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New Zealand beats Aussie in a new survey

Ranking among the world's top 12 cities for overall quality of living, New Zealand beats Australia hands down, according to a new international survey. Mercer's 2010 Worldwide Quality of Living Survey revealed while Auckland again was among the world's top five cities, holding steady at 4th position on par with Vancouver, Sydney remained at 10th place.

Tech sector beats recession but room for improvement

Technology companies' average growth rate for 2009 was 39%, according to a new survey, but this number could be much higher if strategic approach was widely implemented. The second annual market measures survey of sales and marketing activity in New Zealand, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Concentrate, revealed last year's growth rate was down from 58% in 2008.

Kiwis saving for Santa?

Retailers may not be in for the expected sales boom ahead of the GST hike in October.According to the latest Fly Buys consumer spending intentions survey, Kiwis are planning to save more and spend less over the next quarter.Thirty-nine percent said they are planning to save more than the previous three months, with one in four (26%) intending to put money either toward a bank term deposit or into KiwiSaver and other superannuation schemes.

Kiwi beancounters are Asia Pacific's happiest

New Zealand finance and accounting professionals are the most satisfied with their salaries in the Asia Pacific region, according to a new survey.The latest figures released by the global recruiter Robert Half International indicate 67% of people working in the financial sector are happy about pay cheques they take home. The average across the region was 54%, which matched the level of satisfaction across the Tasman in Australia.

Government has a lot to learn from across the ditch

The New Zealand government should take a lesson from the government across the ditch and move its focus from mum-and-dad-the-investor to mum-and-dad-the-business owner particularly when turning companies into its tax collecting slaves.MYOB New Zealand general manager Julian Smith told the National Business Review dissatisfaction among local companies with red tape and the performance of the government continues to grow even further with more than half struggling to understand how to apply government legislation in their business.

Gentlemen prefer...microwaves

Men are more likely to rate having a home computer, high-speed internet, a microwave and a Sky TV connection as a necessity of life than women, according to UMR Research.The survey looked in to what items people of different ages and genders considered a must have and what they could live without.Significantly more men (73%) say a home computer is a necessity than women (65%). The gender difference is more marked for high-speed Internet (62% men; 53% women), a microwave (56% men; 42% women) and less so for Sky TV (22% men, 15% women).
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