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Alexander Speirs visits Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei at its Shenzhen HQ and sits down with VP Scott Sykes to discuss the company and its increasing role in New Zealand’s communications ecosystem. “We feel very welcome in New Zealand.” Sykes tells me from the outset. “The New Zealand Government and John Key have been very progressive in embracing communications technology and …

cell phone lookup numbers newzealandinc.com presents Focus: China – September 2013 as we look at some of the contemporary talking points coming out of China for New Zealand – with business, food & beverage, social media and telecommunications in the spotlight.   Toys bringing big business for Zuru: From hot air balloons in small-town New Zealand to Ferraris in Shenzhen …

help with essay writing Alexander Speirs speaks to Andrew Zhu, marketing lecturer and PhD Candidate at the University of Auckland specializing in Chinese social media, about the role of Weibo in a 21st Century Chinese Media landscape. Social media in China has had an enigmatic history, with plenty of growing pains as the Chinese Administration comes to terms with the powerful …

newzealandinc.com visits Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei at their Shenzhen HQ to learn more about the company playing a major role in New Zealand’s mobile future. Early on a cold Guangzhou morning, a smart looking man in a black Audi is waiting outside. “Mr. Speirs, Sir,” he beckons, ready to take me on the two hour journey to Huawei’s Shenzhen headquarters. …

New Zealand shares fell, with the NZX 50 Index extending its drop from a record, as investors prepare for the Meridian Energy sale and mull the potential end of US monetary stimulus. Sky Network Television and Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund paced the slide. The NZX 50 fell 29.003 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4701.374. Within the index, 39 stocks fell, seven …

Labour plans no change to key economic planks, including a capital gains tax, the single buyer electricity policy, affordable home-building policy, and a broader mandate for monetary policy than inflation control, Labour’s newly appointed leader, David Cunliffe, confirms. Speaking to BusinessDesk after a press conference where he unveiled a new shadow Cabinet line-up, Cunliffe confirmed his deputy, David Parker’s key …

PGG Wrightson chairman John Anderson will retire from the rural services company at the annual meeting next month. Anderson, who joined the board during a tumultuous shake-up in 2010, will step down from the board at the Oct. 22 meeting, the company said in a statement. A new chairman will be appointed after the meeting. Anderson’s appointment coincided with a …

Newly listed transport fuels distributor Z Energy is heading into the first refresh of its corporate strategy since launching three years ago. In an interview with BusinessDesk, chief executive Mike Bennetts said the Z board will be considering a “four to five year” horizon in the next round of strategic planning, which should start crystallising late this year, but may …

State-owned national grid operator Transpower named former senior executive at Fletcher Challenge and Fonterra Cooperative Group, Alison Andrew, to replace outgoing chief executive Patrick Strange early next year. Andrew is currently the global head of chemicals for Orica Australia, a multinational chemical and mining services company, and a member of the Genesis Energy board. An engineer by training, she held …

The New Zealand dollar may trade in a tight range this week as investors consider when the Federal Reserve is likely to start paring back its US$85 billion-a-month monetary stimulus after unexpectedly chosing to keep the package unchanged last week. The local currency may trade between 82 US cents and 84.80 cents this week, according to a BusinessDesk survey of …