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By Laura Walters The Ministry for Primary Industries is under-resourced and communications inadequate to deal with the food-safety issues facing New Zealand exports to China, Trade Minister Tim Groser says. Groser told the China Business Summit in Auckland today that it was undeniable the ministry did not have enough resources in China to deal with the recent DCD residue issue, …

The Financial Markets Authority has cancelled a prospectus offering shares in FMP Medical Services, saying the offer is false or misleading, the first time the regulator has taken such an action. FMP was seeking investors to set up a chain of renal dialysis clinics in New Zealand. The FMA first prohibited allotment of shares in the company to allow it …

The New Zealand dollar slipped as investors lessen their exposure to riskier currencies on concern about a failure by US politicians to reach agreement ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for averting a debt default. The kiwi weakened to 83.64 US cents at 8am in Wellington, from 83.85 cents at the 5pm market close yesterday. The trade-weighted index declined to 77.65 from …

Wall Street dropped as the October 17 deadline for an agreement to lift the US debt ceiling and avoid a government default approached rapidly as lawmakers’ bickering continued. The House and the Senate were working on competing plans for a resolution. “There are a lot of opinions about what direction to go. There have been no decisions about exactly what …

Prices of dairy products fell for the first time in three sales at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by butter and whole milk powder. buy essays online cheap The GDT Price Index, previously known as the GDT-TWI Price Index, fell 1.9 percent compared to the last sale two weeks ago. The average winning price was US$4,888 a tonne compared to …

Kevin Bowler Cheif Executive, Tourism New Zealand Biography Kevin Bowler joined Tourism New Zealand as Chief Executive in January 2010. He has marketing and business leadership experience spanning consumer packaged goods, technology, and media brands in New Zealand and internationally. Before joining Tourism New Zealand, Kevin was the inaugural CEO for start-up Yahoo!Xtra, a joint venture between Yahoo!7 and Telecom …

David Caselli General Manager, Business Attraction & Investment, ATEED Biography David is the General Manager, Business Attraction and Investment, Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED). David’s background is in international business and investment banking. He has amassed a wealth of trade and investment experience through varied roles in the public and private sectors, leading trading and corporate finance companies …

Deputy Chairman, Academic Colleges Group Danny Chan Deputy Chairman, Academic Colleges Group Biography A third-generation New Zealand Chinese, Danny was brought up in Wellington. After spending 16 years in the investment management field in New Zealand during the 70s and the 80s. Danny was appointed by Fidelity Investments of USA, the largest fund management company in the world, to the …

Jeremy Webb Head of Social, Associate Director, Ogilvy Public Relations Biography Jeremy Webb started Beijing’s Social@Ogilvy team in early 2010. He has since led or been involved with the majority of Ogilvy PR Beijing’s digital and social media accounts and has provided social media strategy, execution and training for a number of major clients including Nestle, Burberry and Crayola.Highly knowledgeable …

Theo Spierings Chief Executive Officer, Fonterra Biography Theo Spierings is Chief Executive Officer of the Fonterra Co-operative Group, New Zealand’s largest company and the world’s largest processor of dairy products. He joined Fonterra in 2011, bringing with him a wealth of experience in managing dairy businesses across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe. Theo has a 27-year history …