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Whittaker’s takes action to manage challenges in global cocoa supply
Whittaker’s takes action to manage challenges in global cocoa supply

While Whittaker’s has to date sourced only Ghanaian cocoa beans to make its chocolate, it is now supplementing this with cocoa beans that meet its quality and ethical standards from other parts of Africa. Whittaker’s Chocolate Lovers will see changes to its packaging to reflect the cocoa origin change from next month.​ 

New Zealand Fish & Game sees call to remove advocacy as misguided
New Zealand Fish & Game sees call to remove advocacy as misguided

Fish & Game manages trout, salmon, and game birds and helps New Zealanders to connect with nature and experience the many benefits fishing and hunting offers.  A call to completely remove Fish & Game’s advocacy function is misguided and fails to understand the role the organisation plays, says Fish & Game New Zealand chief executive Corina Jordan. 

Recreational Fishing Nets Big Gains for Region - Hydro Canal Fishery Contributes $13.6 Million to Mackenzie Basin Economy
Recreational Fishing Nets Big Gains for Region - Hydro Canal Fishery Contributes $13.6 Million to Mackenzie Basin Economy

New research shows that recreational freshwater fishing contributes millions of dollars to the Mackenzie Basin and that local businesses and communities land the gains. Central South Island Fish & Game Council (CSIFGC) today released the results of a groundbreaking economic impact assessment conducted in partnership with the University of Otago and Meridian Energy. 

Urban BBQ Festival | Hastings
Urban BBQ Festival | Hastings

BBQ lovers are in for more meaty goodness in November when the Urban BBQ Festival returns to Tomoana Showgrounds, Hastings. Once again the Demo Stage hosts a full afternoon of demonstrations that will take your pitmaster skills to the next level. Butterfly a leg of lamb, serve some smokey cocktails and cheese, master ribs and brisket, and get that crackling crispy on a homemade porchetta.

Whittaker’s indulges fruit lovers with two new Artisan Collection flavours
Whittaker’s indulges fruit lovers with two new Artisan Collection flavours

Whittaker’s is delighted to bring back two fruit lovers’ favourites, Raspberry & New Zealand Strawberry 100g, and Gisborne Orange & Hazelnut 100g, now showcasing local ingredients, as part of its core New Zealand Artisan Collection.  

Ready, steady, fish! Freshwater season licenses now on sale
Ready, steady, fish! Freshwater season licenses now on sale

Fishing licences are on sale today as anticipation builds for the upcoming season. “Spring is on its way, and today marks a key date in the diary for keen anglers,” said Fish & Game New Zealand chief executive Corina Jordan. “With the season starting on October 1, it’s a good idea for anglers to get in early and grab their licence so they can focus on sorting their gear and planning trips with friends.

Spawning monitoring – measuring to manage 
Spawning monitoring – measuring to manage 

Fish & Game staff throughout the country are busy conducting spawning surveys for trout and salmon to ensure there are sustainable fisheries for the future and to check up on stream and river health. Fish & Game New Zealand chief executive Corina Jordan said there were a range of ways to monitor spawning, from using fish traps to walking up a stream and counting. 

Featured Artist - Catherine Macdonald
Featured Artist - Catherine Macdonald

New Zealand artist Catherine Macdonald creates drawings & prints, makes & illustrates objects & furniture, and writes, illustrates & publishes books.

Artwork - Just as they fall (Catherine MacDonald)

Featured Artist - Kimbra Taylor
Featured Artist - Kimbra Taylor

Kimbra has a Diploma in Visual Communications from the Wellington School of Design and a teacher's certificate.

“I worked in an advertising agency as an illustrator and visualiser, The Evening Post as an illustrator and then became a freelance illustrator. I worked with Thomas Nelson publishing firm and illustrated many children's books. One of the paintings from a book I illustrated was given to the author for her birthday. I felt very honoured and delighted to be able to share this with her as a gift.” Kimbra shares

Appointments to the New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust Board
Appointments to the New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust Board

The Minister for Hunting and Fishing, Hon. Todd McClay, has appointed board members to the New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust. The Game Bird Habitat Trust is an independent public entity established under the Wildlife Act 1953. Its functions include improving New Zealand’s game bird habitat and the habitat of other wildlife.

Kiwi tech entrepreneur & industry leader honoured in Asia

Kiwi tech entrepreneur & industry leader honoured in Asia

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Christchurch - A leading New Zealand tech entrepreneur and business leader has been honoured in Asia for his services to entrepreneurship and international connections.

NZTech chair and Augen Software co-founder Mitchell Pham has been significantly recognised in Ho Chi Minh City as one of its star participants in the city’s hi-tech sector.

Pham is also chair of FinTechNZ, co-chair of the NZ-ASEAN Business Alliance (ABA), Asia New Zealand Foundation's honorary advisor, NZTE's beachheads advisor and KEA's World Class New Zealand awardee.

Ho Chi Minh City (population 13.5 million) is not just Vietnam's largest centre of commerce and industry, but is also the leading tech hub in one of Asia's largest and fastest-growing digital economies, behind only China and India.

Pham’s Kiwi tech firm Augen helps New Zealand businesses accelerate custom-development of software solutions and digital products for both domestic and international markets.

When only a boy, Pham slipped out of Vietnam during the 1980s, survived several near-death experiences crossing the South China Sea and two perilous years in four refugee camps in Indonesia before settling in New Zealand.

Today he is recognised in Vietnam after 15 years of establishing the company's subsidiary and directing its engagement and participation in that country's tech industry, working with his Kiwi business partner Peter Vile

“New Zealand isn't yet widely known in Asia for technology innovation and hi-tech industries,” Pham says.

“This is why the work of NZTech with TechWeek NZ and New Zealand Story Group is crucial to building and promoting the world-class tech brand for NZ Inc globally, but especially in Asia where this brand is currently little known still.

“Companies like Augen are pioneers in this space, not just in taking the New Zealand hi-tech and innovation brand into Asia, but also in establishing and building Kiwi reputation over time in ways that are specifically relevant to the local and regional economy.

“This is an example of how the New Zealand tech industry can execute on being good for the world.”

Augen has worked together with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade for two years to develop the working model and then established the Kiwi Connection Tech Hub in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016.

The purpose of the facility is to assist other Kiwi tech businesses to accelerate both presence and engagement in Vietnam as well as provide a base to launch and support tech operations across South East Asia.

“Within the equivalent distance between Auckland and Sydney, all of the main centres of commerce, industry and government are more or less in the same time zone and can be easily reached from Ho Chi Minh City," Vile says.

"It is also a relatively low-cost location for a tech business to operate from, with direct access to the large and rapidly-growing, young and tech-savvy local talent pool.”

For further information contact Make Lemonade editor-in-chief Kip Brook on 0275 030188

Photo: Mitchell Pham

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Kip Brook has more than 25 years’ international and national news media experience. He was appointed to London in 1997 to be New Zealand media’s UK-Europe Bureau Chief Correspondent. Kip has covered NZ Prime Minister overseas tours, world leaders’ summits, major disasters, All Black tours, NZ cricket team tours, Olympic Games and many international events. He has won three NZ journalist of the year media awards.

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Dunedin-based artist wins $25,000 National Contemporary Art Award

Dunedin-based artist wins $25,000 National Contemporary Art Award
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