Latest Posts in July 2009

The New Zealand pipfruit industry released today its findings into the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions involved the growing, packing, transporting, selling, consuming and disposal of exported apples. Studies into carbon footprints, and subsequent efforts to reduce them,  are a growing trend among companies in New Zealand.
New Zealand Agriculture Minister David Carter welcomed the [...]

New Zealand companies are currently exploring opportunities in Singapore to offer its products, services, and expertise to the city-state. New Zealand has some 220 companies that have made a business out of clean technology in areas such as waste reclamation, solar technology and more energy-efficient buses and light bulbs. Like Singapore, the New Zealand government [...]

New Zealand, which is becoming known as a region that produces affordable and great tasting wine, will be host this month to the 2009 New World Wine Awards, which will be held in Wellington 28-29 July. Wines entered in the competition must retail for at or below $25 per bottle, and there must [...]

Around the globe, dairy farmers have been hit hard by the recent economic slump and have been forced to cut back on milk production. But New Zealand, the world’s largest dairy exporter, increased its milk production by almost 10 percent in the year ending in June, according to a government survey.
The recent economic crisis [...]

A procedure that is not without controversy, and is banned in many countries, is about to go on trial in New Zealand. The New Zealand biotechnology company, Living Cell Technologies (LCT), announced last month that it had gained approval from the New Zealand government to begin clinical trials of its DiabeCell treatment for patients [...]

From Sept 2009, NZ and Australia bakers should ensure folic acid is present in their bread products as a joint decision by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ).

While folic acid is linked to preventing neural tube defects among foetuses and newborns and is mandatory in some baked products in countries such as [...]

Once again, New Zealand wine is the topic of discussion in the international media.  The Calgary Herald recently ran an article by a famous Canadian wine connoisseur. Rod Philips, who is the author of The 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO 2009,  recently went on a trip to New Zealand to discover why the island [...]

A journalist from Memphis, Tennessee recently spent a few weeks visiting New Zealand and found the island nation to be green in more ways than just one.  Leah Wells found that despite the obvious green landscape, New Zealand is also very green in politics and the general way of life of its citizens. An example [...]

As companies slash global budgets and lay-off or call back overseas staff, the Mercer Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2009 has found that all New Zealand cities have moved down in the rankings becoming more affordable for expats. This is good news for companies looking to expand operations in Asia-Pacific who desire a regional hub [...]

Are you tired of seeing the same old and usual in-flight safety video? If you thought all of them are created equal, think again, because Air New Zealand bares it all for passenger safety!
From committing to using10%  sustainable fuel - jathropa, in all of their aircrafts by 2013 to using a creative in-flight safety video, [...]