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FUTURE FORESTRY FINANCE 2012
FUTURE FORESTRY FINANCE 2012
Investment, Growth & Strategic Outlook
Auckland, 7-8 March 2012
Following on from the huge success of Future Forestry Finance 2010, this is the industry conference of choice for industry leaders and financiers looking to inform their investment and loan risk strategies in the forestry and wood products industry across Australasia.
EVENT MISSION:
Farmers furious over milk plan
Farmers upset by government proposals over raw milk regulations are being urged to speak up.
On Tuesday the Government announced plans for competition watchdog the Commerce Commission to scrutinise how Fonterra arrives at the milk price and for a 200-million-litre annual increase in the amount of milk it must provide other processors. Submissions can be made until February 24.
Iwi deal to co-manage 90 Mile Beach
Far North iwi Te Aupouri will celebrate a major milestone tomorrow when it signs a two-part deal which gives it a hand in governing 90 Mile Beach.
Treaty Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson says he hopes it brings much-needed economic development to one of the most impoverished areas in the country, while a tribal negotiator said the iwi will work hard to move Te Aupouri to a brighter future.
Treasury appoints new deputy secretary/chief economist
Treasury has appointed Dr Girol Karacaoglu to the role of Deputy Secretary - Macroeconomics, International and Economic Research.
Dr Karacaoglu will provide strategic leadership on broad economic policy issues, in particular fiscal and monetary policy settings, and New Zealand’s international linkages, chief excutive Gabriel Makhlouf said.
He will also take on the position of chief economist.
11th Annual Maori Legal Forum - 17th, 18th April 2012
11TH ANNUAL MAORI LEGAL FORUM 2012!
17 & 18 April 2012 - Amora Hotel, Wellington
A hui for legal, governance and post-settlement issues.
Registered Maori Trusts get special discounted prices!
See www.conferenz.co.nz/maori for more information and to register!
Alternatively contact (09) 912-3616 or email register@conferenz.co.nz
Iwi call for Rena inquiry
Coastal iwi affected by the Rena disaster are calling for a royal commission of inquiry into the grounding.
The ruined container ship has been aground on a reef off the Tauranga coast since October 5 with oil and debris still washing up on beaches and islands.
A hui of 16 iwi has decided to ask the government to appoint a royal commission to investigate all aspects of the Rena grounding.
CYF shuts down trust's free lunches for pupils
A Maori trust that has been feeding hungry children for four years has been forced to stop by Government bureaucrats, because the lunches were not part of its contract.
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett felt all the frustrations of Te Aupouri Maori Trust Board, which has been feeding children at five schools in Kaitaia, at a public meeting in the town yesterday kicking off a two-week roadshow about the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children.
Difficult year forecast for NZ tourism industry
Consolidation is inevitable in the tourism sector as operators face a particularly tough year, a leading industry player says.
Data from Statistics New Zealand shows short-term overseas visitor arrivals for the year ended November were up 2.5% at 2.6 million.
However, InterCity Group chief executive Malcolm Johns said visitor expenditure was a bigger challenge than the number of arrivals.
Maori communities key to NZ’s Forestry success
Maori Business Leadership Symposium
The Sir Hugh Kawharu Foundation will hold a symposium on Maori business on 9 February 2012 with a focus on leadership and the development of new leadership.
Please see attached document for more information