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MONTI TO QUIT; BERLUSCONI BACK IN THE ARENA. Italian PM Mario Monti has told the head of state that he has lost support in Parliament and intends to resign. He has been in power 13 months and his unelected emergency term was due to conclude in April. Not coincidentally, earlier the same day, Silvio Berlusconi (76) announced plans to run for …

Face-to-Face is a new feature from newzealandinc.com where we sit down for a chat with visiting business leaders from around the globe. We find out a little about them and their business, why they’re in New Zealand and what’s on their mind. The first in our Face-to-Face series is Viphan Leelachart, visiting New Zealand as a part of the ASEAN …

A new website www.tradeworks.org.nz has been launched today to help Kiwis better understand the benefits of trade and investment for New Zealand, and understand the potential benefits of TPP.

“Third time lucky,” said Fonterra’s Henry van der Heyden triumphantly as he was awarded Chairperson of the Year at the 2012 Top 200 Awards last night in Auckland. Van der Heyden’s award could not have been more exquisitely timed as it came on the eve of the Fonterra Shareholders Fund debut on the NZX at noon today.  The Fonterra chairman said …

Somewhere between launching Paypal and rockets to Mars, Elon Musk found time to become Business Insider’s Businessperson of the Year for 2012.

‘Hong Kong is an easy yet exotic place to do business’.  Learn how to do business in Hong Kong in under 15 minutes with The Economist’s guide to doing business in Hong Kong.

Auckland Chamber of Commerce CEO Michael Barnett was awarded the Supreme Award at the 2012 AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards. Barnett has been the “face of the chamber” for 21 years leading the talented chamber team  as it works to enable business members (large and small) to thrive. Under his leadership the chamber has been to the fore in …

On the day Fisher and Paykel was sold overseas Rakon outsourced high-paying jobs to Asia, marking a dark day for Kiwi high-tech manufacturing, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe. “Today New Zealand technology manufacturing lost an icon and 60 good jobs overseas. It’s a dark day for high-tech manufacturing and exports in New Zealand. “New Zealand has lost an …

Broadcaster, Brian Edwards, and Listener columnist, Bill Ralston, talk to Whale Oil blogger, Cameron Slater, about his new role as editor of Truth.

Telecom Retail CEO Chris Quin  has taken over as chair replacing Greg Cross who is leaving the board as his own entrepreneurial activities demand more of his time offshore. Long standing ICEHOUSE board member and Dean of The University of Auckland Business School, Greg Whittred said, “Greg has been an exceptional leader in his three years as Chair of The …