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May 22, 2012
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DC Comics has proven no match for Wellington
finance company Superloans, which has won a legal stoush over claims its
mascot Buck bore too many similarities to Superman. DC complained to the International
Property Office of New Zealand that Superloans was infringing on the trademark on one of its most popular characters, but has lost the case after a three-year battle.
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A new mentoring programme linking women with
senior directors of large company boards launched this week in a drive
to boost the number of women in business leadership roles. Mentoring
for Diversity was established by the Institute of Directors (IoD), and
will see senior directors and chairmen from NZX Top 100
companies teaching mentees the skills required to run a
successful board.
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Kiwi startup Stolen Rum’s product has been judged
world class, and it’s got the
requisite feel good back-story, but a cheeky guerrilla marketing
campaign led by Pead PR hopes to put the brand name on everyone’s lips –
including the spirit-making behemoth it’s competing with, Bacardi. The cheeky new kids
on the rum block wrote a letter to Bacardi inviting them to steal their recipe. No strings attached, just rum love.
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Hamilton is the city at the centre of Fonterra’s plans for a second $100 million-plus regional freight hub development. Reports say Fonterra sees the move as recognition of Waikato’s standing as an
important dairy centre that is set to grow as both an import and export hub.
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A group of students are busy brewing up plans to establish a biodiesel pump station in Wanaka, introducing a new form of environmentally-friendly fuel due to the vulnerability of the town to fuel price fluctuations. The cleantech project springs from a new course, a joint venture between Otago Polytechnic and the
Queenstown Lakes sustainable business programme.
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The angry voices of the public opposed to mining
in conservation areas may have been heard last year, with the National
government backing down on proposals to open up Schedule 4 areas for
mining. But it’s straight back on the agenda now the Nats are
back in power, with the public now denied a say in whether or not an
open-cast coal mine on Denniston Plateau public conservation land can go ahead.
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