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Regions and industries will benefit from Jim Anderton’s announcement today of $562,000 from Industry New Zealand to support twenty industry clusters in a range of key industries

There is more that government can do to help New Zealand businesses grow and succeed, Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton said today on the release of the 2002 Business Practices and Performance Survey.

Published under the title Firm Foundations, the study’s underlying premise is that better practice results in improved operational outcomes. Jim Anderton said there is more for business, industry groups and researchers to do.

The first companies to have received Industry New Zealand Business Growth Grants have doubled their staff numbers and increased sales by 46 per cent in the year since their grants were approved Jim Anderton announced today.

“Since the Business Growth Fund was established in early 2001, Industry New Zealand has approved grants totalling $14.7 m to 231 small to medium sized companies throughout New Zealand.

Prime Minister Helen Clark officially opens the Carter Holt Harvey New Zealand Pavilion at the Viaduct Harbour this evening.

The Pavilion celebrates New Zealand’s innovation leaders – past, present and future – and highlights the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit driving New Zealand’s success.

Jim Anderton's comment on the Air NZ proposal

The Government has approved the framework for the new integrated agency which will replace Trade New Zealand and Industry New Zealand, Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton and Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Another Progressive Cornerstone election commitment was achieved today with the formation of one agency to assist business development.

New Zealand is the home of good ideas and the New Zealand pavilion in the America’s Cup Village will showcase these to the world, says Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton.

Jim Anderton welcomed the partnership between Industry New Zealand and leading businesses that will see the Carter Holt Harvey New Zealand Pavilion open later this month.

“Industry New Zealand’s first full year of operation shows strong success,“ says Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton commenting on the Industry NZ Annual Report 2001/2.

“We have a window of opportunity to make the most of favourable business conditions and business confidence and Industry New Zealand is working hard to ensure we make the most of this chance.

Jim Anderton, Trevor Mallard and Parekura Horomia today announced.... Thousands of East Coast school students and their families now have more opportunity to lift their computer and info-tech skills as a result of a project that’s delivered 2000 recycled government computers into schools and communities, ministers said today.

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton has welcomed indications that New Zealand is heading in the right direction in building an innovation and enterprise culture.

The 2002 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor run in 37 countries was released internationally at 4 am this morning. http://www.entrepreneur.ac.nz/

“Why has ACT declared war on New Zealand business?” asks Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton.

“It’s extraordinary that today the ACT party attacked one of New Zealand’s leading fashion apparel and organic textile companies, Snowy Peak which is owned and run by Peri Drysdale. At the same time they also attacked one of our most successful and experienced private sector chief executives, Craig Boyce.

Jim Anderton says New Zealand, can and must do better than scapegoating immigrants and needs to give people a ‘fair shake’.

New Zealand has been built by immigrants from all over the world, based on a strong sense of fair play.

Economic, Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton is deeply concerned about the potential impact of Telecom’s increase in prices for new residential connections in regional New Zealand.

“As New Zealand’s labour market improves and skills shortages worsen, training and opportunities will need to take into account groups such as unemployed workers and older workers,” Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton told a Small and Medium Enterprise research seminar in Wellington today.

“Over half of New Zealand’s regions have identified broadband and information technology as a major impediment to their development,” Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton told a Telecommunications Users conference in Nelson today.

New Zealand needs to plan now to keep our young workers in New Zealand because serious labour shortages are ahead, Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton told Wanganui-Rangitikei-Ruapehu Councils and iwi leaders today.

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton said today that new ideas can make New Zealand a world leader in sustainable business practices such as triple bottom line reporting.

“If we can apply our creativity to using our resources more carefully and implementing triple bottom line reporting New Zealanders could be way ahead of other countries.

Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton said today at the national meeting of the Aviation and Marine Engineers’ Association that the Government is aware that one of the greatest problems the New Zealand economy faces is a lack of skilled workers.

“New Zealanders continue to come up with brilliant new ideas which are creating jobs and new businesses,” says Economic, Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton announcing 53 Industry New Zealand Enterprise Awards totalling $636,265.

“This is the second anniversary of the Enterprise Awards and it is heartening to see that some companies that received support in the first few months are now larger businesses receiving Business Growth Grants to expand to the next level.

Jobs and training in the regions is the major benefit from today’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding strengthening the partnership between the Mayors’ for Jobs Taskforce and the Government.

The commitment to having all school leavers in employment and training was a policy of both Labour and the Progressives at the election and this partnership will go a long way towards making these promises reality.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

between

the Government of New Zealand

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2 October 2002

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
MAYORS TASKFORCE FOR JOBS
AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

A decision to develop a new in-depth tourism strategy for Northland has been welcomed by the Associate Economic Development Minister Dover Samuels.

The Northland Regional Council Community Trust has received $25,000 under Industry New Zealand’s Regional Partnership Programme to research and build on a tourism strategy developed for Northland in 1996.

Jim Anderton is appalled at a liquor outlet’s current promotion of cheap ‘mudshakes’ made from vodka with caramel and chocolate flavoured milk as a ‘new release’ in the first week of the school holidays.