During November 2009, there were 36 newly announced projects in New Zealand, with an individual floor value of $5 mill +. This is an encouraging statistic to herald the New Year.

Government also has 6 projects at tender (existing work) compared to the 4 from the private sector.

WEEK 52: Saturday 26 December - Friday 1 January 2010

Eighteen new players have been named into the 2010 Rebel Sport Super 14 wider training groups, announced by the New Zealand Rugby Union today.

Wellington, Dec 8 NZPA - Eighteen new players have been added to next year's Super 14 wider training groups, the New Zealand Rugby Union said today.

* Rainfall: Extremely dry in the northeast of the North Island, and eastern South Island. Record low rainfall in Northland, parts of Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Canterbury, Otago and inland Southland.

The Chairman of Hanover Finance, Hanover Capital and United Finance, David Henry, today confirmed directors have unanimously recommended that all classes of investor vote in favour of the Allied Farmers Proposal.

New Zealanders have been fascinated by how many possums there are in New Zealand ever since the estimates of 60-70 million were generated in the 1980s.

Stuck for Christmas present ideas for your loved ones? Fly Buys dream lists can help you. More than 46,000 Members have created individual dream lists* online about rewards they would love to have, and Fly Buys has compiled a Top 10 dreams list.

At its recent Annual General Meeting in Wellington the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants elected its office-bearers for 2010.

Dinu Harry of Auckland was elected President, Ross Jackson of Invercargill was elected Vice-President, and a new Council was elected.

Auckland Theatre Company will recreate the giddy glamour of 1930s' Berlin in 2010 with its production of CABARET in Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, the Company's very own Kit Kat Klub, just one of the fantastic shows Auckland Theatre Company is offering theatre lovers in 2010.