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NEW Zealand hopes to increase the presence of its food and beverage products in Cebu, citing opportunities in the growing tourism sector.
“The idea of joining the expo is to have a better feel of the Cebu market,” said New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) commissioner to Manila Ramoncito Bernales on the sidelines [...]

CEBU, Philippines – Cebu’s growing tourism industry has prompted the government of New Zealand to strengthen and expand its presence in the province after seeing Cebu as a viable commercial market for the country’s food and beverage products.
In an interview, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) regional director for South and Southeast [...]

CEBU, Philippines – Companies in the food and beverage sector of New Zealand are here in Cebu to strengthen and create new business ties with its counterpart in the industry as well as showcase to the Cebuanos more of the food and beverages the country is producing.
The New Zealand Trade and Enterprise [...]

A New Zealand dollar buoyed by yesterday’s interest rate rise received further impetus overnight as risk assets regained popularity among investors.
By 8am today the kiwi was around a one-week peak against the greenback and yen, buying US68.74c and 62.74 yen, up from US67.80c and 61.81 yen at 5pm yesterday.
In its morning [...]

More than two dozen CEOs of the world’s top airlines will meet in Queenstown this December, following Air New Zealand’s successful pitch to secure the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board meeting in New Zealand.
The annual Star Alliance conference will take place across three days from 12-14 December, combining both Chief [...]

Listed accounting software developer Xero says moves by the Inland Revenue Department to connect electronically with taxpayers will reduce compliance for business owners and save the IRD a fortune.
Chief executive Rod Drury said the IRD’s move to electronically connect with small businesses, including a Facebook connection, was “savvy”.
The IRD aims to work [...]

Dairy giant Fonterra will increase its online trading auction from once a month to twice from September in a bid to increase its customer base and be more transparent with its pricing, the company announced yesterday.
The globalDairyTrade platform was introduced in 2008 and has been successful with bidders. There are 280 [...]

Fonterra has announced that from September 2010 the globalDairyTrade trading manager, CRA International , will increase the frequency of trading events to twice a month. Kelvin Wickham, Fonterra Managing Director Global Trade, said the increase in frequency was a significant milestone that highlighted globalDairyTrade’s success as an online trading platform [...]

Jetstar will begin direct daily flights between Auckland and Singapore from March next year promising lower fares.
The budget service will use a 303-seat Airbus A330-200 in two-classes including a basic business class.
The Auckland service would connect with flights from Australian parent Qantas in Singapore, providing access to multiple Asian and European [...]

The New Zealand branch of insurer QBE International has more than doubled its underwriting profit to $16.6 million in 2009 compared to 2008’s figure of $7.9 million.
The mostly business insurer across liability, property, marine, trade credit and other areas, made a profit before tax of $25.8 million, and an after tax profit for the2009 year [...]