Two of the Pacific’s biggest economies have not signed up to what the government described as a "landmark" regional trade deal.
Thiel spent 12 days total in New Zealand before gaining citizenship, DIA says
The Immigration Act (2009) requires a person spend at least 1350 days in New Zealand over a five-year period to be eligible to apply for citizenship.
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"Citizenship should not be for sale by gullible politicians"
The longer term political consequences of Todd Barclay
The details of the Todd Barclay affair matter less than the general impression of shifty incompetence.
The food safety lawyer who will make you think twice about eating
Visiting lawyer Bill Marler has tips for food producers and retailers to avoid getting themselves sued or worse.
Trilogy's share price plumped up by acquisition announcement
The news has helped stall a downwards stock price spiral.
Open letter: Tony Falkenstein
Last minute pitch for election to the NZX board.
Petya attack: Port of Tauranga switches to manual systems to unload Maersk ship
PLUS: Petya revealed as a politically-motivated "wiper" rather than ransomware, with no chance of files being returned.
Featured Comment:
"The mystery is why the perps are asking for such small amounts of ransom? "
Ruakura to possibly be the world's first neutral inland port
Port neutrality the main attraction for Linx.
‘Socialism for the rich’ – report takes aim at corporate welfare
New report claims the annual cost of corporate welfare has climbed to $1.6 billion.
Featured Comment:
"Would be interesting to see a comparison of government spending on corporate vs. traditional welfare"
Labour wants to lift minimum wage, soften 90-day trial rules
Labour would also introduce so-called Fair Pay Agreements across different industries.
Featured Comment:
"Based on the last 9 years it will be between $16.00 and $16.25 anyway - so an extra 1.5% to 3% extra. Nice headline grab, just not much meat on the bones."
Fuji Xerox’s new termination fees stun clients
The increase is being described as a disincentive to businesses wishing to change provider or reduce their number of machines. Plus: NBR View Back Story video on the Fuji Xerox accounting scandal.
Featured Comment:
"It is unfortunate that there has been mismanagement in the business due to unrealistic sales targets and internal controls"
Seven ageing Parliament servers vulnerable to ransomware – NZ First
National security argument used to stymie answers – but some given anyway.
Featured Comment:
"Suggest they change the whole board and also the CEO"
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"There are major holders in SKC who will gladly soak up sells - thank goodness for liquidity, eh?"
Featured Comment:
"The ethos of the country in general is sullied when the general population is too ethically lazy to hold a Prime Minister to account with the excuse that all politicians lie"
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"I hope it is making all Maori wealthier and not just a select few"
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"It'd be interesting to see how many documented/reported cases of immigrant labour exploitation there have been since net migration really took off and if there's a stand out the correlation"
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"What would have the employers done if this campaign was not run. I suspect they would have either gone out and found someone to employ. So marginal impact = zero"
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"Fantastic success and hopefully a realignment of thinking for industrial and sector tech which is rarely spoken about in NZ"
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Trilogy to buy controlling stake in rival for $13.8m
The company today said it expects Lanocorp to boost earnings.
Property
Banking & Finance
RBNZ, polling weakly with ordinary Kiwis, turns to social media to sell message
The central bank isn't yet ready for a robust two-way conversation through social media channels.
Technology
Shortage of interest sees only 93 LookSee candidates arrive in capital
NZTech boss frustrated that the campaign that began with so much fanfare – and 48,000 applications for a free trip to Wellington for a job interview – has drawn so little employer interest.
"In my experience too many "government" programmes like this fail because they do not get the private sector buy-in and commitment".
"They should be collecting viewers location data through postcode on sign up or HTML5 geo location. They still can't geo-target ads by other than IP. Nuts. And yes, I have told them"
Politics
MFAT needs to open up to outside help, modern management, says review
The ministry needs to rely less on "career MFATers."
"The saga is too toxic and damaging to Bill's credibility and distracting to the party"
Law & Courts
Law at war: Vice chancellor unleashes wrath on law school staff
Staff have been accused of “colluding” with members of the legal profession and blamed for causing low workplace morale.
"If those that are actually responsible for teaching these law students are not fully consulted and listened to then the only rational conclusion is that this is purely a revenue-generating exercise by AU"
Media
Sky, TVNZ bosses spar over America’s Cup 2020 rights
Kevin Kenrick says it would be good if New Zealand followed ‘OECD best-practice’ – which he mentions in the same breath as an anti-siphoning law mandating major sports events be free to air.
"Well, that's all class isn't. On the day we celebrate a terrific win, all TVNZ can do is think of the money and start positioning itself for a hand-out"
"In 5 years time, Vodafone will be thankful that the merger never went ahead. Just look at Netflix and other overseas content providers, who can't make any profits despite massive scale. There is no way that you can make solid profits in a smaller market just by reselling others content"
"They should be collecting viewers location data through postcode on sign up or HTML5 geo location. They still can't geo-target ads by other than IP. Nuts. And yes, I have told them"
Appointments
Senior appointment reconfirms Germinal’s commitment to New Zealand
Sarah has an in-depth understanding of practical forage needs in farming systems to increase productivity and sustainability.
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