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Māori-Owned Construction Group Expands Nationally With Major Acquisition Of PAE New Zealand
Scoop
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Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 10:43 am Press Release: Switched On In a landmark move for Māori enterprise and New Zealand’s facilities management sector, Kā te Rama Switched On Group (majority owned by Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira) has acquired PAE New...
New Zealand university collaborates with NASA on geothermal monitoring research
ThinkGeoEnergy
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June 30, 2025
The International Space Station taken from the Discovery shuttle (source: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) The Massey University of New Zealand is leading research work with NASA to monitor geothermal systems using sensors and...
New Zealand second-quarter business confidence improves, think tank says
Yahoo Finance
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's business confidence improved in the second quarter, a private think tank said on Tuesday, amid indications that inflationary pressures were easing. A net 22% of firms surveyed expected general...
New Zealand’s second-quarter business confidence improves: think tank
The Business Times Singapore
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July 1, 2025
Published Tue, Jul 1, 2025 · 08:36 AM [WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s business confidence improved in the second quarter, a private think tank said on Tuesday, amid indications that inflationary pressures were easing. A net 22 per cent of firms...
Jason Aldean Adds 2026 Australia And New Zealand Dates To FULL THROTTLE Tour
Country Now - Tennessee
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June 30, 2025
The global expansion of Aldean’s headline run marks a major milestone in his touring career. Jason Aldean is expanding his headline run into 2026, with new dates added across New Zealand and Australia. Today’s announcement from the country music...
Jason Aldean Announces Full Throttle World Tour, Extends Current Tour Into New Zealand And Australia
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Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 11:05 am Press Release: Live Nation Photo/Supplied The ACM Artist of the Decade Adds Worldwide Dates In 2026, Marking His Return To Australia and First Time Headlining In New Zealand; Tickets Available Starting Wednesday,...
New Candys (Italy) Debut New Zealand Tour - Supports Announced
Undertheradar.co.nz
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June 30, 2025
The Italian psych-rock / shoegaze group once praised by Iggy Pop as "kinky", New Candys are finally wending their way to Aotearoa New Zealand for a triple date headline tour later this month. First emerging in Venice during the late '00s and now...
Bupa Commits To Long Term Partnership With Paralympics New Zealand
Scoop
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Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is thrilled to announce Bupa New Zealand as an Official Partner for the next three years. The partnership further cements the relationship between PNZ and the aged care and retirement village provider after Bupa...
Royal New Zealand Navy Frigate Visits Jakarta
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HMNZS Te Kaha alongside in Jakarta with representatives of the Indonesian Navy, members of the ship’s company and the NZDF Defence (Photo/Supplied) The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) frigate HMNZS Te Kaha has arrived in Jakarta on a goodwill port...
Spider with 'potentially sinister bite' establishes in New Zealand
1News
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One of the world's most invasive spiders with a "potentially sinister bite" known to cause serious infections — some resistant to antibiotics — has officially established a population in New Zealand, an evolutionary ecologist says. The noble false...
Air New Zealand Business Premier Auckland to Vancouver
The New Zealand Herald
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July 1, 2025
Seat: I travelled to Vancouver on Business Premier and returned on Premium Economy. The plane was on just its third run since a complete internal refit, and the cabin attendants were excited. With good reason. Business Premier has a 1-2-1 layout,...
Funding Available To Speed Up Market Demand For New Zealand’s Recycled Tyres
Business Scoop
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Press Release – 3R Group Tyrewise, the countrys regulated product stewardship scheme for end-of-life tyres, is looking for initial expressions of interest in the grant funding round, which runs until 29 July. Innovators, investors and change...
Jason Aldean in New Zealand: Country superstar brings Full Throttle Tour to Auckland in 2026
The New Zealand Herald
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June 30, 2025
He’s made 30 No 1 career hits, amassed more than 18 billion streams, and sold more than 20 million albums, with songs like Don’t You Wanna Stay, Fly Over States, and She’s Country breaking records in countries across the globe. Aldean and his...
Government’s Biodiversity Plan Is ‘Light On Detail And Heavy On Vague Intentions’ – WWF New Zealand
The Daily Blog
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June 30, 2025
The government’s plan to tackle Aotearoa New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis lacks ambition and fails to match the scale and urgency of the challenge, says WWF-New Zealand. Public submissions on the Government’s next implementation plan for Te Mana...
The rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young New Zealanders is becoming a health crisis
The Conversation
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June 30, 2025
No longer just a condition of middle age, type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting children, teenagers and young adults in New Zealand. And our health system is nowhere near ready to manage this surge. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the...
What's driving "a surge of M&A" across New Zealand's insurance industry?
Insurance Business
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What’s happening to the insurance sectors in Australia and New Zealand and what’s behind this “wave” of mergers and acquisitions (M&A)? “Over the last several years, we have seen waves of consolidation and mergers for insurance businesses in...
Rayonier Completes Sale of New Zealand Business to The Rohatyn Group
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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WILDLIGHT, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 30, 2025-- Rayonier Inc. (“Rayonier”) (NYSE:RYN) today announced the completion of the previously announced sale of entities holding its 77% interest in the New Zealand joint venture to a special purpose...
Auckland Council plan to use Takapuna Golf Course to prevent flooding risks 'hurts the game' - Ryan Fox
RNZ
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June 30, 2025
Ryan Fox of New Zealand lifts the championship trophy after winning the Canadian Open, 2025. Photo: Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox is lending his support to the campaign to save the Takapuna Golf Course on Auckland's...
Four New Zealanders confirmed in Invitational side to take on Lions
RNZ
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June 30, 2025
David Havili of the Crusaders Photo: © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz Crusaders captain David Havili along with three other former All Blacks have been named as a part of the Australia-New Zealand Invitational side that will play the...
Auckland Unifies Urban Development: New Office Centralises Growth And Investment
Scoop
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Mayor Wayne Brown has delivered on his key priorities of CCO reform. Today marks the establishment of the new Auckland Urban Development Office (AUDO) at Auckland Council. It’s the first change of its kind for the region since the super city...