World Cup free rides may be hollow promise
RUGBY fans forking out big bucks for quarter final rugby tickets in 2011 may have one less cost to worry about. Wellington’s Westpac Stadium will host quarter final games on October 8 and 9 – and...
View ArticleQUAKE Day 1: Many feared dead
RUINED ICON: Christchurch's cathedral minus its tower and steeple. QUAKE TIMELINE NewsWire’s team of reporters monitored media coverage of today’s earthquake aftermath, as well as writing stories of...
View ArticlePay increase not filtering through on street
PAY RATES have gone up 3.8% in the past year but Wellington city workers spoken to by NewsWire have not noticed a change. In the year to the March 2012, the mean increase for all surveyed salary and...
View ArticleFlight of the consumers keeps lid on CPI figures
TRAVEL and tourism have hit the latest Consumer Price Index with seasonally lower prices for international air fares and overseas package holidays down 9.2% and 12% respectively. The figures were...
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