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Kea announces interim Global CEO
Kea announces the appointment of Kea Global Board member and one of New Zealand’s most prominent figures in the global financial sector, Craig Donaldson, as interim Global CEO.
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NZ fruit and vege brand takes off in Sydney
Ooooby (Out Of Our Own Backyards), a New Zealand fruit and vegetable home delivery service that allows customers to order fresh local produce, has finalised a deal that will see the Kiwi grown business model take off in Australia. 
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F&B exports show growth and diversification
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released the 2013 Food and Beverage Industry reviews, which shows that New Zealand’s food and beverage sector continues to set the pace in export performance.
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Burgerfuel welcomes major US investor
BurgerFuel Worldwide (BFW) has signed an agreement with US company, Franchise Brands, LLC (FB), who will join BFW as a shareholder and franchise advisor. 
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Exporters confident despite exchange rates
The latest ExportNZ Survey shows exporters are confident of good growth and increasing orders in overseas markets for 2014, despite battling against a currency that is higher than most would wish for.
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CBAFF calls for Lyttelton Port to address delays
CBAFF is calling for action from Lyttelton Port after freight customers are hit with extra costs.
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Experienced advisors help Kiwi companies accelerate Aussie growth
Companies looking to expand into the Australia market will have access to high-level decision makers, key influencers, and business leaders as part of an expansion to NZTE’s Beachheads Advisor network.
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Wool-rice straw eco fabric offers unlimited potential
A new wool and rice straw blended upholstery fabric, which has been developed by a Wellington company, goes into commercial production next year with the potential to create significant demand for New Zealand crossbred wool, while helping solve a massive air pollution problem in China.
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Snedden calls for a better organised tourism sector
New Zealand’s tourism industry must do more to prepare itself for a projected huge rise in overseas visitors from Asia in the next five years and beyond. 
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Asia: a gap too far for NZ exporters?
Ninety percent of New Zealand businesses see Asia as having the greatest impact on our economy in the next three years, be it positive or negative, according to the recent Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), but few consider they have the ability or capacity to directly access that...
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Commoners wins Fashion Export Scholarship
The designers of New Zealand fashion brand Commoners have been awarded the $10,000 DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship for 2013.
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Manuka Health seals China deal
Manuka Health has taken a major step forward to expand sales in China with the signing of a strategic agreement in Shanghai with Chinese company Sunjoy Marketing and Trading.
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Materials made from natural New Zealand wool go hi-tech in China
A Kiwi start-up is expecting keen interest in its wool-based filtration products when it exhibits at the China High-Tech Fair this week.
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Honolulu airport chooses Kiwi technology
BCS Group subsidiary, BCS North America Inc., has completed a multi-million dollar contract for the upgrade and refurbishment of Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport.
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Food and beverage producers must be bulletproof
New Zealand food and beverage producers need to ensure their operations are “bulletproof” if they want to compete in an increasingly aggressive global marketplace, an industry expert says.
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