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Astek Stud
Breeding quality sport and racing horses. Information on mares, stallions and young stock. Includes horses for sale, newsletter and downloads.

Asylum Urban Culture
Store stocking imported streetwear and full spectrum vinyl. Information on events and what's new. Includes email newsletter.

Target Zero: Sustaining Business and the Environment
Target Zero is a Christchurch City Council resource efficiency/waste minimisation initiative working with Christchurch businesses to save money and reduce environmental impacts.

Viewpoint: The Kyoto Protocol

On 10 December, Helen Clark and cabinet minister Pete Hodgson signed New Zealand's commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. This commits New Zealand to reducing emissions of six key greenhouse gases to 1990 levels from 2008-12.

The Associated Press reported the signing with the headline "New Zealand signs Kyoto treaty, says it is a business opportunity". It observed that Helen Clark said signing the Kyoto Protocol will boost innovation in New Zealand business and agriculture, while other industry leaders warned it would increase costs.  "Farmers are part of an integrated supply chain from pasture to plate and will have costs imposed all along that supply chain compromising our international competitiveness," said Tom Lambie, president of Federated Farmers. Business NZ chief executive Simon Carlaw said extra costs would hamper export efforts. 

Articles in the media include: Environmental News Network, stuff.co.nz, NZCity, New Zealand Herald. For more information on climate change, see the New Zealand Climate Change Programme site.

Buried Treasures

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Conference Venues

Is your organisation or business planning a conference or important meeting? localeye links to information on venue options. There is a category on Conference Planning & Facilities under Running a business. Venuesearch.co.nz is a Web directory designed to help people find venues in New Zealand. It includes venues for sports, weddings, conferences, entertainment, functions, accommodation and dining. The database is searchable by region or event type.

UC Meeting Solutions provides information and access to associations, community, cultural, sporting and religious groups, and corporate business to venues and services available at the University of Canterbury for holding conferences and meetings, trade shows, sales presentations, roadshows, professional development programmes, seminars and other short events. They have a variety of venues including university hostels,  the elegant and historic Bellamys,  and out of town options such as Cass Field Station.

Hotels and motels often promote themselves as conference venues. The Conference Planning & Facilities section lists those which offer appropriate facilities.