General | Business Standard (The)
24 September 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic closes borders and grounds aircraft around the world, iconic destinations from Kyoto to Amsterdam are addressing the new reality of fewer visitors and looking for ways to reset their local…
Writers | Business Standard (The)
7 September 2016
Gisborne-born author Witi Ihimaera, 72, feels the real role of a writer is to become the conscience of the nation and that Indian writers have set a “fantastic example” by using literature to address…
General | Business Standard (The)
5 September 2015
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has launched new banknotes with new security features, which will go into circulation later this year.
“The polymer notes are striking in their design and innovative in their security with the…
Watersports | Business Standard (The)
18 January 2015
Christchurch Paralympic swimmer, and gold medallist Sophie Pascoe may only be 22, but she is already a veteran on the sport’s elite stage and aims to retain the titles she won in London in…
New Zealand | Business Standard (The)
6 March 2003
New Zealand has been ranked third best in a United Nations survey of global water quality. Ironically, New Zealand was also fingered as one of the leading water-wasters in a recent (un-related) study.