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NZ All Blacks win the Rugby World Cup
Tuesday, 8 November 2011

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Big-hearted Kiwis reach into their pockets

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

NZ has topped a new list ranking the world's most giving nations. British Charities Aid Foundation has complied the first World giving Index using three different typeds of charitable behaviour -...


Consumer Price Index 5.3%

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Statistics NZ said yesterday that the consurmer price index reached 5.3% in the March year, the fastest increase since 1990. Stripping out last year's indcrease in GST, inflation was 3.3%, above...


Insurance Premiums

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

The Christchurch earthquake and the Australian floods have accounted for a substantial [percentage of global reinsurance claims in the last six months. So reinsurance costs will go up for Kiwi...


Kiwi Business Optimistic

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Kiwi businesses are optimistic about the future despite predictions of lower than global average GDP growth, a global survey has found. Two-thirds of businesses are upbeat about their outlook for...


Economic Update

Friday, 8 April 2011

“The Reserve Bank slashed the official cash rate from 3 per cent to 2.5 per cent on 9 March 2011, in what it called an ‘insurance’ move in case the impact from the Christchurch...


New Zeland is Third Best Place to Live

Monday, 28 February 2011

NZ is the third best place to live in the world, according to a UN report.  Top 10 countries; 1 Norway, 2 Australia, 3 New Zealand, 4 US, 5 Ireland, 6 Liechtenstein, 7 Netherlands, 8...


3 Questions for you on international assignments.

Friday, 17 September 2010

Question 1: The two most significant obstacles when managing short-term international assignments are tax compliance and keeping control of the length of the assignment. True or False ...


Retaining Good Talent

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Planning Relocation Carefully evaluating employees, their skill set and their current family situation before making a job offer, is a best practice that increases the employer's return on...


A Successful School Search

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Schooling in a New Location A successful school search is not simply about "getting in" to a school in a new location.  Recognising that all children moving to another country are...


Poorest in Cash - Richest in Life

Monday, 28 June 2010

Kiwis who earn $30,000 or less are the most likely to have a good work-life balance, according to a Government report from the Ministry of Social Development. Nearly 80% of fulltime workers in...


Economic Commentary

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

According to the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, Bill English’s recent budget is the most positive change in direction for a decade, but it is still fumbling in its approach...


Peace in our Land

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

New Zealand has been listed as the world’s most peaceful country in the 2010 Global Peace Index followed by Iceland and Japan.  The Index uses dozens of indicators, from the crime rate...


New School National Curriculum

Sunday, 7 February 2010

New National School Curriculum From February 2010.   New Zealand schools are now using the extensively overhauled National curriculum.  It is designed to give schools more...


Helpful Kiwis Rank Among the Best

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

NZ has ranked highly in an international study of wealth and happiness, but its citizens are not quite as happy as the Australians, according to a survey by a London based think tank, the Legatum...


ERC News - New Zealand Best Destination for Expats

Thursday, 8 October 2009

New Zealand Best Destination for Expats Says a Poll for Telegraph.co.uk (06/17/09).   New Zealand ranked ahead of Canada, Australia, France, the United Arab Emirates, Portugal,...


New Zealand Safest; Favourite Destination

Thursday, 17 September 2009

Safest, easiest to do Business, favourite destination - this is New Zealand! Auckland and Wellington are the Australasian region’s safest cities for personal safety and security. The...