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May 22, 2012
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Auckland’s new Food Innovation Centre is officially open for business. Te
Ipu Kai, the Food Bowl, is based in Manukau at the airport and comprises a pilot plant
with research facilities, product developers, certification
agencies, business development support, and universities. It will operate 24/7 and support manufacturers in developing and
testing new products for commercialisation specifically for the fast
moving consumer goods market.
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While processed foods may not be the best option healthwise, they’re good for the country’s collective wallets. Kiwi food and beverage exporters need to focus on
adding value if the sector – which makes up more than half of the total export pie – is to live up to its full growth potential,
an industry report shows.
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With the Webb Ellis Cup firmly in our possession,
attention is turning to the next national event at hand – the general
election. Will National be a shooin for this election? According to iPredict,
yes – its odds on a National Prime Minister after the November vote are
at more than 90 percent.
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New Zealand Mint is immortalising the world’s most
famous sea sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants, on a square silver bullion
coin, along with some of his
friends. The coins will be legal tender in Niue and feature a Raphael
Maklouf effigy of Queen Elizabeth II sovereign on their reverse.
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Auckland-based software company Endace is opening a new California office, to be led by Spencer Greene, former vice-president of product management at Juniper Networks. His
appointment signals the company’s plan to establish a
marketing headquarters in Silicon Valley, as well
as increased investment in
global marketing.
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Orion Health,
New
Zealand’s largest privately-owned software exporter, has scored two
business wins in China less than a year after entering the market. The
company’s Rhapsody Integration Engine software has been licensed for
use in the public sector through local partner Shanghai Kingstar
Winning, plus a further 11-hospital integration project in the Shenzhen
Guangdong province through partner Beijing Sinodata.
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Professor Michael Enright, member of the international Competitiveness Institute (TCI), hits town next month for the organisation’s annual global conference. In the meantime, he spoke to Idealog
about how New Zealand could position itself as a trade centre and why
there’s nothing inconsistent about a competitive economy and a minimum wage.
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Great things can happen at the intersection of data and technology - like this dashboard that pulls in core UN population data and trends into a digestible digital format. Released
to launch the “7-Day Countdown to 7 Billion” – when the
world’s population will swell to a new milestone on October 31 – the
United Nations Population Fund population website allows for an analysis
of the impact of population increases around the world, including
education, healthcare, literacy and age and gender development.
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