OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) ” BNSF has started taking additional safety measures for crude oil shipments because of four recent high-profile derailments in the U.S. and Canada, the railroad said Monday.Under the changes, BNSF is slowing…
Teaching jobs on the rise
Teachers looking for a job should head to Wellington, according to Seek’s latest Labour Market Report.New job ads in the Education and Training industry were up 18 per cent year-on-year to February 2015 – driven by a 45 per cent…
John Luxton: We're a way off accepting Asians as equals
The Asia New Zealand Foundation has been surveying New Zealanders about their attitudes towards Asia for nearly two decades, capturing an evolving picture of our responses to demographic and economic changes.Over that time, the…
No pressure to leave: Warehouse boss Mark Powell
The Warehouse Group boss Mark Powell is to leave after a four-year stint in which he oversaw a major strategic shift, including numerous acquisitions and a nationwide revamp of the retailer’s Red Sheds stores.The Auckland-based…
NZ dollar hits new high against Aussie
The New Zealand dollar rose to a record against the Australian dollar on speculation the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates again as soon as next week, while the price of iron ore, a key export, continues to slide.The…
Ten new air service deals to strengthen NZ's global links
New Zealand has secured 10 new air service deals allowing links with countries ranging from Bahrain in the Middle East to Curacao in the Caribbean.New air services agreements signed with Bahrain, Colombia, Egypt, Greece, Oman, Serbia…
Mobil wins nearly $1m court costs from Waterfront Auckland
Publicly-owned Waterfront Auckland must pay Mobil almost $1 million in courts costs for its failed attempt to get the oil company to foot the bill for cleaning up a heavily contaminated area of Wynyard Quarter.Mobil Oil leased…
Sawmill magnate seeking Supreme Court hearing for divorce wrangle
A Rotorua sawmilling magnate – whose $28 million divorce wrangle has big implications for trusts – is trying to take the case to the Supreme Court.Mark Clayton has significant sawmilling interests in the central North Island and…
Minister Bridges says oil protestors have a point
Energy Minister Simon Bridges agrees with some of the messages of protestors outside a petroleum summit being held in Auckland today.Environmental activists want the government to pull the plug on encouraging oil exploration -…
Synlait shares drop on first half-result
Synlait Milk’s share price dropped by 8.6 per cent after the South Island dairy company said said unrealised foreign exchange losses drove the company to a $6.4 million net loss for the six months to January 31 from a $12.1 million…