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May 22, 2012
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Small countries are going to be the drivers of the new global economy, says Kiwi expat and economist David Skilling. Data show that small countries have outperformed large ones
over the past 60 years – per capita income growth rates are significantly
higher, as are cross-border investment rates. New Zealand still has a “thing or two” to do, however.
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San Francisco is known for its golden bridges,
crooked streets and island prisons. It’s also known as a hotbed of
design and tech innovation, which is why 25 Kiwi business leaders hit
the city for a week in November, thanks to NZTE’s Better by Design programme.
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Officials at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference seem to have made good progress on a range of issues. But the days of the Kyoto Protocol may be numbered.
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The battle of the Davids is heating up. And Pattrick Smellie is picking the newcomer – David Shearer may be yet another white, middle-class male, he reckons, but may also represent Labour’s best chance at redeeming itself.
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The New Zealand public sector once again tops the
charts for integrity, prompting state services minister Tony Ryall to
praise public servants for leading the world in transparency. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2011
was released last week, and New Zealand has been ranked in first place for the sixth year running.
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MediaWorks Radio is replacing Solid Gold with a new nationwide broadcast station called The Sound come January 1. The Sound
will target 35 – 59 year old men with a timeless rock playlist from The
Beatles to The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac to Queen, The Eagles to
David Bowie and U2 – all the music from the audience’s most formative
years, according to Andrew Szusterman, group programming director
MediaWorks Radio.
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