Fast Facts
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130Predicted tourism boom could push infrastructure to breaking point
LGNZ President Dave Cull says that a new forecast predicting an international visitor increase of 37% to 5.1 million annually by 2024...
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170Technology and water storage key to achieving government objectives
IrrigationNZ says that supporting the uptake of new farming practices and technology will help improve waterways, while water storage will be key...
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130Canterbury dairy herd rises as New Zealand total steadies
The number of dairy cattle in Canterbury is continuing to rise, bucking a national trend of stable figures, Stats NZ said.
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118Better tools to predict heart attacks & stroke in NZ
University of Auckland academics have developed new equations to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (mainly heart attacks and strokes) in New...
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132Climate change-induced drought will make plant diseases worse
New Zealand’s land-based primary industries need to get ready for more, and more serious, crop disease as climate change causes more and...
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117Neighbourhood ‘greenness’ lowers Kiwi kids’ asthma risk
Children growing up in areas with diverse plant life are less likely to be diagnosed with asthma.
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102Annual visitor arrivals up more than 1.2 million in five years
A record 3.82 million visitors stepped onto New Zealand shores in the March 2018 year, Stats NZ said. New Zealand has seen...
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111Unemployment and underutilisation rates both fall
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in the March 2018 quarter, down from 4.5 percent last quarter, Stats NZ...
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129Biosecurity intelligence team a good move
Providing earlier warning of biosecurity risks by establishing a biosecurity intelligence team within government is a good idea, says Horticulture New Zealand...
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113Government’s new approach reflects importance of biosecurity to all Kiwis
As the struggle to deal with various nasty biosecurity incursions goes on around the country, particularly against the horrendous cattle disease Mycoplasma...
Friday, August 10th, 2018 at 2:31pm
#TheWarehouseGroup bids goodbye to 21 million single-use plastic checkout bags https://t.co/esT0CEbYbS https://t.co/SGX1EnLIkM
#TheWarehouseGroup bids goodbye to 21 million single-use plastic checkout bags https://t.co/esT0CEbYbS https://t.co/SGX1EnLIkM
Friday, August 10th, 2018 at 1:58pm
#Fuel and #grocery retailing boosts card spending https://t.co/F9egNe0P6u https://t.co/Nva6iOpeMm
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