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Sick of filling their office rubbish bin with used sushi containers, a group of Auckland entrepreneurs have designed a reusable, collapsible sushi container.
Sick of filling their office rubbish bin with used sushi containers, a group of Auckland entrepreneurs have designed a reusable, collapsible sushi container.
As with many big jobs, this one started out small. Auckland’s Mitchell & Stout Architects was only initially asked to upgrade Titirangi’s historic ex-hotel Lopdell House, expanding its existing art gallery and redesigning its basement theatre. Work was really planned to focus on a single building. But that would never have worked.
Today on Mike's Minute - The Labour and Greens arguing you can't possibly find work until your child is 5 is so condescending it's embarrassing
John Key gave a post-Budget address at a Trans-Tasman Business Circle function in Auckland, addressing questions about benefit increases. He says the increases were lost on protesters outside the meeting who he says were "protesting for the sake of it".
Labour leader Andrew Little says the party will consider means testing superannuation but he did not agree with increasing the age of eligibility despite concern about the rising costs. Speaking at a post Budget business breakfast, Mr Little accused the Government of recklessness for failing to address superannuation in the Budget, the rising cost of which he said was "terrifying."
Bill English, finance minister, answers questions about the 2015 budget.
Delta Air Lines has taken a leaf out of Air New Zealand's book in releasing a viral new in-flight safety video the airline has dubbed "the internetest safety video on the internet".
Mike Hosking on the budget 'moving into Labour's territory'.
Reactions to the 2015 budget release including the editor from North Shore Greypower, and the President of the Auckland Chinese Community Centre.
Mr English has set aside $52 million in contingency funding to fund work with private sector developers to build affordable houses on under-utilised Crown land - Housing and Building Minister Nick Smith will begin meeting developers on May 29 to discuss potential partnerships. Mr English said it was likely that iwi would get first right of refusal on some of the land.
One of the Budget surprises was the introduction of a levy on travellers leaving and entering New Zealand to boost biosecurity funding by $100 million a year. The $6 for departing passengers and $16 for arriving passengers will be added to the cost of an airline ticket. The other Budget surprise was the axing of the $1000 kickstart payment for people when they sign up to Kiwisaver which is estimated to save $500 million over four years.
Beneficiary families and low-income working families will get a boost of up to $25 a week as part of a child hardship package which is the centre-piece of Bill English's seventh Budget. It is the first increase in core benefits, apart from inflations adjustments, since 1972 and will affect 110,000 families.
Brian Fallow, economics editor for NZ Herald on the 2015 budget.
Today on Mike's Minute - Expect the Government to start talking tax cuts today.
Finance minister Bill English talks about the 2015 budget.
It's not dairies' fault kids are fat, it's the parents. I'm astounded healthy authorities are trying to blame dairies for society's ills - Today on Mike's Minute.
Prime Minister John Key talks about the rising house prices in Auckland.
Prime Minister John Key outlines the 2015 budget. He says that the budget "will be about sticking to a plan that's working for New Zealand".
Deloitte NZ chief executive Thomas Pippos talks to Herald Business Editor Liam Dann about this week's Budget - what he'd like to see in it - and what he expects will really be in it.
In the latest in our Budget 2015 video series, we hear from Devon Funds Management's Paul Glass
100% Pure New Zealand's latest TV commercial showcasing New Zealand and a different experience around every corner.
The story of how Tourism New Zealand has evolved the 100% Pure New Zealand identity to more uniquely represent our place, New Zealand. The idea was to draw from a rich history of New Zealand design and visual expression. Our renewed identity demonstrates the embrace of people, culture and landscapes which is at the heart of the New Zealand travel experience. Supplied video.
Your news of the world in 90 seconds for May 14, 2015
Air New Zealand has teamed up with some of the world's hottest surfers for its latest safety video, launching today. Among those on the Safety Safari video are past and present world champions, New Zealand's best surfers, a big wave legend and two of the world's most popular women surfers on social media. It was filmed at Malibu, California, Australia's Gold Coast and at Raglan and Piha in this country in mid-March and the film crew and the nine surfers had to work around Cyclone Pam to find suitable waves here and across the Tasman.
Today on Mike's Minute - TV is fantastically competitive these days. You can't expect TVNZ to remain running as a profitable business by airing shows everyone knows are going to tank.
Ward Village, a $10 billion, 4,000-residence waterfront development by Howard Hughes in Honolulu.
Today on Mike's Minute: Mike asks the question..."what housing bubble?"
Lightbox chief executive Kym Niblock tells Holly Ryan that the arrival in New Zealand of online streaming services has dramatically altered the way people consume video content.
Nick Smith should override Auckland Council over housing - Today on Mike's Minute.
The charter school debate has been hijacked by those with a locked down ideology. What charter schools really need is a break - Today on Mike's Minute.