Major cities in New Zealand continue to offer overseas expatriates world-class living standards and working conditions, Mercer’s 2012 Quality of Living Survey has found. Auckland has maintained its position, for the fourth year in a row, as the third best city in the global rankings, followed by Wellington at 13th place. Across the Tasman, Sydney has ranked as the tenth …

FACE TO FACE  Face-to-Face is a new feature from test.wp.newzealandinc.com where we sit down for a chat with visiting business leaders from around the globe. We find out a little about them and their business, why they’re in New Zealand and what’s on their mind. The first in our Face-to-Face series is Viphan Leelachart, visiting New Zealand as a part …

New Zealand shares fell after telecommunications network operator Chorus said a draft view of price curbs proposed by the regulator could wipe $160 million from earnings. Xero soared to a record after raising funds from US investors. The NZX 50 Index fell 0.99 points, or 0.02 percent, to 4049.09. Within the index, 20 stocks rose, 15 fell and 15 were …

President of the New Zealand – Canada Business Association and co-founder of Kim Crawford Wines – Erica Crawford, spoke out in favor of TPP calling the agreement a potentially significant one for winemakers. ” New Zealand wine exports to TPP markets are currently nearing $400m, but with TPP we see know reason for that not to double” “TPP will benefit the …

A new website www.tradeworks.org.nz has been launched today to help Kiwis better understand the benefits of trade and investment for New Zealand, and understand the potential benefits of TPP.

Weekend Video  Japan’s factory output unexpectedly rose the most since December on production of parts for devices including Apple Inc.’s iPhone, providing a bright spot in an economy poised to shrink for a second straight quarter.

Weekend Video  Can Washington make a deal on the budget and avoid the tax increases of the looming “fiscal cliff?” Major Garrett has a first look at President Obama’s proposals and the Republican reaction.

PricewaterhouseCoopers have released the released the results from their 2013 survey on the Global State of Information Security. Information security is a real challenge to businesses operating in the contemporary technological environment where staying ahead of the game is more challenging than ever. Hear from more than 9,000 executives worldwide – including 180 from New Zealand, as they discuss threats to …

Breakfast Video  Somewhere between launching Paypal and rockets to Mars, Elon Musk found time to become Business Insider’s Businessperson of the Year for 2012.

It seems that Time magazine may be the latest to fall victim to an internet sabotage campaign. When selecting their Person of the Year for 2012, Time Magazine opened up the voting to the public to help their editors in making their selection. The notorious 4Chan, a well known internet message board known for its public stunts, begun “Operation: Kim Jung …