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May 22, 2012
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New legislation is about to jumpstart the aquaculture sector after a
decade of “missed opportunity”, according to industry organisation
Aquaculture New
Zealand. Chief executive Mike Burrell said the passing of the Aquaculture
Legislation Amendment Bill, which streamlines the aquaculture
development application process and allows for farming a wider range of
species in certain areas, would see
the industry put the doldrums of the lost decade behind it and get on track toward becoming a billion-dollar sector.
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Australian-based Super Retail Group, which operates Supercheap Auto
in New Zealand, is expanding further into the Kiwi market with the
launch of FCO Fishing Camping Outdoors. The initial $15 million
venture will see 10 stores opened across the North Island this year with
a specific focus on fishing, camping, tramping, boating, kayaking and
outdoor apparel, fusing SRG’s two
leisure businesses – Ray’s
Outdoors and BCF Boating Camping Fishing.
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Low-value transactions are proving a winner with
Snapper card users, an electronic payment method used as a replacement
for cash. Snapper, whose system is now accepted at more than 500 retailers in Wellington and
Auckland, said it was a fast and easy way to pay for convenience and everyday items
such as coffee, snacks, lunch and drinks. “As Snapper grows, the
categories of retailers where Snapper shows the most value
has become very obvious. Retailers that sell sub-$15
consumable products in or around education, business and
transport hubs are very successful Snapper
retailers,” said chief executive Miki Szikszai.
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Pacific Fibre has sealed its biggest deal to date, a 10-year commitment from Vodafone to supply international bandwidth on its undersea cable system
linking the US to Australia and New Zealand. Vodafone chief executive Russell Stanners said the “multimillion
dollar” agreement would see Vodafone become Pacific Fibre’s biggest domestic
customer. “By partnering with an
innovative, entrepreneurial business such as Pacific Fibre,
we’re helping to break down the digital divide between New
Zealand and the rest of the world.”
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With less than 100 days to go until the November
general election, National’s public approval shows no signs of sagging –
numbers indicate it has enough support to rule alone. Two polls last night highlighted the gap between support for the two
parties; a One News Colmar
poll put National 26 points ahead of Labour with 56 percent of the party
vote, and a TV3 poll giving National 54 percent compared with Labour’s
28.8 percent. And while John Key remains the preferred choice for
prime minister (57 and 53 percent respectively), Phil Goff got the nod
from just 8 percent of respondents.
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Asia Pulp & Paper champions its sustainability and CSR initiatives – but the global giant, which also owns New Zealand-based company Cottonsoft, has been
embroiled in sustainability hypocrisy as of late with claims by numerous groups
that it is wiping out the habitat of the endangered Sumatran tiger in
Indonesia. And Greenpeace, the Green Party and WWF-New Zealand have
collaboratively undertaken an eight-month investigation into exactly
where the toilet paper sold by New Zealand retailers originates from.
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