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Property investment, Aug 2010
Nz pressure group: ban on foreign farmland ownership
A pressure group in New Zealand wants a ban on selling farmland to overseas buyers and says more and more people want land to remain in local ownership. Lobby group Save The Farms is demanding a moratorium on all transactions while the Government conducts a review of its offshore investment policy...
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
Flight deals boost trips overseas
Demand for international travel is soaring as Australian flyers take advantage of a strong Australian dollar and lower flight prices, with research showing average international airfares sold in Australia are more than 10 per cent cheaper than two years ago...
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
More premium-economy seats for qantas
Qantas is making good on its promise to introduce more premium economy seats to more flights - today announcing it would retrofit six jumbos each with 40 premium economy seats for the Tokyo and Frankfurt routes...
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
Brazil 'offers potential for investors'
People looking for property in Mato Grosso will be pleased to hear that one expert has said Brazil offers lots of potential to investors...
Thu, Aug 26, 2010
Hk billionaire considers UK high-speed rail link
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is considering a bid for High Speed 1, the fast rail link being sold by the Government for £1.5bn to £2bn...
Wed, Aug 25, 2010
Half of kiwis planning overseas trip
Almost half of all New Zealander are planning an overseas trip within the next six months, according to a travel survey...
Tue, Aug 24, 2010
Space shuttle shuffle in us
It has been one of the most iconic sights in the sky over the last 30 years - a stark image of man's triumph over gravity even more powerful than Concorde. But within the next 12 months, the Space Shuttle is set to become a museum piece - and America's museums are currently battling to lay claim to one of the shuttles still in active service...
Tue, Aug 24, 2010
American airlines charge extra for 'front-row' seats
American Airlines has found another fee - the Fort Worth, Texas, airline said yesterday it is now charging between US$19 (NZ$27) and $39 (NZ$55) for "Express Seats" - those spots in the first few rows of economy that include bulkhead seats...
Tue, Aug 24, 2010
Virgin blue pulls out of nz
Travellers who hold air tickets on Pacific Blue for flights within New Zealand in the next two months or beyond will be offered refunds or alternatives on another airline after parent company Virgin Blue announced it will stop flying New Zealand domestic routes...
Fri, Aug 20, 2010
Us to charge UK visitors £9 for entry
The US is to start charging UK travellers £9 to apply for permission to enter the country, it has been revealed...
Tue, Aug 17, 2010