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The majority of New Zealanders aged 14+ years are now using some form of social media. Having monitored Facebook for over five years, Roy Morgan Research also reports that over half of New Zealanders (56%) use Facebook in an average four weeks. These finding are from ‘The Digital Universe’ report, recently released by Roy Morgan Research. Currently visited by 2 …

Australia has a seat on the UN Security Council after an emphatic win in New York this week, and the key to Australia’s success in part was support from the African nations.  Now New Zealand is also campaigning for its own seat in 2015 so what does Australia’s success mean for our bid? Former New Zealand Ambassador to the UN …

For thirty years New Zealand has run a current account deficit, averaging around 5% of GDP.   To cover this cash outflow, New Zealanders have sold assets to, or borrowed from, foreigners.  As a result New Zealand’s net foreign liabilities are around 75% of GDP, a very high ratio by international standards. Despite recent years having enjoyed higher prices for our exports and …

Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has welcomed the establishment of the New Zealand India Research Institute, heralding the start of a closer research relationship between New Zealand and India.  The New Zealand India Research Institute will be administratively based at Victoria University in Wellington and will involve nearly 40 academics in five New Zealand universities – Victoria, …

China Business Summit 2012 China offers huge opportunities for New Zealand businesses, but too few are taking the plunge and entering the market, says Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with NZ INC Ltd, held the inaugural China Business Summit in Auckland on October 3 –  aimed to galvanise businesses into …

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today congratulated Australia, together with Luxembourg, Korea, Argentina and Rwanda, on their election to non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. “I have congratulated Foreign Minister Carr on a well-fought campaign, which Australia thoroughly deserved to win,” McCully says. “New Zealand looks forward to working closely with Australia during its two-year tenure on the …

Up to $1.3 trillion additional revenue available to New Zealand over next four decades – New Zealand has the potential to capture $1.3 trillion more in agricultural exports between now and 2050 if targeted actions are taken, according to a new report released by ANZ today. ‘Greener pastures: The Global Soft Commodity Opportunity for Australia and New Zealand’ quantifies the size …

The Maori Council will today file papers in the High Court seeking a judicial review of the government’s plan to sell down Mighty River Power. Council solicitor Donna Hall told Radio New Zealand the case is that the government “is acting illegally in proceeding to sell the shares” before establishing what prior rights Maori have. “There’s now a final decision …

Chinese whiteware maker Haier has pushed its bid Fisher & Paykel Appliances to $1.28 a share, the bottom end of the independent valuation range, gaining crucial support from institutional investors to meet its 50 percent minimum acceptance threshold. Haier raised its bid 8 cents a share, bringing it within the independent valuation of between $1.28 and $1.57, it said in …

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will hold official talks with his counterpart from Burma (Myanmar), Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, on Monday. Mr Lwin is visiting New Zealand as part of his country’s increasing international engagement since embarking on fundamental political and economic reforms a year ago. “New Zealand is greatly encouraged by the nature and scale of the reforms …