Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama visited New Zealand on his first ever official visit last week.
Month: October 2016
Fiji Fresh Produce Forum maps way forward
New standards and licensing for Fiji’s fresh produce exporters could be introduced following discussions from the Fresh Produce Trade Forum in Auckland last week.
Crowd funding to raise equity for Pacific restaurant
An enterprise promoting Auckland’s first ever Pacific cuisine restaurant has taken the equity crowd funding route for raising capital.
South China businesses commit to PNG
One year ago Pacific Islands Trade & Invest (China) brought a business delegation from the Pacific to South China, featuring business-matching events in the major economic centres of Guangdong Province and launched a Chinese-language guide to investment in the Pacific Islands.
PT&I workshop for Tonga businesses interested in NZ market
Pacific Trade & Invest (PT&I) is helping exporters get more information about entering the New Zealand market by running the PT&I Path to Market workshop in Tonga at MCCTIL Conference Room in Nukualofa on October 28.
Community Café does much more than vend Tongan coffee
Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o is the owner of the Community Café at the Mangere Arts Centre in the heart of Mangere on the outskirts of South Auckland. The area has a high concentration of Pacific Island families, many struggling to make ends meet. Driven by her passion to help the community, Mrs Afeaki-Mafileo has grown and flourished…
Opportunities for Vanuatu as China businesses go global
It’s a beautiful tropical paradise that remains unknown to most Chinese. But the time is fast approaching when adventurous Chinese travellers will seek out Vanuatu’s tourism treasures and the massive Chinese economy will help unlock opportunities to invest in and grow the young nation’s industries.
Fiji engineering firm eyes NZ market
A group that began as a small air conditioning and refrigeration business in a shed on the Nadi Back Road in Fiji has grown into a hi-tech engineering outfit with state-of-the-art CNC machines and robotics.
Pacific exporters ready for Europe’s biggest food show
With SIAL 2016 opening in Paris on Sunday, October 16, there is a sense of high anticipation among the four first-time Pacific Islands exporters taking part on the Pacific Islands Trade and Invest (PT&I) booth. SIAL (Salon International de l’alimentation) is one of the world’s biggest trade fairs held every two years in Paris since…
Eveni Pacific ‘pops up’ in Auckland
Samoa’s Eveni Pacific shirts are now available at a pop up store in Auckland’s Victoria Park Market.
Island fashion at Pacific Runway Show, Sydney
The glamorous Pacific Runway Fashion Extravaganza 2016 has signed up Pacific Trade & Invest (PT&I) as a major sponsor.
Food show participation ‘eye opener’ for Fiji exporter
For Flour Mills of Fiji (FMF) Export Manager Rakesh Raju, participating in the Auckland Food Show in August was an “eye opener”. Though FMF, one of the region’s largest food manufacturing companies has been exporting its range of products to New Zealand for several years, it rarely if ever met with its end customer, having…
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