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NZ Herald
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
On The Up: Whanganui's Richie Faavesi wins Best Debut at NZ International Comedy Festival
It took a while for Richie Faavesi to realise he won a major prize at this year's NZ International Comedy Festival. The Whanganui comedian, with Foxton's Opeti Vaka, performed two sold-out Auckland shows in May as Double Up and won the Best Debut award. Faavesi said the pair had
BBC News
29-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Foxton Post Office burgled during middle of the night
A group of people are being sought by police after a rural Post Office was happened at the branch on Foxton High Street, south of Cambridge, at about 01:00 BST on believe three people broke into the shop and stole items before leaving in an Audi Police has appealed for witnesses or people with video recordings to come forward. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
NZ Herald
09-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Foxton Cup quinella provides trainer with special result: John Jenkins
A delighted Gayle Temperton and successful jockey Liam Kauri following Royal Flower's game win in last Tuesday's $25,000 Foxton Cup at Hawera. OPINION Foxton trainer Gail Temperton scored a popular result at Hawera on Tuesday when taking out the quinella in her local cup, the Foxton New World Foxton Cup (2100m). Group 3 performer Royal Flower was dropping back from
NZ Herald
05-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Horse Racing: Gail Temperton has two-pronged attack in Foxton Cup
Race horse Royal Flower in action. Foxton trainer Gail Temperton will have two winning chances in the postponed Foxton New World Foxton Cup (2100m) at Hāwera today but each of her representatives have two very different paths ahead of them. Royal Flower is dropping back from stakes grade after placing in the Group 3 Manawatū Breeders' Stakes (2050m) at Whanganui last month and Temperton has been pleased with her this time, having placed in her last two outings following a five-month break from racing. 'She always does her best and she will do her best again [today],' said Temperton. 'She's pretty consistent. I'd like her to go up a notch but there's just nothing for her at the moment. She had a big holiday when the tracks were hard because she doesn't like them rock-hard and she hadn't had a holiday for a long time. 'It's unfortunate because by the time she is back in and ready, there really isn't a lot of good racing for her. She wasn't up to the Travis Stakes [Group 2, 2000m] but she is somewhere in the middle.'
The Guardian
05-03-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Foxtons boss says firm has ‘more to do' on workplace culture
The chief executive of Foxtons has admitted that the company has 'more to do' on workplace culture, after a report alleging that junior employees at the real estate agent had faced unwanted touching and other forms of harassment. Guy Gittins, who started his career at Foxtons in 2002 and returned as chief executive three years ago, said that the company remained 'steadfast in our commitment to an inclusive, professional and respectful culture', as it reported its full-year results for 2024. His comments follow a report last week by Bloomberg alleging inappropriate behaviour at the company, based on interviews with more than 20 former and current Foxton employees, as well as legal and employment records, emails, screenshots and other documentation. 'Although significant progress has been made over the last two years, including the introduction of mandatory annual respect and inclusion training, strengthened equality, diversity and inclusion policies, and enhanced whistleblowing and speak up processes, there remains more to do,' Gittins said. Gittins said that over the past two years the company had increased the number of female managers by a quarter, improved 'employee engagement', and cited a recent internal staff survey that showed that 81% of employees would recommend Foxtons as a 'great place to work'. He said: 'These initiatives are particularly important to me, and while progress has been made, we recognise there is more we can and should do. We will continue to seek further improvement and progress. We are focused on creating an environment which attracts, motivates and retains a diverse team of talent, that can together deliver excellent customer outcomes.' Sign up to Business Today Get set for the working day – we'll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning after newsletter promotion Foxtons' full-year results showed pre-tax profits doubled to £17.5m last year, while house sales in London have hit their highest level since Brexit in 2016.
