New Zealand has an undeniably strict policy when it comes to serving alcohol, with stories of international documents being rejected and 34-year-olds without means of a photo ID regularly making headlines.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/89903146/Buying-alcohol-in-NZ-What-are-your-rights-when-shopping-with-others
Thinking of a chicken takeaway meal for tonight? Then you’re probably better to go with McDonald’s than Subway.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/89921328/DNA-tests-find-Subway-chicken-only-50-per-cent-chicken
A taste of… Mr Go’s, 59 Taranaki St, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/89687579/Review-Mr-Gos-Wellington
Northern Vietnamese eatery Where’s Charlie? has opened a second branch in Lambton Quay, just down the road from their Capital Market kiosk.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/89537888/Cafe-Chat-Vietnamese-favourite-Wheres-Charlie-opens-second-Wellington-eatery
A taste of… Rollickin’ Gelato, 35 New Regent St, Christchurch.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/89753986/Review-Rollickin-Gelato-Christchurch
A taste of Canterbury is now being lovingly served to diners at Gatherings. The new restaurant, at the rebuilt Carlton Courts, is all about sustainable, seasonal and hyperlocal plant-based food.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/89611685/Cafe-chat-A-taste-of-Canterbury-at-Gatherings
Now that we have 60 fruit trees to call our own, preserving has taken on a whole new meaning.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/89755840/Recipes-Plum-spice-cake-and-rhubarb-and-raspberry-ice-blocks
A taste of… The Kirk Cafe, at 6 Te Aroha St, Hamilton East
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/89199936/Review-The-Kirk-Cafe-Hamilton
Fuel company Z has apologised after a customer at one of their stations was doused in petrol after a fault with one of the pumps.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/89917826/Z-Energy-says-sorry-for-petrol-spill-that-doused-Kapiti-woman-Ingrid-Carson
For the ladies who are sick of being hassled at bars – there’s a new bar in Australia where it’s forbidden.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/89892396/The-bar-where-men-aren-t-allowed-to-approach-women
New Zealand’s population is tipped to keep growing but many regions are going to decline in the next 30 years, a report predicts.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/89869357/Small-town-New-Zealand-is-tipped-to-struggle
Australia’s dairy farmers are calling for a “truth in labelling crackdown” on the way the word “milk” is used by makers of plant-based milk products.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/89900651/Australias-dairy-farmers-call-for-labelling-crackdown-on-the-word-milk
Female journalists are paid 26 per cent less than their male colleagues despite outnumbering them in newsrooms and being more likely to have a university qualification, a study shows.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/89878506/Female-journalists-paid-26-per-cent-less-survey
Sky Television started streaming the Oscars live on its Sky Go internet service on Monday, before realising it didn’t have the live rights.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/89897654/Sky-Television-apologises-after-cutting-off-Oscars-mid-stream
Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud on Tuesday (NZ time) and agreed to pay US$1 billion (NZ$1.38b) in penalties for concealing an air bag defect blamed for at least 16 deaths, most of them in the US.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/89873456/Takata-admits-fraud-in-air-bag-scandal-that-has-killed-at-least-16
A 52-year-old man has died after he was crushed by a bundle of steel at a workplace in Christchurch.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/89884183/Hell-of-a-great-guy-dies-after-being-crushed-by-bundle-of-steel
A digital resource for the newly bereaved is in the wings as the Government steps up its efforts to persuade Kiwis to interact with agencies online, rather than in person.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/89879435/Death-follows-birth-and-passports-online-as-NZs-digital-transformation-continues
A digital resource for the newly bereaved is in the wings as the Government steps up its efforts to persuade Kiwis to interact with agencies online, rather than in person.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/89879435/Death-follows-birth-and-passports-online-as-NZs-digital-transformation-continues
A hair and beauty products company owned by a man who ran what is thought to be a significant ponzi scheme is looking for a new owner.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/89876243/Alleged-ponzi-fraudsters-beauty-business-seeks-buyer
A leaked email warns workers in Wellington’s second-tallest building that simply putting a poster on a window could cause it to smash.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/89639988/Wellington-high-rise-tenants-warned-of-spontaneously-breaking-windows
A competitive market and supply shortages have hit the Mad Butcher and the sale of Nosh could cost $2.6 million, but owner Veritas Investments has returned to a profit.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/89872277/Mad-Butcher-faces-challenges-but-owner-Veritas-still-profits
Australian woman Sarah Harrison has made a business out of being Little Miss Melbourne.
She started a blog in 2011 documenting her life in her new home city and now has about 18,000 followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
What started out as a hobby now makes Harrison money, with businesses like KFit and Scratch & Jotter working with her on featuring their products.
Harrison is an “influencer”, one of a growing number of celebrities, bloggers and popular social media users who businesses look to for product promotion.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/89873462/Advert-or-honest-opinion-Australia-cracks-down-on-social-media-influencers
A real estate principal has been cleared of wrongdoing, after a newly bought house flooded and he was accused of not telling the buyers about a faulty pump.
from Ellie NZ Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/89837377/Real-estate-agent-cleared-of-telling-porkies-about-plumbing
