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New Zealand businesses are entering the New Year lacking the workforce needed to drive innovation, with almost two-thirds (61%) concerned about the number of high potential employees in their organisation.
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While steady, sustainable growth may be the main resolution for many businesses entering 2014, we all know that achieving a New Year’s resolution requires consistent focus.
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Dell today launched the thinnest and lightest 15-inch true mobile workstation, the Dell Precision M3800, to its family of the world’s most powerful mobile workstations.
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Dell has taken a bold step in unveiling a new family of tablets and new laptops, including a 2-in-1 Ultrabook.
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According to Kiwi kids, our Prime Minister is almost as cool as Justin Bieber.
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Bayer's Auckland-based Centre for Innovation and Development (CID) today opened a new research facility, which will play a key part in improving the health of farm and pet animals.
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Fiji Airways, Fiji's national airline is the newest holder of a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title, soaring to 41,000 feet to set the record for the world's 'Highest Altitude Wedding on an Aeroplane'.
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Fiji Airways, Fiji’s national airline, has today been officially launched around the world.
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Dell Software today announced the latest version of the Dell KACE K1000 Management Appliance, which now includes integrated software asset management to boost software license compliance, while helping lower IT costs.
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Visiting the mountain this winter is now easier than ever thanks to the new FLEXI PASS from Mt Ruapehu.
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Dell has announced an expanded and stronger Dell Precision workstation portfolio that includes the smallest tower workstation chassis in its class, the Dell Precision T1700 small form-factor, and the world’s most powerful rack workstation, the Dell Precision R7610.
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Mt Ruapehu is blanketed in snow following the recent wild weather that has hit the country.
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The number of Kiwis who own a smartphone has doubled in the past year, a TNS study has revealed.
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Experiencing Fiji’s world-class scuba diving, pristine sandy beaches or natural waterslides will be even more accessible to Kiwis wanting to escape to a Fijian paradise this winter, as Air Pacific (soon to be Fiji Airways) announces a first-of-its-kind fare special.
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Dell today launched the Latitude 3330, designed to help schools and educators teach tomorrow's leaders while providing excellent value.
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The media industry has again been revealed as New Zealand’s most attractive industry to work for in the 2013 Randstad Awards, even after slightly dropping in terms of its relative attractiveness from 2012 to 2013.
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Dell today announced new additions to its networking portfolio to help customers accelerate transitions to high-performance converged, virtualised and private cloud environments.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — It's an unlikely set of sports gear - three chickens, slabs of beef, pork and lamb and a set of sharp knives, but two of Northland's top butchers are hoping it'll be the tools they need to slice, bone and dice their way to victory against their South Island counterparts.
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Woodstock, New Zealand’s number one bourbon and cola brand, has signed on as the broadcast sponsor of the NRL Telstra Premiership on SKY Sport and Prime.
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New World Mount Maunganui shopper Desirae Curtis, has walked away with much more than her usual groceries, winning $10,000 cash in a nationwide promotion run by New World and Fonterra Brands.
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Kiwi diners are being called to fight the obesity epidemic by supporting restaurants, pubs, clubs and cafes participating in Good Fork Week from 4 – 10 March 2013.
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The latest Randstad Workmonitor Report shows New Zealand workers are increasingly optimistic about the country’s economic situation, with more than three quarters (77%) stating their organisation is performing well financially.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Local kids aged 7 to 15 years have less than two weeks left to register for the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon event in St Heliers to take place on 24 February at Vellenoweth Green.
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Listen up kiwis: Have you ever lied for sexual gain? Or, been a little bit too honest and answered your wife “yes honey, you do look fat in that dress”? Whether you’re good at telling porkies or honest to the bone, kiwi brewery, Boundary Road, wants to know.
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Jenny Craig has just announced the launch of their latest campaign which celebrates the stories of everyday clients, breaking from the tradition of celebrity-only weight loss journeys.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Local kids aged 7 to 15 years are invited to register to take part in the Christchurch Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon, on Sunday 17 March 2013 at Centennial Park.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Tennis legend Andre Agassi is coming to Paper Plus Eastgate on Wednesday 23 January for a book signing of his award winning and critically acclaimed autobiography Open.
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2013 is the Year of the Snake in Chinese Zodiac and for New Zealand employers it’s wise to take heed of what that means.
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With flights back on schedule and many resorts back to ‘business as usual’ now that Cyclone Evan has passed, Air Pacific, Fiji’s national airline, has announced special fares to allow New Zealanders to travel to Fiji and its array of islands at a great new price in the New Year of 2013.
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As announced yesterday, Air Pacific is operating most of its flights per normal today (Wednesday) with some slight delays due to schedule impacts resulting from Tropical Cyclone Evan which passed Fiji early morning Tuesday.
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Air Pacific wishes to advise passengers of its latest flight schedules for Tuesday, December 18th—following an update on airfield conditions and weather from Fijian authorities.
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New research shows Kiwis are among the region’s most eager to change roles in the New Year, with almost two thirds (61%) planning to leave their job in 2013 - double the amount from last year - according to the latest Randstad World of Work Report.
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With almost 65 per cent of adults in New Zealand either overweight or obese*, and 13% of children obese with a further 22.5% overweight**, there is no doubt obesity is one of the biggest public health problems that New Zealanders face.
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Kiwi kids aged 7 – 15 years are invited to register for the 2013 Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon series which will travel to 13 different towns and cities across New Zealand from December until April 2013.
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Some of New Zealand’s best home-grown businesses and individuals are amongst the finalists in the 2012 Deloitte/Management magazine Top 200 Awards, with organisations such as Trade Me, Ryman Healthcare Group and Port of Tauranga up for the highly valued Company of the Year title.
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NELSON — Liquorland Nelson has been awarded Liquorland's Gold Franchisee of the Year Award at the company's annual conference this month, a national accolade which recognises the store's achievements over the past year.
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Professional Public Relations, the largest and most awarded PR consultancy across New Zealand and Australia, has acquired SublimeNZ, New Zealand’s premium experiential marketing brand.
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Paper Plus Group has today announced a new partnership with Kobo, a leader in eReading with over 10 million registered users worldwide.
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Air Pacific, Fiji’s national airline, last night hosted a world premiere event in Suva to introduce the new livery and features of its brand-new Airbus A330s scheduled to take to the skies in 2013.
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In a nation-wide first for Kordia and business internet provider One Fibre, the ISP has successfully connected a retail customer to the UFB network through Kordia’s new Business Connect Light service.
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Dell has been voted New Zealand’s most popular PC brand by more than 225,000 Kiwi’s around the country.
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A heavy spring snow fall of fresh powder has blanketed the Mt Ruapehu Ski Area overnight, just in time for the school holidays.
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Boundary Road Brewery has announced that from 1 October it will be importing and distributing Asahi Super Dry, the world’s biggest selling Japanese beer.
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Forty percent of Kiwi employees feel overqualified for their current job, as revealed by specialist recruitment & HR services company, Randstad.
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Clearly sex isn't dead for the over-fifties, but they could be putting their sexual health at risk by having unsafe sex, reveals a survey commissioned by leading 50+ community website, GrownUps.co.nz.
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New World is directly tackling the issue of car park safety with the launch of ‘Park Safe’, the first programme of its kind in New Zealand.
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It was a standout performance at the Mt Ruapehu Xtreme competition last week with kiwis featuring on the podium in each of the four freeride skiing and snowboarding events, fending off top competition from several high profile international skiers and boarders.
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The weather gods turned on the stunning weather for the first day of the Mt Ruapehu Xtreme, held yesterday at Mt Ruapehu's Whakapapa Ski Area.
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Weet-Bix has officially claimed the Guinness World Record® for the largest cereal breakfast, doubling the existing world record held in New York.
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Mt Ruapehu’s Whakapapa ski area is looking good for the arrival of top international skiers and snowboarders, here for one of the world’s most extreme events.
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HAMILTON — Local charities got a much needed pantry top-up last week, when suppliers at the Foodstuffs expo donated pallets of groceries, chilled and frozen foods to the Te Whakaruruhau Māori Women’s Refuge and the Salvation Army Community Ministries in Hamilton.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Aucklanders aren’t eating their home-grown veges, says a survey of Kiwi vege patches.
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Paper Plus invites fabulous foodies and book lovers alike to join Annabel and media personality Kerre Woodham on Monday 10th September at the Aotea Centre for an evening that is sure to inspire and delight.
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Mt Ruapehu is currently experiencing the best conditions of the season with top to bottom skiing, and a line up of top events happening over the next few weeks.
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The stars of the supermarket world turned out on Wednesday night for the inaugural Foodstuffs Supplier of the Year Awards, with 26 companies recognised as finalists or winners in 11 award categories.
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The Paper Plus Group threw out a challenge to all Paper Plus and Take Note stores nationwide this month, to raise money for Red Nose Day, helping fund life changing and life saving research for young Kiwi kids.
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Kordia has confirmed deals to provide voice services to engineering consultancy Beca’s 11 sites across Australasia, as well as voice and WAN services to Burger King’s nationwide network including its retail outlets, head office and distribution centre.
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Air Pacific, Fiji’s international airline, today revealed the new brandmark that will be used to represent the carrier when it relaunches as ‘Fiji Airways’ in 2013.
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There’s only five days left for school children to head into their local Paper Plus or Take Note store to take part in the nationwide fundraising efforts for the Red Nose Day for Cure Kids.
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Paper Plus has reached out to local community policemen and women from Ormiston Police Station, encouraging them to join forces with the thousands of Kiwis nationwide who are celebrating Red Nose Day this year and getting a little silly for a serious cause.
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Dell today announced that President Bill Clinton and Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell will speak at Dell World 2012, its second annual customer and partner event.
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Paper Plus is calling for school children across the country to head into their local Paper Plus or Take Note store to take part in the nationwide fundraising efforts for the Red Nose Day for Cure Kids.
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The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Breakfast Challenge saw 648 Kiwi kids and their teachers attempt their own Guinness World Record® today for the largest cereal breakfast in support of the New Zealand Olympic Team.
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Local books and stationery store, Paper Plus Coastlands has been awarded as the best in the country, taking out the prestigious title of THORPE-Bowker Group Bookshop of the Year.
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Paper Plus Group delegates have delighted Nadi Primary School in Fiji by donating much needed books and stationary to school children, many of whom were heavily affected by the recent devastating floods.
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TAIHAPE — Take Note Taihape has been awarded the AA Rewards for Excellence in Customer Loyalty award at the annual Paper Plus Group gala dinner, held at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland last night.
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GORE — Paper Plus Gore has been awarded the prestigious Fly Buys Award for Excellence in Customer Loyalty at the annual Paper Plus Group gala dinner, held at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland last night.
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PAHIATUA — Take Note Pahiatua has been awarded the Take Note Community and Presentation award at the annual Paper Plus Group gala awards dinner, held at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland last night.
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Local books and stationery store, Take Note Dinsdale, has been awarded the title of best in the country, taking out the honour of the Take Note Store of the Year, as well as the award for best sales at the annual Paper Plus Group Awards.
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KAIKOURA — Paper Plus Kaikoura has been awarded the Paper Plus Community and Presentation award at the annual Paper Plus Group gala awards dinner, held at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland last night.
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HAWERA — Local books and stationery store, Paper Pus Hawera, has been awarded as the best in the country, taking out the prestigious title for Paper Plus Store of the Year at the annual Paper Plus Group Awards.
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Local books and stationery store, Paper Pus Coastlands, has taken out the award for best book sales at the annual Paper Plus Group Awards, proving that their valued customers still enjoy curling up with a good read.
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Gilmours Hamilton and some of rugby’s biggest stars have teamed up and are going the extra mile for the Child Cancer Foundation, raising money for the charity that helps those children whose lives have been affected by the life threatening illness.
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Kordia has partnered with Blue Coat Systems to launch a new cloud-based web security solution for businesses to meet the challenges of today’s changing application and media consumption patterns, and dynamic web-based threat landscape.
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AUCKLAND — Health authorities are thanking Aucklanders for doing their part in helping end the measles outbreak which began in May 2011, with no new cases linked to the outbreak since 12 June this year.
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Porirua based chocolate maker Whittaker’s has been voted New Zealand’s most trusted brand in the annual Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Survey; released today in the August issue of Reader’s Digest New Zealand.
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More than three quarters of Kiwi employees are working to live as opposed to living to work and 44% are prepared to forego part of their salary to secure their job, according to a report released today by specialist recruitment and HR services company, Randstad.
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Mt Ruapehu is looking forward to the upcoming school holidays with fresh new snow allowing more trails to open on both Turoa and Whakapapa Ski Areas this weekend.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Specialist recruitment & HR services provider, Randstad, announced this evening that Air New Zealand is the region’s most attractive employer in Canterbury, winning the 2012 Randstad Award as voted by almost 1000 Cantabrians.
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Paper Plus stores nationwide will be restocked this week with the much anticipated erotic fiction trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, after the racy novel flew off the shelves since it was first introduced to intrigued Kiwi readers.
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National Treasure Dame Edna Everage and her manager Barry Humphries are more than halfway to their goal weight, both shedding an impressive eight kilograms with Jenny Craig.
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Kiwi retirees face the need to be extra cautious throughout their retirement - even if they manage to be debt-free by the time they turn 65. That’s the grim reality faced by New Zealanders in the years ahead according to a new survey commissioned by leading 50+ community website, GrownUps.
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The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, has announced that China Construction Bank (CCB) has commenced offering Western Union® Money TransferSM services in China, enabling its consumers to connect to more than 200 countries and territories around the world to meet their international money transfers needs.
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GrownUps.co.nz is undertaking an online survey to reveal the financial health and retirement savings woes of everyday New Zealanders, and is calling for participants.
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New World Melody's in Palmerston North has just been crowned the retail category winners in Beef + Lamb New Zealand's tenth annual Steak of Origin awards, beating out 73 other meat retailers who also submitted their steaks for the Best of Brand - Retail category.
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Air Pacific, Fiji’s national airline, continues to prepare for a significant relaunch in 2013 with the announcement today of three key strategic partnerships. The partnerships will further enhance international travellers’ in-flight experience onboard the ‘new’, revitalised airline.
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The latest initiatives in the turnaround strategy of Air Pacific, Fiji’s National Carrier, have been revealed, including a rebranding of the airline and a return to its 1958 name of ‘Fiji Airways’.
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Paper Plus stores nationwide are reaching out to fans of the internationally acclaimed The Hunger Games trilogy this week, by offering them in-store discounts on all of the titles from the hugely successful post-apocalyptic novels.
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