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May 22, 2012
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Will
hosting the Rugby World Cup highlight New Zealand as a tourist
destination in the long term? The Reserve Bank says international
experience suggests any such boost will be limited, especially when the
exchange rate is high, which it currently is. And an early All Blacks
bow-out from the tournament could negatively impact domestic spending.
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Tech entrepreneurs are the target of a $2.8
million talent development programme on track to launch in the new year
in partnership with the private sector, designed to bring various
players in the innovation space closer together. Details are
still being worked out, but up to 20 budding entrepreneurs each year, once accepted by a Dragon’s Den-esque panel, would be eligible for funding and
access to industry connections and expertise. The Ministry of Science and Innovation is also set to pour US$300,000
into the Kiwi Landing Pad, a physical hub for high-tech NZ businesses
which was recently established in San Francisco.
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Does NZ need a public broadcaster? And what’s all this about Radio NZ on TV? Andrea Rush reports back from a Unitec panel featuring a host of outspoken and passionate industry figures.
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From a business that started with just minimal staff back in 2000,
Space Studio has gone from strength to strength, “moving out of its
sweatshop premises” into a bright space in Parnell, where it’s been
unleashing its spatial design prowess onto hospitality, commercial and
retail sectors. But creating lingerie stores
in the conservative Middle East market proved a challenge in its own right.
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Imagine a sovereign nation built on an oil rig in the middle of the ocean. Perhaps one even started by a corporation as a business. Say what? But it’s a concept Facebook investor
Peter Thiel is putting his weight behind.
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We all remember Beethoven and his work, but no one remembers his banker. So while young writers are lucky to survive in a tenuous vocation, writes Mike Hutcheson, the consolation for being in a creative
business is that you get a chance to influence the way other people think.
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