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NZ plans to step-up efforts to attract Indonesian students

By Brierley Penn New Zealand is not only losing its own students to Australia, but we’re also missing out when it comes to attracting foreign students to our shores. Each year, more then 1.7 million students graduate from high schools in Indonesia – many of whom look at attaining an international tertiary qualification. While Australia was able to attract 17, …

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Social Media in Indonesia

By Brierley Penn Indonesia has developed a love affair with social media, and the tool should be one of vital importance to the marketing strategy of any New Zealand business entering the Indonesian market. Over 46 million Indonesians are currently subscribed to Facebook, making it the world’s second largest user of the social networking site (pipped only by the US). …

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David Shearer not looking for Helen Clark’s endorsement

David Shearer says he is not looking for Helen Clarke’s endorsement as leader of the Labour Party. Speaking this weekend on TV3’s ‘The Nation’ Shearer said “I’m not looking for that.  I’m simply just saying from my point of view I have the endorsement of my caucus we move on and we get on to the issues that we need to …

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