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>

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>

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>

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 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>