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Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service, today announced that it has launched an open music submission process designed to make it easier than ever for independent artists to be discovered and heard on the personalised stations of the service's more than 70 million active listeners.
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Sean Connolly is extending his philosophy of simple, uncomplicated food with the opening of authentic Italian restaurant Gusto at the Grand, adding another quality dining destination to SKYCITY’s Federal Street in central Auckland.
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Kordia New Zealand today announced the availability of the AWS Direct Connect service, addressing growing demand for cloud computing facilities and hosted business applications for their New Zealand customers.
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Pandora, the world’s leading internet radio service, has announced two new appointments to boost its growing presence in the New Zealand market.
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The Better Drinks Co. welcomes in 2014 announcing a collaborative relationship with super tea brand Ti Tonics.
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Kellogg’s® New Zealand has appointed Auckland-based independent public relations consultancy Pead PR to handle its corporate PR.
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Ōra King is set to give one of New Zealand’s up-and-coming chefs a taste of the world with the launch of a new Chef’s Bursary.
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Veritas Investments is expected to reap a number of key benefits from the appointment of Sharon Hunter to the board of Veritas Investments, especially relating to the Mad Butcher business.
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Since its launch 18 days ago, Xbox One is proving to be the must-have gift this holiday season with more than 2 million consoles sold through to consumers worldwide, averaging over 111,111 units sold per day – a record-setting pace for Xbox.
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With a target of $100,000, the innovative DineAid campaign has got off to a roaring good start with around $20,000 raised through Taste of Auckland initiatives.
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The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation is set to benefit by a minimum of $8,000 thanks to bed manufacturer Sealy NZ and four renowned local creatives.
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What started as songs for her boys became Songs for Bubbas Musicians often draw on life experiences to drive their creativity and nothing could be more true for Kiwi musician and mother, Anika Moa.
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Gone are the promo girls, smell of burnt rubber and the roar of souped-up engines. Come ANZAC weekend 2014, Hampton Downs Motorsport Park is throwing open its gates for one of the most hard-core events on the planet – New Zealand's first Tough Mudder.
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At midnight on November 21 New Zealand will be the first country in the world to launch the Xbox One.
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Our gallant Emirates Team New Zealand yachties are getting their homecoming parade after all.
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Cooks Global Foods' (NZX:CGF) announces it is preparing to offer a Share Purchase Plan for shareholders. The proposal would enable existing shareholders to each apply for up to $15,000 of shares in the company.
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A host of food-loving celebrities are supporting the DineAid campaign this festive season.
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With summer blooming and the festive season just around the corner we’re all looking forward to living a little lighter.
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The Publisher’s Association has expressed disappointment that links to author Eleanor Catton’s Man Booker Prize winning novel The Luminaries have been made available for free download by a New Zealand registered company.
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Cooks acquires Scarborough Fair; plans to open eight Esquires stores this quarter
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Aucklanders can share in the joy of giving this Christmas while also enjoying all the fun and excitement of the city’s 80th annual Farmers Santa Parade on 24 November.
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AUCKLAND — Auckland football fans now have a new team to support.
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Cooks Global Foods (Cooks) is pleased to advise it has today completed the acquisitions of Franchise Development Limited, Esquires Coffee (UK) Limited, Esquires Coffee Houses Ireland Limited and the business and assets of Progressive Processors Limited.
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has released the GALAXY Note 3 and GALAXY Gear smart watch in New Zealand.
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New Zealand gold investors now have access to a much wider choice of bullion with the news that Auckland’s NZ Mint is now the official local distributor for the Perth Mint.
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Masu brings contemporary Japanese dining to SKYCITY'S Federal Street Dining Precinct Loved by celebrities Kate Moss and Coldplay's Chris Martin and revered by Michelin star chefs, Heston Blumenthal and Michel Roux Jr, Nic Watt's restaurants are about glamour, celebrity and style as well as world-class contemporary Japanese food.
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Discovery of an educational text co-authored by a New Zealander and made available for download on Kim Dotcom’s file-sharing site Mega is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ according to Publishers Association of New Zealand president Sam Elworthy.
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At their annual general meeting today (1 Oct.) the shareholders of Cooks Food Group Ltd (NZX:CFG) have unanimously approved resolutions associated with the acquisition of Franchise Development Ltd (FDL).
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The festive season is marching towards us and the annual Farmers Santa Parade looms on the horizon.
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They’re already enjoying some of the freshest and best meals and now My Food Bag gourmet customers are in for an extra special fine-dining treat.
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Acclaimed Auckland restaurant SIDART celebrates its fourth birthday this month.
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New Zealand shoe designer Ziera is pledging a minimum $10,000 as a donation to Dress for Success in a trans-Tasman show of support for the global women’s charity.
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Pastry pilgrims have queued in their thousands to sample it; Heidi Klum hired a private jet to fly hers home; others have scalped for them by the delicious dozen for 10 times the price.
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Enjoy your favourite music from a 30-million-song global catalog powered by the one service that integrates your music experiences across your tablet, PC, phone and TV.
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It’s the biggest night in Kiwi music and now it’s going to be even bigger with the official New Zealand launch of the highly-anticipated gaming and entertainment console – the Xbox One.
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Well-known Australian chef and star of Food TV Lyndey Milan is set to take salmon lovers on a culinary journey they’ll never forget when she heads to Auckland this month.
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Wellington on a Plate may have retired for 12 months but the taste sensations from New Zealand's largest and best known food festival live on in the minds of both chefs and diners.
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French-owned wine maker Cloudy Bay is using dirty tactics and the Resource Management Act to stifle the development of the newly consented Moa brewery expansion, says chief executive Geoff Ross.
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Forget local body elections; for food fans the big call this year is on which is New Zealand’s best café.
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Taranaki consumers are promised a vastly improved shopping environment in a state-of-the-art store with the re-opening of Farmers Trading Company’s newly refurbished New Plymouth store today (29 August).
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It's the food capital of New Zealand and choc full of foodies who love nothing more than demonstrating their love of all things to do with fresh produce and their favourite dishes.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A clear majority of Aucklanders wants Ports of Auckland to seriously look at alternatives to expanding further in to the Waitemata Harbour a new poll shows.
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Cooks Food Group (Cooks) is pleased to advise it has entered a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire the business and assets of Progressive Processors Limited.
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News consumers have a deep brand connection with their newspapers demonstrated by the high rate of home delivery in New Zealand and the increasing popularity of digital newspaper brands.
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Nearly 350 New Zealanders have so far applied for the dream job where you earn while you sleep.
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Sealy searches for sleep ambassador Dollars while you doze? Sound like it’s too good to be true? It’s no dream.
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Unforgettable meals are often made more memorable simply because the location has been as exotic as the food and service has been outstanding.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The skies above Auckland’s Bastion Point will be sprinkled with kites as the final instalment of the month long Matariki Festival ‘13 ends this weekend.
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Fire up the hob and prime the espresso machine – the Café of the Year Award is back for 2013 with new ingredients, new regions and a new smartphone app.
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AUCKLAND CITY — As the Matariki stars continue to shine, the Matariki Festival is gearing up for its busiest weekend yet with Native Noise and the 2degrees Kapa Haka Super 12’s headlining in Auckland this weekend.
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Cooks Food Group (Cooks) has entered two conditional sale and purchase agreements to acquire the Great Britain master franchise and Ireland master franchise of Esquires Coffee Houses.
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Science-backed nutrition advice that works for everyday New Zealanders is the recipe for success behind Healthy Food Guide magazine.
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Fuelling the excitement from the Xbox One reveal on May 21, Microsoft Corp.
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Embark on a heroic adventure to seek vengeance across the battlefields of ancient Rome.
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WAIKATO — The weekly food delivery service comprising quality, free range ingredients, together with nutritious seasonal recipes cooked up a storm in Auckland when it launched in March.
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Overview Cooks Food Group (Cooks) has entered a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire a group of companies owning the intellectual property and master franchising rights to Esquires Coffee Houses worldwide, other than in Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
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NAPIER — Farmers Trading Company officially opens the doors to its new state-of-the-art store in Napier today bringing with it a world class shopping experience - and the city’s first escalator.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Champagne, soupe á l'oignon and coq au vin.
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Porirua songstress Aaradhna has made a clean sweep at tonight’s Pasefika Proud Pacific Music Awards winning all five categories she was a finalist in as well as the NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award.
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Two Niuean teenagers are in for a life changing experience in more than one way when they attend Outward Bound in July on an inaugural scholarship from New Zealand Mint.
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New Zealand’s Ōra King salmon has been judged as ‘remarkable’ at the iTQi Superior Taste Awards in Belgium.
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The roast may be very British but in cosmopolitan New Zealand a host of immigrant nationalities have adapted it to their Kiwi way of life.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The shining stars of Auckland’s hospitality scene have been revealed.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Easter may be long gone but chocolate lovers need not despair.
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L’Oréal New Zealand has appointed Tanya Abbott to the new role of Group Corporate Communications Manager.
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Attaining an internationally accepted aquaculture sustainability certification confirms NZ King Salmon’s world-class environmental standards the company says.
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MARLBOROUGH — An enduring love for the land combined with a belief in ethical farming and a passion for winemaking has drawn two of New Zealand's most successful wine entrepreneurs back to the industry.
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Samsung Electronics announced today the fourth generation GALAXY S – the GALAXY S 4 – designed to get you closer to what matters in life and bring your world together.
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New Zealand brand Kim Crawford Wines has hit a record one million case sales in the past 12 months with 60 per cent of them going to the USA.
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Searching out the soul of comfort technology and developing on-trend shoe design are the primary goals for Laura Boulton a new senior designer at Ziera Shoes.
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Chef-turned-businessman Sean Armstrong’s successful business Loaf is expanding internationally in a multi-million dollar deal.
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As New Year resolutions are being readied for their annual outing, the team at My Special K is urging New Zealand women to focus on everything they have to gain.
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The draft decision released today by the EPA's Board of Inquiry represents a missed opportunity for Marlborough, Nelson, New Zealand and the company NZ King Salmon CEO Grant Rosewarne says.
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AUCKLAND — It’s not only the art that is going to sate the appetite at Waiheke’s headland Sculpture on the Gulf next January.
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West-Auckland grandmother Pauline Senior is Auckland’s pavlova champion.
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Au Pair Link is concerned about statements from the Ministry of Education regarding early childhood education (ECE) subsidies being used for in-home educators to do housework.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Pullman Auckland is embracing the festive season this year with enticing foodie delights to get you in the Christmas and New Year spirit.
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Here at Heart of the City we have long advocated for a long term view on the development of our waterfront.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Aucklanders get the chance to sample the best food and wine from one of New Zealand’s most renowned food and wine regions early next year.
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If you think you’ve perfected the pav it’s time to put your culinary skills to the test in Nosh Food Market’s fourth annual Pavlova competition.
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AUCKLAND CITY — St Nick was the centre of attention in Auckland this afternoon (November 25) as he welcomed in the festive season at the 79th annual Farmers Santa Parade.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Adventurous diners across Auckland are talking up a storm about the Test Kitchen concept at SIDART.
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New Zealand now has its own seafood version of Japan's famed Wagyu[1] beef.
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AUCKLAND CITY — DATE: SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012, 2.00PM (RAIN DATE: SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012) Covering the parade Media are invited to cover the pre-parade activity, the parade procession and Santa's Party in Aotea Square. If you'd like to do so, please advise Claire Lancaster at Pead PR on 09 918 5545 / 021 110 8004 or email claire@peadpr.co.nz.
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In a year when Hollywood is rolling out its biggest blockbusters, one video game has eclipsed them all.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — Hot on the heels of opening in Mt Maunganui, Nosh Food Market opens its eighth store on Constellation Drive in Auckland's North Shore this coming Tuesday (13 Nov).
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At 12:00am this morning, New Zealander gamers were the first in the world to experience the long awaited and highly acclaimed Halo 41.
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The Duchess of Cornwall will be treated to a meal created fresh from the garden when she visits a Garden to Table Trust school during her Diamond Jubilee Royal Visit next week.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland restaurants and cafés are pitching in to help the Garden to Table Trust establish kitchens and gardens in local primary schools.
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