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Tech sector vital in trade talks

Getting along to the Trans Pacific Partnership stakeholders’ day was rather like being involved in a mad-cap version of speed-dating with less-than-optimal results. There were close on 80 presentations in four separate streams. All these in just over five hours with stakeholders and media zooming off like a giant locust swarm whenever word got out (usually via text) that someone …

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Port of Tauranga spends $34M on log marshaling business

Port of Tauranga, the country’s biggest export port, will spend $34 million on Mount Maunganui-based log marshalling and scaling business Quality Marshalling. The deal will take effect from February next year and immediately add to the port’s earnings, the company said in a statement. Quality Marshalling had revenue of $18 million in the 2012 year, and is privately owned by …

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NZ guest nights rise in October on more short-term stays by overseas visitors

New Zealand guest nights rose in October, led by an increase in short-term stays by overseas visitors. essays writing service Total guest nights at short-term commercial accommodation rose 4.1 percent in October from September to 2.6 million, seasonally adjusted, according to Statistics New Zealand. Guest nights rose 3.3 percent from the same month of 2011. International visitor nights rose 10.3 …

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