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3 April 2013
Craig Foss | Commerce
Commerce Minister Craig Foss has welcomed the appointment of Tina Symmans to the Takeovers Panel. Ms Symmans will be appointed for a period of five years. “Ms Symmans brings a wealth of expertise to the role. Her experience in capital markets and project management will be a real asset to the Panel. “I would like to also acknowledge the work of Keith Taylor who is leaving the Takeovers Panel after seven years,” says Mr Foss. ...
3 April 2013
Steven Joyce | Economic Development
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has today released a report showing growth in the New Zealand food and beverage sector is being driven by the Asia-Pacific region and other emerging economies. The report, an Investor’s Guide to the New Zealand Food & Beverage Industry 2013, says that Asia is now New Zealand’s largest export country destination, accounting for more than 40 per cent of export value. ...
2 April 2013
Craig Foss | Commerce
Commerce Minister Craig Foss and Australia’s Minister for Industry and Innovation Greg Combet have signed an arrangement to establish a new trans-Tasman patent attorney regime. The trans-Tasman arrangement will deliver better outcomes for patent attorneys and innovators by providing consistent qualification requirements and professional standards in both Australia and New Zealand. The arrangement covers patent attorney registration, governance and discipline and is based on the application of Australia’s existing patent attorney regime to New Zealand. ...
1 April 2013
Chris Tremain | Tourism
Associate Tourism Minister Chris Tremain has welcomed the successful prosecution of two companies and two individuals convicted of mislabelling products that were sold to visiting Asian tourists. The sentencing in the Auckland District Court resulted from charges brought by the Commerce Commission under the Fair Trading Act followed a multi-agency investigation in August 2011. ...
1 April 2013
Craig Foss | Commerce
Commerce Minister Craig Foss today released new disclosure rules that will give New Zealanders better information to compare KiwiSaver funds. The KiwiSaver disclosure regulations will require KiwiSaver schemes to regularly report on fund performance, fees, asset allocation and other matters in a simple and standardised form. ...
31 March 2013
Amy Adams | Communications and Information Technology
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has today paid tribute to 2degrees chief executive Eric Hertz. ...
31 March 2013
Simon Bridges | Energy and Resources
The Government is proposing stronger measures to protect offshore petroleum and minerals activity from unlawful interference, Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges said today. Cabinet has approved further changes to the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill to firm up protection of lawful offshore petroleum and minerals activity and to give new enforcement powers to police and defence force personnel. The provisions are in a Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) to be tabled in Parliament. ...
28 March 2013
John Banks | Small Business
Small Business Minister John Banks today released the factsheet ‘Small Businesses in New Zealand’ that highlights the significant contribution small and medium-sized firms make to New Zealand’s economy. The factsheet is a summary of results from recent Statistics New Zealand surveys relating to small and medium enterprises. It shows that smaller businesses dominate our industries and play their part in generating jobs, innovation and overseas income. Key results include: ...
25 March 2013
Simon Bridges | Energy and Resources
On behalf of the New Zealand Government, I welcome our international guests to Auckland, and to our wonderful country. It is a pleasure to have you here. The New Zealand Government is pleased to be working with our co-hosts in the European Union, and our Summit sponsors from the World Bank, The Asian Development Bank, and AusAID, to make this important event happen. It is very timely. The Pacific Energy Summit is giving communities in the Pacific a platform to work with development partners to achieve their energy goals. ...
24 March 2013
Steven Joyce | Economic Development
Chilean Economy, Development and Tourism Minister Pablo Longueira is visiting New Zealand this week to carry out discussions on education, Māori economic development and tourism. Minister Longueira, who was invited to visit New Zealand by Prime Minister John Key during his recent Latin America trip, arrives today for a four-day visit. He will be accompanied by a 21-strong delegation including the Governor of the Araucania, business representatives and Chilean media. ...![[link to the New Zealand government website].](http://www.med.govt.nz/site-tools/footer-images/newzealand.govt.nz.png "[link to the New Zealand government website].")
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