Latest Posts in September 2009

Amway Signs Mobile Deal With Vodafone
Amway, one of the largest direct selling companies in the world, has signed Vodafone to provide mobile services to its New Zealand business owners.
With more than 100,000 Independent Business Owners in New Zealand and Australia, Amway offers a range of high quality products to consumers such as Nutriway vitamins, Artistry [...]

Fonterra has confirmed a $NZ5.20/kg milk solids payout for its farmers in the 2008-2009 season, and said directors have held back a further one cent/kg, equivalent to $US12.81 million ($A14.67 million).
The payout was made up of $NZ4.72/kg milk price and an added-value dividend of 48 cents/kg.
Fonterra said on Wednesday its revenue was $NZ16.035 billion for [...]

A $100,000 government-funded strategy will explore ways to grow Nelson and Marlborough’s burgeoning aviation industry, says New Zealand Trade and Enterprise regional economic development manager Jo Rainey.
He said preliminary analysis showed the multimillion-dollar industry, which employed 1600 across the top of the South Island and generated millions of dollars in export earnings, had the potential [...]

With three out of five New Zealand businesses failing in their first five years, business people need to upskill, says the head of Wellington’s new business school.
Jim Lindsay said the skills taught in his new programme were particularly important for Wellington in the current economic climate.
“This has been the worst time for many businesses … [...]

Five IT companies have made the cut of the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise International Business Awards.
They include IT distributor Phitek Systems, Author-it Software, Mobile Mentor, Futrix and Enatel. More than 90 entries were received for the awards.
The companies are now in the running to receive the judges’ supreme award for international business. The winner [...]

More than 20,000 businesses are set to save time and money as two New Zealand IT leaders join forces.
IMS Payroll and accountancy software provider Xero announced the commercial partnership today with both large and small businesses expected to benefit from the new synergy.
IMS Payroll is one of New Zealand’s largest suppliers of payroll software systems [...]

Leading New Zealand energy producer, Todd Energy announced today it will be moving ahead with plans to build a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Plant at its McKee Production Station site in Taranaki. The total cost of the project is approximately $65million dollars and will provide significant benefits to both the local Taranaki and New Zealand [...]

Last week was a good week for Fonterra, but in the interests of the New Zealand economy, it had to be.
Positivity started 10 days ago, with widespread approval at Fonterra’s proposed new capital structure.
It continued last week, with the maintaining of last year’s forecast payout - an improved forecast payout for the coming season and [...]

AT RICHIE Rich and Pamela Anderson’s press conference for the launch of their eco-friendly swimwear label A*Muse, the legendary New York club kid-turned-designer had a question for the audience.
He and Anderson who was wearing a long, loose pink scarf as a dress had already entertained queries ranging from the mundane (a TVNZ reporter asked, “What’s [...]

The New Zealand Dollar set another fresh yearly high of 0.7313 this past week, which was the highest level since 8/4/08. An unexpected return to growth for the economy was the catalyst along with prevailing risk appetite. The second quarter GDP reading rose 0.1% versus the median forecast of -0.2% on a pick-up in consumer [...]