Press Release: Te Whanau-a-Apanui Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Aotearoa Mussel Limited have joined forces to build a land-based mussel spat hatchery in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, to enhance New Zealand’s growing aquaculture industry. Te Whānau-ā-Apanui will invest $1.2million in a research and development programme with support from Callaghan Innovation. The programme is scheduled to commence […]

$1.4 billion of the $24.3 billion National Land Transport Fund has been applied to Bay of Plenty roading projects. The spend will include continued work along 35.8kms of State Highway 2 between Waihī and Ōmokoroa, and a further 36kms between Wainui Road and Ōpōtiki. Other key projects will see the delivery of the State Highway […]

Waikato based infrastructure company has been selected to develop Lodestone’s five solar power stations in the upper North Island. The farms in Northland, Eastern Bay of Plenty and Coromandel, will eventually generate 400 Gigawatt hours – enough power for about 55,000 households, the equivalent of Hamilton. The first plant will be near Kaitaia, with further […]

Air New Zealand and global aviation giant Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to analyse hydrogen aircraft’s impact on its network, operations, and infrastructure. Air New Zealand aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, while Airbus aims to develop a zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035. Airbus has a project called ZEROe which looks to […]

There have been 14 new community cases of Covid-19 reported today, all detected in Auckland, the Ministry of Health has revealed. There are 20 cases in hospital today, including four in ICU or HDU. The Ministry said 441 of the 966 Auckland cases had now recovered, while all but two of Wellington’s 17 cases have […]

Māori Language Week (Māori: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori) is a government-sponsored initiative intended to encourage New Zealanders to promote the use of the Māori language, which, along with New Zealand Sign Language, is an official language of the country. Māori Language Week is part of a broader revival of the Māori language. It […]

The Government is pitching in to help vital work to protect nationally significant kauri forests in Auckland, Minister of Conservation Kiri Allan says. “Ensuring the survival of these iconic trees for future generations means doing everything we can to prevent the potential spread of kauri dieback disease,” Kiri Allan said. “But prior to the latest […]

There are 15 new cases of Covid-19 in the community, the Ministry of Health has announced. There are 21 people with Covid in hospital and four in ICU. 2,862,765 people have received their first vaccines and 1,462,725 have had their second jabs

Small businesses say they are at breaking point and are pleading with the government to give them additional support. Business New Zealand and the National Party want the government to urgently set up a fund targeted at small business owners and their employees to access mental health support. Meanwhile, Hospitality New Zealand wants the wage […]

New Zealand achieved well at this year’s Mundus Vini, one of the most prestigious wine competitions in the world. The annual event will usually receive 12,000 wine submissions, with up to 3,000 medals being presented. New Zealand’s wine sector came in fourth in the medals table after Australia, Chile and South Africa, securing 21 Gold […]