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May 22, 2012
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David Shearer says he represents a fresh face and fresh start for the Labour Party as its new leader. Labour MPs chose Shearer, a former humanitarian worker and MP for Mt
Albert, in a secret ballot this morning. He will be backed up by deputy
Grant Robertson.
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Independent Liquor says more than 100 bars and
restaurants have signed up to its new tap beer option, indicating the
industry’s thirst for choice. The first kegs are rolling out this week, bringing brands including Carlsberg and Kingfisher on tap for the first time. And Independent Liquor chief executive Julian Davidson is confident demand will continue to grow.
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Navman Wireless has been named on Forbes‘ just-released list of America’s Most Promising Companies. Navman Wireless originates from Navman, the company founded by Kiwi Peter Maire
in 1986. It is one of the world’s largest providers of GPS fleet
optimisation products and services, with systems installed in more than
130,000 vehicles on five continents.
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The government must give the New Zealand Venture
Investment Fund room to grow if it is to survive, says the head of the
national venture capital association. The New Zealand Private
Equity and Venture Capital Association (NZVCA) has released a list of
recommendations urging the government to amend policy to ensure the
venture capital market
survives in the short term and remains fit for purpose in the long
term. It’s calling for tax incentives for
investment in venture capital funds and encouraging NZ Super and KiwiSaver providers toward
investing in local venture capital.
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New Zealand needs a single regulator of all news media “independent of both government and the news industry”. That’s one of the proposals in the Law Commission’s latest issue paper News Media Meets New Media,
which outlines standards and accountabilities it believes should apply
to the news media and citizen publishers in the digital age. This regulator would govern all speech and communication, irrespective of the medium or who is communicating.
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A new economic plan to expand and diversify the
city of Wellington has been approved by the mayor and members of the
city council. There are four main strategies to be implemented in the economic
proposal, created in response to the global recession, the downsizing of
Wellington’s public centre and the general lack of attention given to
the city. by the government.
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The future of hundreds of employees and the London route of Air New Zealand is up in the air. The airline is losing $1 million a week on its long-haul network, and according to a letter to staff obtained by the Dominion Post, Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe said the company had to be prepared to make some “tough choices”.
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Telecom is officially on the hunt for a new CEO. Current
chief executive Paul Reynolds signalled in August that he intended to
step down once Telecom was successfully established as an independent
company post demerger. Chairman Mark Verbiest said both internal and external applicants would be considered.
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Despite what naysayers might suggest, recent legislation that prepares
the way for New Zealand to accede to the Madrid Protocol on trademarking is good news. And in many respects it will continue to be business as usual, writes Paul Davies.
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What inspires customer loyalty? Good customer service? Low prices? The attractive waiter? Penelope Whitson would like to think she’s the loyal type, but like most of us, she’s fickle at heart.
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