Latest Posts in November 2009

SHANGHAI - New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), New Zealand’s national economic development agency, has appointed Weber Shandwick Shanghai to represent its presence at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo following a competitive pitch against undisclosed agencies.
The agency will develop NZTE’s campaign, which will include a strong social media component aimed at igniting advocacy for New [...]

The world is in love with New Zealand. People want to holiday here, live here, consume our primary produce and wine, and even watch our movies. We’re seen as a peaceful backwater in a harsh world of terrorism and financial instability.
A recently released study by Futurebrand confirms this, ranking New Zealand as the fourth-strongest “brand” [...]

Fonterra has sold its 25% share in a UK joint venture to the majority owner, Danish dairy giant Arla Foods.
The joint venture, AFF, was established in 2002 to market block butter, spreads and aerosol cream products in the UK.
Fonterra chief financial officer Jonathan Mason said the joint venture had been successful.
However, he said the investment [...]

A partially privatised, government-backed oil and gas exploration business emerges as a practical option for kick-starting a higher level of activity in the New Zealand oil and gas sector, says a report prepared for Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee by broking firm McDouall Stuart.
The report was released with a speech from Brownlee this week showing the [...]

Richard Taylor has organised to take a unique collection of art, props and sculpture to Chengdu in China. This exhibition will also premiere a significant collection of fine art paintings from Greg Broadmore, the creator of Dr Grordbort’s – a property that Richard Taylor and partner Tania Rodger have developed with Broadmore in Wellington over [...]

The New Zealand Fire Service has improved its business and organisational practice to reach some of the most demanding standards in the world.
To prove it, the Fire Service has just been awarded Silver status in the prestigious Business Excellence Awards.
The New Zealand Business Excellence Awards are based on an international system, assessed and scored in [...]

The New Zealand Navy has won an award for business excellence, for the systems and organisation it has created to support its ships.
The sea-borne arm of New Zealand’s defence force has won this year’s New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation gold award .
It is the first government organisation, and only the third New Zealand company to [...]

New Zealand’s expertise in innovative construction and green building solutions will be highlighted at Big 5 this year with eleven New Zealand companies exhibiting at the show.
Many of the companies are supported by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), the New Zealand government’s economic development agency and Tradex Exhibitions Ltd. NZTE is also one of [...]

Vietnamese operator VinaPhone has joined the Conexus Mobile Alliance, expanding the coalition’s reach to over 240 million mobile subscribers. The Alliance now has 11 member operators. Meanwhile, Conexus said its members will soon launch a unified roaming rate of $0.20 per SMS.

Australian mobile operator Optus has launched a new app store via its Optus Zoo portal, with an initial [...]

Heinz Wattie’s Managing Director Nigel Comer has congratulated Mike Pretty on his promotion as Vice President, Global Ketchup, Health & Wellness, and Marketing Development for the HJ Heinz Company.
Mr Comer says this is a major role within the parent Company, and reflects significantly on Mike’s personal attributes and professional successes over many years at Wattie’s, [...]