Febuary 8th 2012
Russia wants to grow Pacific Island investment
Russia and the Eastern European states have shown increasing interest in developing ties with Pacific Island nations in recent years. Diplomatic visit have been exchanged and aid programmes have been promised and implemented.
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February 3rd 2012
After dropping Dreamliners, Air Pacific to get Airbus A330-200's
Fiji flag carrier Air Pacific will get new Airbus A330-200 aircrafts in place of the new Dreamliner B787 planes that it had earlier ordered and subsequently cancelled.
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February 3rd 2012
New 34m Broadband project for Tonga
A tripartite financing arrangement between the Tongan government, the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank has resulted in a $34 million project that will help Tonga gain high-speed internet access through a submarine cable system.
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Febuary 2nd 2012
Vanuatu gets helping hand with shipping services
Asian Development Bank and New Zealand partner to help improve shipping services Vanuatu. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the New Zealand Government are assisting Vanuatu with upgrading its ports and jetties and improving the safety, reliability, and frequency of interisland shipping services.
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January 31st 2012
Maori Communities Key To NZ’s Forestry Success
One of the hidden strengths behind forestry’s success lies with the humble and hard-working nature of those who lead the many small and medium companies who produce the goods day in and day out.
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January 23rd 2012
ISSUE 48 EXCLUSIVE
PBT supports excellence in sports administration
Soon after Va’aiga Tuigamala announced plans to launch the inaugural Pacific Island Sports Awards in July 2011, he spoke with Pacific Business Trust (PBT) Chief Executive Peter Cordtz about the opportunity for the Trust to become a partner in the inaugural event.
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January 23rd 2012
Islands see possible end to nutty problem
Neighbouring countries often engage in banning each other’s produce to protect their own farming economies. We have see this happen with apples, where Australia only recently lifted a decades long ban on the import of the much sought after New Zealand apple.
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January 23rd 2012
Nauru makes strides in sustainable initiatives
The tiny Micronesian island nation of Nauru will access $4 million from the Pacific Environment Community (PEC) Fund to fund two sustainable initiatives, it was announced this week.
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January 10th 2012
ISSUE 48 EXCLUSIVE
Mann On A Mission
Don Mann’s father and younger brother both reached the peak of rugby league in New Zealand by representing their country. He has followed suit, but off the field working for the Vodafone Warriors for the last decade. As the club’s General Manager, the 47-year-old of Maori and Tongan descent was awarded Sports Administrator of the Year at the inaugural Pacific Island Sports Awards last November. He talks to INNES LOGAN, who grew up with him on the same west Auckland street.
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December 22nd 2011
Juggling family with business for mother of eight
Ana Manu of Papatoetoe is one of few self-employed female Pacific shipping importers.
Ana and her sister Elisiva opened JM Store in Manukau earlier in the year to help her brother Moses who has frozen foods export businesses in Tonga and Australia.
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December 21st 2011
Samoa mother named Business Woman of the Year
A mother of seven from Savai’i has won the coveted South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Outstanding Business Woman of the Year Award.
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December 15th 2011
Samoan workers could be open for exploitation says Pacific Advisory Council
The Pacific People’s Advisory Council for Auckland City hopes a New Zealand meat processor is not trying to exploit workers from Samoa
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December 12th 2011
Samoa commits to making all cars safe
Samoa has promised the World Trade Organisation it will lift its current import ban on cars more than 12 years old and set up a vehicle safety inspection programme.
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December 7th 2011
Economic crisis hits Pacific’s best investment destination
Tonga offers one of the best environments for investors in the Pacific Islands region: The World Bank’s business development arm International Finance Corporation ranked the country 58th out of 183 economies worldwide – first of all countries in the Pacific – in ease of doing business.
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December 6th 2011
Vanua Levu to get its own new port
Fiji’s second largest island, Vanua Levu, which has a population of about 130,000, is finally set to have its own new port, helping boost investment on the island as well as facilitate export of its produce.
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September 9th 2011
ISSUE 46 EXCLUSIVE
Environmentally Alrite
Starting Alrite International Ltd some 10 years ago gave Bhaskar Sharma the chance to work in the Pacific, where his passion lies having been born and raised in Fiji. As one of the businesses displaying at The Cloud during the Pacific Showcase, he’s showcasing products that incorporate renewable energy, are environmentally friendly and cost effective
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September 7th 2011
ISSUE 46 EXCLUSIVE
No Nonsense Approach For Noni
The aspiration of Pacific island nations to export produce on a scale that will bring significant gains to their economies is on the verge of becoming reality, with a major Chinese company seeking to introduce noni juice to a growing wealthy market.
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July 5th 2011
ISSUE 45
Oceans of Opportunity
Pacific Islands Trade & Invest and the Trans-Tasman Business Circle will host the 2011 Pacific Islands Investment Summit, Oceans of Opportunity, at The Cloud on Auckland’s Wharf on the 6th September, the eve of the Rugby World Cup.
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