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10/3/2010Wakefield Health in trading halt
Article - Businesswire
Wakefield Health in trading halt March
10 (BusinessWire) - Trading in shares of Wakefield Health
Ltd on the New Zealand stock exchange has been halted this
morning, "pending a material announcement".The company
reported pressure on earnings in its report, for the half
year to September 30, but is lightly geared at 8.8% debt to
equity, and said in the half-year report that Wakefield
"continues to explore opportunities for growth through
merger or acquisition". ... more>
Article - Businesswire
Satara FY earnings drop 24%; new automatic fruit packers
help keep lid on costsBy Peter KerrMarch 10
(BusinessWire) – Satara Cooperative Group, the fruit
packer and coolstore operator, posted a 24% decline in
full-year earnings, as a poorer harvest reduced fruit
volumes, prompting a focus on increased efficiencies,
including new automatic fruit packers.Earnings before
interest and tax fell to $4.7 million in calendar 2009, from
$6.2 million a year earlier, the... more>
Press Release - TimePlan
Leading UK Educationalist to Visit NZ Sir Paul
Grant suspended 300 troublemakers in his first week to send
the message that the 'anything goes' culture had to change.
It worked. Last year East London’s Robert Clack School
received the best A-level results in Barking and Dagenham
borough and some of the best in the capital. Now the man
credited with turning around one of East London’s toughest
secondary schools, is heading to New Zealand later this
month and the... more>
10/3/2010Strong field building for Le Race
Press Release - Le Race
Strong field building for Le Race 9 march
2010Leading Australian professional cyclist Carla
Ryan has been joined by five time National road cycling
champion and Commonwealth Games medallist Gordon McCauley as
entries build for Le Race being held on Saturday 20
March.McCauley will be joined by his Subway – Avanti
Cycling team mates Michael Vink, Ryan Wills Samuel Horgan
and Joe Cooper in the 100 kilometre race. Vink, 18, is
fine tuning his racing prior to... more>
10/3/2010Ellice Overcomes Altitude Set Back
Press Release - Triathlon New Zealand
10th March 2010For immediate
release from Triathlon New Zealand, for further information
visit www.triathlon.org.nz
Ellice Overcomes Altitude Set BackNew Plymouth triathlete Clark Ellice has overcome an
altitude and mountain stream induced scare to be ready to
race at this weekend’s Contact Tri Nationals in
Wellington, an event that also carries with it ITU Oceania
Championship status.Along with the rest of the Tri
NZ high performance squad,... more>
10/3/2010A smarter approach to housing
Press Release - New Zealand Government
A smarter approach to housingA successful
pilot scheme has led to a nationwide rollout of an exciting
initiative to improve how Housing New Zealand responds to
the public, Acting Housing Minister Maurice Williamson
announced today.The Housing New Zealand Options and
Advice service will be rolled out nationally over the next
three months, starting in 18 Housing New Zealand
neighbourhood units today.“The reality is that
Housing New Zealand cannot... more>
10/3/2010A smarter approach to housing
Press Release - New Zealand Government
A smarter approach to housingA successful
pilot scheme has led to a nationwide rollout of an exciting
initiative to improve how Housing New Zealand responds to
the public, Acting Housing Minister Maurice Williamson
announced today.The Housing New Zealand Options and
Advice service will be rolled out nationally over the next
three months, starting in 18 Housing New Zealand
neighbourhood units today.“The reality is that
Housing New Zealand cannot... more>
Press Release - New Zealand Government
Ministry to be more efficient, less
bureaucratic The Ministry of Education
will look at reshaping its role, size and focus in the next
stage of its ongoing change programme says Education
Minister Anne Tolley.“The Ministry, which has a
departmental operating budget of $441 million in 2009/10,
has to identify $25 million by 2012/13 as a result of
savings offered up by the line by line review leading in to
Budget 2009, and increasing cost... more>
Article - Businesswire
NZ dollar edges up before NZ, China trade data, as euro
weakensMarch 10 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand’s
dollar edged up against most currencies as the euro weakened
and traders await local and Chinese trade data and the
central bank’s release of its review of interest rates
tomorrow.The euro and the British pound weakened against
the greenback after Fitch Ratings voiced concern about the
U.K.’s credit profile and warned that Portugal was at risk
of a credit rating... more>
Press Release - The PR Shop
MEDIA RELEASE MARCH 2010The World’s
Biggest Game Is Looking For The Worlds Biggest
Fan.Budweiser, official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA
World Cup, is looking for soccer fans from around the world
to send to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa to be
part of Bud House. We’re looking for one Kiwi to represent
New Zealand in Bud House.The fans will each have the
chance to share their passion for their home team with the
group, and the world, as well as the... more>