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In part one of our focus on Indonesia, we take a look at the opportunities present for businesses in Indonesia.

High Court proceedings challenging the government’s partial privatisation of MightyRiverPower commenced this morning and immediately faced strong questioning from the presiding judge, Justice Ronald Young. Appearing for the Waikato River and Dams Claims Trust and the Poukani Claims Trust, Helen Cull QC argued that Maori claims to water and land rights could not be adequately protected once MRP was removed …

OUTLOOK CURRENCY: Some stabilisation seems in order with little to extend Friday’s moves. Unrest in Egypt , Catalonia elections, and the European Greek summit (market priced for resolution) have the potential to unwind some gains, but for now, gains look set to persist. RATES: After a quiet night, NZ rates are likely to open little changed. REVIEW CURRENCY: A positive …

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, …

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). …

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 …

A PBS documentary series. Episode 2 runs on Sunday December 2 at 11am. Some of the You Tube comments are telling. This documentary has tried its best to sound unbiased, but it has failed to convince. This documentary focuses on problems, and does not do anything to show how much China has improved. Communism is theoretically a perfect form of …

Today, China is the second largest consumer of oil, just after the United States. The Documentary investigates the new world geopolitics that is emerging around the needs of both the world’s leading superpower and the world’s fastest growing economy to secure future supplies of oil. Final Part: Sunday  December 2, 2pm.  

Sir Peter Jackson invites the public behind scenes as his team races to get The Hobbit finished ahead of Wednesday’s premiere in Wellington.