March 15th 2010Pacific's slow recovery from recession.
Pacific countries are clawing their way back from the recession but trade and tourism from New Zealand and Australia is expected to be lacklustre, the Asian Development Bank reports.
February 19th 2010
January 26th 2010
NZ ranked fourth most economically free country
New Zealand remains among the most economically free countries in the world, according to an annual ranking by conservative United States think tank the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal.![]()
December 21st 2009
Niue breaks new ground on Mission
The first ever Air New Zealand Return to Roots Mission to Niue hosted by the Pacifc Islands Trade & Investment Commission NZ (PITIC NZ) and the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs (MPIA) is already producing a positive impact on the tiny island nation’s economy![]()
December 7th 2009
December 3rd 2009
November 19th 2009
ISSUE 35 ARTICLE
Panorama goes higher on hire
From humble beginnings, Tongan-born George Niuhulu has established himself as one of New Zealand’s most successful Pacific businessmen. INNES LOGAN met the 52-yearold owner of Panorama Access Hire to discover a man whose humbleness remains comfortably alongside a smart business acumen![]()
October 13th 2009
ISSUE 34 BUSINESS ARTICLE
Home with a Taste of Hawaii
After two decades living in the United States, Samoan-Cook Islander Maposua Stevenson Safotu-Asuega has returned home to open an L & L Hawaiian Barbecue restaurant in Otahuhu, south Auckland. The popular franchise has approximately 200 stores in the US, but Safotu-Asuega has made history by opening the first international outlet.![]()
September 29th 2009
ISSUE 34 FEATURE ARTICLE
Open For Business
The Cook Islands is opening its doors to foreign investment on the back of its thriving tourism industry, where opportunities in property development are growing, as the Air New Zealand Business Explorer’s Mission in July assembled by the Pacific Island Trade and Investment Commission (PITIC) found out. SPASIFIK editor PETER REES reflects on the mission.![]()