With another round of TPP negotiations beginning  in Auckland a dialogue amongst ourselves about TPP is helpful. This is important in these times of austerity when transparency is at a premium, because it was after all a conspicuous absence of transparency in  financial oversight that  created much of the  present economic turmoil. Inside NZ itself  TPP has been presented throughout …

Wellington has turned on a fabulous day for the premiere of Sir Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. Here’s the New Zealand Herald link. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10850547

Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Limited (Fisher & Paykel Appliances) has been delisted from the NZX.  Haier New Zealand Investment Holding Company Ltd (Haier) has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping Fisher & Paykel Appliances Kiwi.  Haier New Zealand Investment Holding Co chair Liang Haishan said Haier recognised Fisher & Paykel Appliances was a unique Kiwi company. “We think a key part of …