Archive for October, 2010

NZ Manufacturing: Value Added Still Vital For Manufacturers

October 27th, 2010

Victoria University Professor of Management Lawrie Corbett has delivered a blunt message to NZ manufacturers – they must create and retain more ‘value-added’ products …

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Social Media: How To Succeed In The Social Media Space

October 22nd, 2010

79% of NZ of small businesses say the internet is crucial to their business and having a social media presence is a big part …

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Technology: Business Must Get Ready For “New Internet”

October 22nd, 2010

InternetNZ and the New Zealand IPv6 Task Force are concerned the message about adopting the new Internet Protocol, IPv6, is still not getting through …

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Economic Policy: CTU Economic Strategy The Way To Go?

October 20th, 2010

The Council of Trade Unions has released an alternative economic strategy. CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg, says the strategy is based on six principles: Fairness; …

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Internet: Social Media Gets Better Online Results

October 15th, 2010

has surveyed 668 small and medium NZ businesses to find out how they use the web to do business. The company wanted …

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Economics: Currency Wars Must be Averted

October 15th, 2010

A body representing the world’s financial institutions, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) has warned the world’s major economic powers must do more to …

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NZ Growth: Double Dip Still On Cards For NZ

October 13th, 2010

BERL’s latest set of forecasts make gloomy reading. The independent economic forecaster says NZ’s economy faces “significant” risk of a double-dip recession, with the …

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Exports: Food Still Vital For NZ’s Future

October 6th, 2010

Sunny Verghese, group managing director and CEO of Olam International says NZ and Aust will be powerhouses in the global agriculture industry in the …

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