivers who don't crash also have pink knickers?

The Labour Party is right behind the New Zealand Students' Association campaign to save their services, says Labour Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Maryan Street today.