Paul Thompson The commercial media world is an increasingly tough business, in case you haven’t noticed. Audiences have fragmented, consumer and advertiser choice is expanding and revenues caving. Business models are either failing or developing a serious case of the wobbles. There are no fixes, yet, and it is getting crowded on the burning platform. It is brutal, unless you…
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Supplied Content Auckland, October 21, 2019 Smartphones and other mobile devices amplify the patriarchal values that are part of our culture, according to new research by a Massey University expert in organisational communication and gender. Senior Lecturer Dr Debalina Dutta said that while we might all understand the freedoms mobile devices bring to our lives, it would be a mistake to…
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Brian Henry and Arifa Fiqria Of New Zealand’s population of 4.79 million people, 1.1% are Muslims, according to the World Population Review 2019 website. New Zealand is working hard to accommodate the needs of its Muslim community, ranging from places of worship to Halal food. It currently has 57 Islamic Centers, 17 Halal bakeries/cafes, 58 Halal meat/grocery stores, and 241…
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Sourced Content Struggling media company MediaWorks is putting its TV business Three on the sale block, after axing and scaling back shows. The Company, which owns television, radio and advertising operations, had reported through its own news organisation Newshub that it would sell its largest asset. Three included ThreeLife, the Bravo joint venture and all of Newshub’s operations. MediaWorks is…
Read MoreSupplied Content Husband and wife, Paramjeet Singh Parihar and Kuldip Kaur Parihar, who owned two Super Liquor stores in Hamilton have been ordered by the Employment Court to pay a record $200,000 in penalties for serious employment law breaches. This is in addition to $250,470 they already repaid to six former employees for minimum wage and holiday pay arrears. The…
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Attacking without thinking can stir the hornet’s nest Jane Patterson National’s misfire over the latest immigration kerfuffle is a salutary lesson in first doing one’s homework. The opposition came out swinging against a ministerial decision to grant a recidivist drunk-driver residence, but it quickly became apparent National had also allowed the man to stay in New Zealand while it was in government.…
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Sam Sachdeva The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal is a major agreement with major problems – and new obstacles continue to pop up, with Indian fears about a deluge of Kiwi dairy imports the latest issue delaying a conclusion. With 27 rounds of negotiations and counting since 2012, the RCEP trade deal has been far from smooth sailing, to…
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Supplied Content Inland Revenue Department (IRD) Compliance Staff have searched several Central Otago businesses and made unannounced visits to others, as part of its current hidden economy campaign targeting the hospitality sector. High risk cash sales Café, restaurants, bars and takeaways are the focus of the renewed campaign which follows the successful prosecution of five siblings in the Thai House…
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Greg Barton Burwood, Victoria, Australia “A very bad man” has been killed and “the world is now a much safer place.” The sentiment behind US President Donald Trump’s announcement of the death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi is difficult to argue with. Baghdadi was certainly a very bad man. And under his decade-long leadership of the…
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Guyon Espiner Former Prime Minister Sir John Key could be forced to stand down from one of his banking roles because of a potential conflict of interest. Sir John chairs ANZ New Zealand and sits on the board of its parent bank in Australia. Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr said that the Trans-Tasman roles held by Sir John at ANZ…
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