Spectrum Foundation is delighted to confirm the distribution of over $200,000 of funding to seven community organisations, supporting disabled people and their whānau from across Aotearoa New Zealand. It’s the first time the Spectrum Foundation has had an open funding round and CEO Sean Stowers is excited to see the difference the initiatives will make. ...
As New Zealand’s business sector faces down challenges including high inflation and skills shortages, Canstar is proud to announce the winners of its Bank of the Year, Business Bank Accounts and Bank of the Year, Business Credit Cards. Canstar’s expert panel used its bespoke methodology, which rates products, features and customer satisfaction, to come up ...
Responding to news that the median weekly rent has risen yet another 6.7% this year in Wellington, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Rents are spiralling because there aren’t enough rental properties to go around, it really is as simple as that. More tenants are competing for less spaces, and so rent continues to ...
This Sunday, over 14,000 registered runners will take to the streets of Tāmaki Makaurau for the 2023 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Marathon. New Zealand’s largest and most iconic festival of running will see runners and walkers take on one of five distances: the Barfoot & Thompson Marathon, Garmin Half Marathon, One New Zealand 11km Traverse, ...
Experienced people leader Vicki Caisley is soon to join AA New Zealand as Chief People Officer. Caisley has spent the past 10 years with Southern Cross Health Society as Chief People & Strategy Officer where she led significant change that resulted in the company being recognised by Human Resources NZ winning their Organisational Design Award’ ...
Responding to news that the median weekly rent has risen yet another 6.7% this year in Wellington, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Rents are spiralling because there aren’t enough rental properties to go around, it really is as simple as that. More tenants are competing for less spaces, and so rent continues to ...
Cantabrians are being asked to help shape the region’s future by completing a new Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) survey. Environment Canterbury Chair Peter Scott said the survey asked people to rank conflicting priorities around environmental outcomes and goals, as the Council works to update regional plans and policies that dictate how we live and ...
Waikato Regional Council has paid tribute to former councillor Hugh Vercoe (ONZM, QSM), who has died over the weekend aged 80. The former artilleryman retired from local government politics in 2022 after 30 years. He entered local government in 1992, chairing the Morrinsville Community Board for six years before enjoying 15 years as mayor of ...
A new sustainable meadow will sprout in Raumati this spring as part of a trial to find new ways of managing open space on the Kāpiti Coast. Kāpiti Coast District Council will replace the grass on council-managed land by 79 Raumati Rd with a mix of fescue and white clover this spring with the aim ...
New research on the behaviour of the land underneath Wellington buildings during the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake has given engineers a much better understanding on how to make new buildings more seismically resilient in specific areas around the capital. “Up until now, engineers typically have used a one-size-fits-all approach following the building code, but this new ...