Why will people positively recommend your business?I was thinking recently about the various businesses I know that I'm happy to recommend to other people. And I realised that I'm happy to recommend these businesses for a number of different reasons. Reason 1: They are simply outstanding at what they do. Read more here.
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Māori Women's Leadership Summit Over the years, Maori women’s representation in leadership has increased within organisations and communities across New Zealand; however there is still a long way to go. In order to continue to move forward and increase access to leadership opportunities, it is crucial that Maori women refine their skills and establish networks to support them in their journey to leadership success.
The Maori Women’s Leadership Summit will offer an exceptional speaker line up, sharing their experiences and insights in order to address the challenges and obstacles faced by women wishing to progress their leadership careers. It will showcase strategies on how these challenges can be overcome, and the methods that women can implement in order to ensure that their career goals are aligned with cultural and community obligations. Read more here.
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Waitangi honoured with heritage classificationWaitangi has become the first wāhi tūpuna to be included on the New Zealand Heritage List. The wāhi tūpuna classification has been established under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 to recognise significant Māori heritage sites other than wāhi tapu (sacred sites). Parts of Waitangi are already on the heritage list under other classifications. But Heritage New Zealand Kaihautū Te Kenehi Teira said it was an obvious choice to be the first wāhi tūpuna, not just because of its significance to the nation, but also because of its ancestral and cultural significance for Ngāpuhi and all Māori. Read more here.
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Living in isolation on the Chatham IslandsHelen Bint is content. She lives a pioneering lifestyle 1075 kilometres from Auckland, 50 kilometres from Waitangi – Waitangi, Chatham Islands, that is – and a final few kilometres across a paddock. She lives alone in a Category 1-listed historic stone cottage where she spent part of her childhood, in the shadow of a massive rocky outcrop almost 200 metres high. There is no electricity and few home comforts. Her nearest neighbour, Nick Zimmerman, originally from Switzerland, lives 10 kilometres away on a farm that 100 years ago spread over 8000 hectares and was owned by Helen's grandparents. Read more here.
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John Key announces one of the world's largest ocean sanctuariesA vast stretch of New Zealand's exclusive economic zone is being turned into an ocean sanctuary in a landmark deal to preserve one of the most pristine and unique environments on earth. Prime Minister John Key announced the deal in New York Tuesday NZT, and said it would encompass 620,000 km2 in the seas north-east of New
Zealand in the Kermadec region. "The Kermadec Ocean sanctuary will be one of the world's largest and most significant fully-protected areas, preserving important habitats for seabirds, whales and dolphins, endangered marine turtles and thousands of species of fish and other marine life," Key said. The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary will be located to the north-east of New Zealand. Read more here.
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North 'needs' more year-around eventsNorthland needs to develop more year-round visitor experiences to address its low tourist season, says a regional promotions manager. Paul Davis, Northland Inc general manager regional promotions, said it had one of the country's highest visitation seasonality curves.
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Air NZ gets rid of its travel retail stores Air New Zealand is selling almost half of its 22 nationwide Holidays travel retail stores and closing the remainder at the end of November, after they became uneconomical to run. Read more here.
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