Shake-up at Icebreaker: US parent company VF Corporation puts retailer through restructure
6 May, 2021 12:30 AM
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Icebreaker has plans to double the size of its business over the next four years. Photo / Heart of the City
Icebreaker has plans to double the size of its business over the next four years. Photo / Heart of the City
Aimee Shaw is a business reporter focusing on retail, small businessaimee.shaw@nzherald.co.nz@AceeyShaw
VF Corporation-owned merino wool clothing company Icebreaker is undergoing a major restructure, with up to 50 local staff set to lose their jobs. The Ponsonby-based retailer, which operates 16 shops in New Zealand, six in
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Whitaker population growth a major milestone for Ngā Manu
6 May, 2021 01:11 AM
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A Whitaker s skink at Ngā Manu Nature reserve in Waikanae. Photo / Rosalie Willis
Rosalie is a reporter for Kāpiti News
Thought to be almost extinct, two decades ago a small site in Pukerua Bay proved to be the home of Whitaker s skinks, an endangered species not found elsewhere on mainland New Zealand.
For the past three years, Ngā Manu Nature Reserve in Waikanae has been home to the endangered species, joining private breeder Dennis Keall in Wainuiomata as captive breeders for DoC s breeding programme. Originally there was a very small population found in Pukerua Bay in the early 2000s, Ngā Manu s Dave Banks said.
Taliban launches major Afghan offensive after deadline for U.S. pullout
Reuters | May 04, 2021 08:46 PM EDT
Handover ceremony at Camp Anthonic, from U.S. Army, to Afghan Defense Forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan (Photo : Ministry of Defense Press Office/Handout via REUTERS)
Afghan security forces fought back a major Taliban offensive in southern Helmand province in the last 24 hours, officials and residents said on Tuesday, as militants launched assaults around the country after a missed U.S. deadline to withdraw troops.
Although the United States did not meet the May 1 withdrawal deadline agreed in talks with the Taliban last year, its pull-out has begun, with President Joe Biden announcing all troops will be out by Sept. 11. Critics of the decision to withdraw say the Islamist militants will try to sweep back into power.
Ethereum price rockets past $4534 as founder Vitalik Buterin becomes a billionaire
5 May, 2021 02:28 AM
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Vitalik Buterin. Photo / Getty Images
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By: Andrew Backhouse
The price of Ethereum is skyrocketing, pushed by the growing NFT craze and as it gains recognition from major financial institutions.
The price of Ethereum has rocketed past $4534 for the first time as momentum for the cryptocurrency grows.
Often seen as the little brother of the more famous bitcoin, the NFT craze has put Ethereum back on the map.
It is now worth more than Disney, PayPal and Nestle.
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The surge in value has made Ethereum s creator, 27-year-old Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin, a billionaire.