New Zealand News
Mango Drops Into Japan
Mango (Christchurch, NZ) and Bplats Inc. (Tokyo, JP) partner to deliver real time quality, environmental, and health & safety compliance management solutions. - March 13, 2009 - Mango Ltd
Procter & Gamble Appoints Impact PR as New PR Agency
Procter & Gamble has today announced the appointment of Impact PR as its choice of public relations agency in New Zealand. Impact PR is a boutique agency run by principals, Fleur Revell -Devlin and Mark Devlin. The Public Relations Manager for P&G New Zealand and Australia Alicia Gorken,... - February 26, 2009 - Impact PR Limited
Wendy Walls Mixed Media Art Class 2009 Programme Announced
Registrations are now open for Wendy Walls' Exploring Mixed Media Art Classes in 2009. - February 25, 2009 - Wendy Walls Artist
Muros Launches New European Wall Panel System in New Zealand for Stone, Concrete, Brick, Wood and Rock Settings
Proven Ceiling and Wall Panel System Provides Exciting Options for Architects and Designers. The Muros panel system brings to life real European environments – walls, ceilings, pillars, beams, arches, corbels, doors and more. The fibreglass-based decorative panels project an authentic colour, texture and appearance. To the eye and touch panels look and feel like natural materials - with all the benefits of wall panels. - February 25, 2009 - Muros International - Decorative Wall Panels
What Cats Really Think of Humans
Cats' quote of the day: Other creatures are stupid. It's only us, cats, who can think. - February 07, 2009 - Sofia Gladys Projects
New Site Allows Bloggers to Exchange Guest Posts
A new web site has started that allows bloggers to easily submit guest posts to other blogs. Users of the site, GuestPosts.net, can upload posts for other bloggers to view. If another blogger likes the post, they can claim it and place it on their own blog. The service has benefits for both... - January 31, 2009 - GuestPosts.net
Nomads Welcomes Taupo Urban Retreat Backpackers, New Zealand to Their Website
Nomads, Australia’s premium Backpacking and Flashpacking accommodation network, has added Taupo Urban Retreat Backpackers, one of Nomads newest affiliated backpackers hostels, to the Nomads Hostels website - December 31, 2008 - Nomads
Nomads Welcomes Kiwi paka Backpackers, Waitomo, New Zealand to the Website
Nomads, Australia’s premium Backpacking and Flashpacking accommodation network, has added Kiwi paka Backpackers in Waitomo, New Zealand to the Nomads website - December 31, 2008 - Nomads
Computer Forensics and Information Security Firm PivX Solutions Releases Year-End Update Letter from CEO Jason Coombs
A year-end update letter to stakeholders from PivX Solutions Inc CEO Jason Coombs details the company's results for 2008 and explains the outlook and challenges for an even better 2009. - December 23, 2008 - Adia Nutrition
RaboPlus Innovation Proves a Winner Despite Economic Downturn
RaboPlus' what is believed to be a New Zealand first - www.BankaRate.co.nz, offers a limited number of exclusive term deposit rates that are typically higher than comparable offerings from the major banks, on a "first in, first served" basis. - December 17, 2008 - RaboPlus.co.nz
iCalibra Module Delivers NIR Instrument Standardization Breakthrough
Khipu Systems has developed a breakthrough in the area of NIR instrument standardization. The iCalibra Standardization module allows single calibration models which provide accurate results from dispersive and FT instrument technologies simultaneously. - December 14, 2008 - Khipu Systems
JumpSport Trampolines Now Available in New Zealand
New Zealand trampoline retailer now shipping world's safest trampolines and accessories. - December 03, 2008 - JumpSport
Around the World in 80 Sips Calls Magna Praemia Top New Zealand Bordeaux Blend
New wine guide lauds Destiny Bay for producing country’s top Bordeaux blend. - November 27, 2008 - Destiny Bay Wines
LCS Launches Large Format Floating Billboards in New Zealand
bbi Display’s amphibious billboards, a new nontraditional outdoor advertising format, make their first appearance in the New Zealand market. - November 27, 2008 - Billboard Boats Inc.
RaboPlus Announces Principal Sponsorship of BikeNZ
RaboPlus and BikeNZ announced today that RaboPlus is now cycling’s principal sponsorship partner in New Zealand. As the online savings and investment service of Rabobank, RaboPlus says partnering with BikeNZ is an opportunity to demonstrate its on-going commitment to New Zealand, as well as... - November 26, 2008 - RaboPlus.co.nz
3-Sixty Unveils the New iPlanWare’s TeamWorks Microsoft Project Connector
3-Sixty the Asia Pacific partner of iPlanWare’s TeamWorks PPM software release the new Microsoft Project Connector. - November 18, 2008 - 3-Sixty
Grandmas Rock
Sofia, 87, and Gladys, 93, two great women with strong aspiration for peace and clean environment, have inspired their grand-children to produce an electronica music album - Ancestors' Sins. “Not only did Sofia and Gladys inspire our album thematically, but they made a strong influence on... - October 29, 2008 - Sofia Gladys Projects
InteSuite Launches World-Class Web eMarketing Application
Here at Intesuite right from the start our focus was the end user. In doing so they have developed the easiest & most affordable eMarketing application available to businesses world wide. - October 25, 2008 - InteSuite Corporation Ltd
PivX Solutions to Launch New Secure P2P Marketplace for Small Business Capital Formation at 504investor.com
PivX Solutions Inc announced today that it has acquired 504investor.com to launch a secure peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace which will provide new technical capabilities and new business opportunities for small business capital formation. PivX's expertise and resources in small cap public company formation, e-commerce, and information security have the potential to bring secure Internet-based venture finance and P2P technology together to revolutionize small business capital formation worldwide. - October 25, 2008 - Adia Nutrition
Dating Advice Launches LaunchDAte™ in New Zealand to Promote Single, Available, Insightful and Well-Adjusted Men and Women Who Are Looking for Someone Special
Dating Advice is now offering a new service called LaunchDAte™, a new dating concept of being marketed anonymously onto the dating scene, in New Zealand. Denise Corlett, founder of Dating Advice, the first and foremost dating advice service in New Zealand, launches LaunchDAte™, a new... - October 16, 2008 - Dating Advice
Waikatolink Opens Up Venture Incubator to Local Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs with an idea or early stage venture will be able to increase their chances of success by engaging with the WaikatoLink Venture Incubator which has just been opened up to local entrepreneurs. WaikatoLink, the commercialisation arm of the University of Waikato, has operated its venture... - October 08, 2008 - WaikatoLink
Builderscrack.co.nz Find Tradespeople Hungry for Work in Shrinking Market
The property market continues to slow dramatically, down 42% from highs. Builderscrack.co.nz find tradespeople focused on winning small jobs, as the risk of developer bankruptcy increases their risk from winning big jobs. - October 07, 2008 - Builderscrack.co.nz
Poetry in the Naughties
Bookhabit.com and the New Zealand Poetry Society announced today that they will host an online international poetry competition celebrating written and performance poetry. The competition will showcase poets internationally, and aid the Renaissance of poetry, taking poetry to new audiences through the internet. - September 18, 2008 - Bookhabit Limited
Finding a Laugh in ITSM: Writer Makes IT Service Management Funny
New Zealand author Rob England has done what many said was impossible: written a funny book about IT (Information Technology). This feat is more startling because the topic of the book is ITSM (IT Service Management), a notoriously dull area even by IT standards. But feedback from readers is consistent: this book is funny. - September 10, 2008 - Two Hills Ltd
Destiny Bay Vineyards Celebrated by Anthony Dias Blue
New Zealand Wine Producer Recognized by Top U.S. Wine Critic. - August 21, 2008 - Destiny Bay Wines
New Book "Organotherapy, Drainage and Detoxification" Finally Available
Detoxification has become a buzz word in the world of natural medicine, yet is often done haphazardly. The book "Organotherapy, Drainage and Detoxification", available from www.lulu.com, explains the different steps to go through for a proper result. Recommended to homeopaths, herbalists, naturopaths, traditional healers and enlightened medical doctors. - August 18, 2008 - Natura Medica Ltd
Tika Merino to Showcase Expanded Eco Friendly Line at ECOLLECTION at Magic
Eco friendly fashion designer tika limited will present an expanded tika merino line of fashion apparel at booth number E7601 in the new ECOLLECTION area at Magic in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 25-27, 2008. A natural fiber, New Zealand merino is sustainable, biodegradable, annually renewable, and a good fit for retailers looking for eco chic apparel. - August 06, 2008 - tika limited
iPlanWare Appoints 3-Sixty as Gold Partner of Asia Pacific
Auckland, New Zealand, 16th July 2008. 3-Sixty is appointed as a gold level partner for iPlanWare’s TeamWorks PPM software. 3-Sixty will focus on the New Zealand and Australia territories. iPlanWare a UK, based company has several key global business partners. - July 17, 2008 - 3-Sixty
Big Fish Group Subsidiary QJumpers Snaps Up Job Seeking Website Anonymouse and Ties Up with EMAs
National online recruitment company QJumpers today announced they had snapped up nationwide job seeker website Anonymouse. With the purchase, the recruitment site has also taken over the partnership with the Employer Associations of Business NZ - Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA)... - July 09, 2008 - QJumpers
Launch of New Lucid Dreaming Website
A brand new website has been launched on the art of lucid dreaming, offering free content to fans of altered states of consciousness. See www.World-of-Lucid–Dreaming.com for details. - July 03, 2008 - World of Lucid Dreaming
Online Daters Get Help at Last
Dating Advice releases a free report packed with information designed to help newcomers and current online dating users for successful internet dating. Denise Corlett, founder of Dating Advice, an Auckland based dating advice service, has just launched a free downloadable report entitled... - June 10, 2008 - Dating Advice
Design Students Find a Creative Outlet
Vanilla Design Store has teamed up with Otago Polytechnic design students to sell their innovative products internationally via a new website. - June 07, 2008 - Vanilla Design Store
Apollo Fleet Goes Green
Apollo Motorhome Holidays has become member of New Zealand’s GreenFleet program. The New Zealand car hire and campervan rental operator pledged to maintain and increase its environmentally friendly business policies. Apollo CEO Luke Trouchet said, “As the Southern Hemisphere’s... - June 04, 2008 - Apollo Motorhomes
Silverfernz New Zealand Gifts Adds Jill Main - New Zealand Designer
Silverfernz have added a new range of unique home wares, accessories and gifts by New Zealand designer Jill Main. Online retailer of New Zealand gifts, jewelry, and souvenirs adds a new collection of home wares, clothing accessories and gifts. The collection comes from the well known New Zealand... - May 15, 2008 - Silverfernz Ltd
Behaviour Skills for Parents and Support People - Help at Last
Behaviour Skills For Parents and Support People is a new 207 page large paperback book written specifically to help Parents, Teachers and Support People manage and modify challenging behaviour. - May 04, 2008 - Behaviour Skills
Book Promotion, New Style: Novelist Makes Maximum Use of Internet Technology
Novelist Mike Reeves-McMillan is using 21st-century technology including blogging and podcasting to promote his novel set in the Renaissance. - March 15, 2008 - C-Side Media
Launch of a New Website; Positively You™ is All About Helping People with Their Personal and Professional Development
This is the launch of a new website for and about people and their personal and professional development. Positively You™ has been created to help people realise their worth and create the life they want, by sharing stories, suggesting self-help strategies and much more. - March 03, 2008 - Positively You
An Online Prize for Book Lovers and Writers
Authors fed up with publishers’ rejection slips, and readers hunting for new material will welcome the launch of online publisher www.bookhabit.com on 29 February – especially writers, who have a chance to win US$5,000 in Bookhabit’s “Unpublished Competition.” - February 27, 2008 - Bookhabit Limited
Success on Catholic Matchmaker New Zealand
Catholic Matchmaker New Zealand has its first success story. “Cathie and David” have announced their engagement in the Christchurch Press last month, and plan an April Wedding. Catholic Matchmaker opened its doors in New Zealand on 29 September 07 and since then has been a steadily... - January 17, 2008 - Catholic Matchmaker New Zealand Ltd
Blue Oasis Pool Services is Not a Franchise Operation
Based on some recent negative media around Franchises, Blue Oasis makes it clear Franchising is not part of their operation. - January 15, 2008 - Blue Oasis Pool Services
Robyn Galloway, Managing Director for Innovative Travel International, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Robyn Galloway, Managing Director for Innovative Travel International, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business. Robyn makes her home in New Zealand and is an esteemed member of the Tourism Indonesian Association and the New Zealand Travel Agents Association. As Managing... - January 12, 2008 - Princeton Premier
Author Writes Novel in Marker Pen on Camper Van
With no paper at hand, and in the spur of the moment, author C. S. Williamson scrawled his first draft of his recently published novel 'A Snowboarding Life' in marker pen on the inside walls and ceiling of his camper van while he waited out the storms that lashed the Basque coastline of Europe. He then completed a second draft, transferring what he had written onto paper this time, about a year later following another winter spent snowboarding in the Italian Dolomites. - January 11, 2008 - asnowboardinglife.com
MBANZ Announces New Website
The Mastiff Breeds Association today announces the launch of their fresh new website. The website remains at mastiffbreeds.co.nz. - December 27, 2007 - Mastiff Breeds Association Of New Zealand
Dr. Dominic Moran, Chief Executive Officer for Destination Marlborough, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Dr. Dominic Moran, Chief Executive Officer for Destination Marlborough, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Dr. Moran makes his home in New Zealand and earned his Ph.D from the University of New Zealand. As Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Moran oversees all... - December 12, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Catholic Matchmaker – A Success Story
Catholics are avoiding the usual problems that Dating/relationship Sites have, by only allowing paid members to Catholic Matchmaker New Zealand (http://www.catholicmatchmaker.co.nz) . - November 24, 2007 - Catholic Matchmaker New Zealand Ltd
Silverfernz New Zealand Gifts Gets Funky with Ceramics
New Zealand ceramics and pottery have gotten a splash of color - thanks to Silverfernz new selection of funky ceramics. - October 17, 2007 - Silverfernz Ltd
Arborfold Industries Ltd Offers New Zealander’s a One Stop Shop for Hufcor & Trans-Space’s Range of Folding Doors & Moving Walls
New Zealander’s have never had to look any further than Arborfold Industries Ltd for all their room partitioning needs, and now with the launch of their brand new website (www.arborfold.co.nz) their clients browse their extensive range of Hufcor and Trans-Space products including CAD drawings, from the comfort of their home, office or even mobile phone. - September 30, 2007 - Arborfold Industries Ltd
Catholic Matchmaker New Zealand Gets Archbishop's Blessing
Archbishop John Dew has just endorsed and blessed a New Zealand Catholic Matchmaker site in an effort to help Catholics find Catholics for friendships and relationships. “I am happy to approve this website initiative to be used by Catholic singles of the Archdiocese of Wellington who are... - August 23, 2007 - Catholic Matchmaker New Zealand Ltd
A Lesson in the Great Outdoors – Garden Design Encourages Education in Wellington, New Zealand
Local Garden designer Jamie Reid is helping young children around Wellington get back to nature with innovative garden designs and landscaping at local kindergartens. - June 29, 2007 - Jamie Reid Garden Designs & Designer
Over Half of Tourist and Business Travellers Book Hotels in the Wrong Location
A Survey of Online Hotel Reviews Identifies that Travelers Have Difficulty Determining the Location of Hotels on Hotel Reservation Websites. - June 02, 2007 - Staycloser