Turley Farms co-owner Murray Turley is sinking his teeth into a new apple growing business between the family and Rockit. PHOTO: TURLEY FARMSSouth Canterbury’s Turley family are breaking new ground in an apple orchard joint venture with Rockit Global. The Turley Rockit partnership has planted a 20-hectare orchard with plans to bring in other investors to grow the Rangitata site to 100ha. Projected returns for Rockit apple growing were attractive. Developing the Turley Rockit orchard, completed in September, was a big job, he said.

Discussion around the sale of the Downtown Carpark has been heating up again lately, and it likely all comes to a head tomorrow when Council will effectively decide on whether to sell it or not. Redevelopment of the site – and the surrounding area, such as removing the Hobson St Flyover – has been on a number of council plans for over a decade. The current City Centre Masterplan says:The western half of this downtown west precinct retains the potential to unlock significant additional benefits in the future. Twin towers and a laneway weaving its way from Britomart to the Viaduct are proposed if Auckland councillors agree to sell the Downtown carpark building to Precinct Properties. In order to sell, the Council are being asked drop some of their initial requirements for selling the Downtown Carpark.

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Photo: NZ HeraldA New Zealand entrepreneur will pay a grandmother's fine of more than $3000 for a chicken sandwich she forgot was in her backpack when she arrived in Australia to visit family. Following the article, a New Zealand entrepreneur, who wished to remain anonymous, contacted the Herald and said he wanted to cover Armstrong's fine. When she got to the airport, she bought a muffin and a gluten-free chicken and lettuce sandwich, which was sealed. “My husband kept saying, ‘Just pay it.’ I said, ‘It’s our pension, we can’t afford this’.”Armstrong paid the fine before the deadline, incurring a fee of $NZ3700. She also sent an email one month later to say the fine was having a significant impact on her life.

Police in Christchurch, New Zealand, discovered reported hair hanging out from the back of a driver's trunk belonged to a mannequin head used for hairdresser training. Photo by Taken/Pixabay.comSubscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A New Zealand woman received a call from police after she was seen driving with a clump of hair hanging out of the trunk of her car that turned out to be a mannequin head. Sophie Milne, 26, of Christchurch, said she hadn't realized the hair was hanging out from her trunk for about a week until she was called by police. AdvertisementPolice told Milne they had received multiple calls from concerned citizens who were worried about a potential person trapped in her trunk. The hair turned out to belong to "Cher," a mannequin head Milne had used for hairdressing training.

The 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit 45km north of Te Anau on Tuesday nightMore than 1000 people felt an earthquake centred 45km north of Te Anau, Southland, on Tuesday night. The 5.1-magnitude quake hit at 9:56pm (NZ time) at a depth of 92km. According to GeoNet, the shaking was described as light and about 1186 people reported feeling it. Did you feel the shaking? Do you have any photos or videos of the incident?

Iconic New Zealand fashion title, Fashion Quarterly, has been acquired by current Editor-in-Chief Sarah Murray. The future holds significant opportunities at the intersection of fashion, media and technology to provide readers with an immersive, impactful experience,” she says. Fashion Quarterly is New Zealand’s leading, and most read fashion publication and Murray will continue in her role as editor-in-chief to lead the brand into its next phase of growth. Not only is it the country’s most widely read fashion title, it actively places fashion at the forefront. Established in 1980, FQ has been an institution in the New Zealand fashion industry producing editorial shoots where they not only support established fashion designers, but also up and coming fashion designers and industry leaders across fashion, beauty, lifestyle and travel.

S&P Global Ratings says it may downgrade local councils’ credit ratings if the incoming Government repeals Labour’s water reforms without putting in place a workable alternative. Hastings District Council plans to spend $192 million on water infrastructure assets by 2030, while the Government report estimated that $936 million was needed. Downgrades across the motuRegardless, local councils are already highly leveraged, debt levels are rising, and some may struggle to fund even the lesser estimates. For example, Hamilton might drop from AA- to A+, Wellington City would fall from AA+ to AA, and Auckland could go from AA to AA-. Now, National hopes to herd local councils through its more flexible alternative and achieve a similar end result — except with less centralisation and heavy-handed government control.

An example of a modern learning environment at Te Puke High School. Photo: NZ HeraldA Canterbury high school is spending more than $1 million to convert one of its newest open-plan classrooms back to single rooms, saying the modern learning environment is not fit for purpose. “I don’t know if things went wrong [with modern learning environments per se], they just weren’t fit for purpose,” he said. “A lot of people talked about modern learning environments as being open barns - and they’re not. Rangiora High School is spending $1.5 million to convert the classrooms back to “single cell” rooms with walls in between them.

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:57 am, November 21st, 2023 - 33 commentsCategories: chris hipkins, International, israel, labour, Palestine, war - Tags:Earlier this week the New Zealand Labour Party made a statement on Palestine and it was a good one. I am pleased that New Zealand Labour decided to be more staunch and declare that the killing of innocent children and the bombing of hospitals and schools should not be tolerated. “It runs against Labour Party values to see the horrific scenes we are witnessing without calling for a ceasefire,” he said. “The violence and the killing has to stop.”National responded by agreeing with Labour but then accusing Labour of playing politics. “Given New Zealand’s long-standing bipartisan approach to foreign policy it is very disappointing that Chris Hipkins is playing politics with such a serious issue.

However, to those who watch the skies, Peter Jackson is also known for his large collection of both restored and replica vintage aircraft – specifically both British and German fighters from World War 1. With that said, it has been claimed over the last few years that he actually has more fighter aircraft than the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). Technically, Jackson has more airworthy fighter aircraft than the RNZAF – even if they have been obsolete for a good 80-100 years and do not have weapons. As for why Jackson has an air force advanced by the standards of a medieval world like Tolkien's Middle Earth? Some people might say it's got out of control, I'd say it's evolved," added Jackson.

New Zealand wholesale interest rates have fallen sharply over the last month or so, suggesting mortgage rate cuts could be in store before long. Two-year swap rates, which can influence mortgage rates, currently trade at around 5.075 per cent, down sharply from 5.785 per cent in early October. “It’s all feeding through to the Reserve Bank’s [rate hikes] being done, and the next move being a rate cut,” Kerr said. Harbour Asset Management fixed income and currency strategist Hamish Pepper said the falls in wholesale rates should flow through into mortgage rates soon. “For now, wholesale rates have moved a lot more but retail rates have not moved at all, so that transmission is not really there,” he said.

New Zealand is currently experiencing its fifth wave of Covid-19, and it appears to be the largest spike in infections seen all year. According to Otago University epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker, the hospitalization peak during this fifth wave seems to be even higher than what was observed during the fourth wave. However, epidemiologists and modellers do not predict this wave to reach the heights of the previous wave in 2022. FAQs:Q: How many new Covid-19 cases were reported in New Zealand during the fifth wave? A: Health officials reported a total of 7,881 new Covid-19 cases during the fifth wave.

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Comments by locals to Stuff sum up the collective anger of Tauranga in response to two more ‘user pays’ concepts revealed last week by Council - congestion charges, and footpath fees for outside tables at cafés and restaurants. Now, with the congestion charges mooted, residents have had a guts full. Tauranga Council is asking for community feedback on a concept for congestion charging in Tauranga and locals Stuff spoke to are strongly against it. Tauranga City Council Commission, from left, Shadrach Rolleston, Bill Wasley, Anne Tolley and Stephen Selwood. “A deviant and devious strategy to create the congestion and then charge their victims for the privilege.”In response to Stuff’s questions, Commissioner Sellwood says the congestion charges – which the council has named Smart Trip – is at concept stage.