August 2010
NICK NOBILO IN CHINA LUNCH DATE WITH ICONIC WINE PIONEER
05 Aug 2010
Nick Nobilo, pioneer New Zealand winemaker and consistent advocate at the quality end of the market, has recently broken through with a major order to supply Vinoptima Gewurztraminer to the Hainan Island resort in China.
Our sales of wine to China have increased substantially recently as winemakers have sought markets for the current level of production and as the size of that potentially huge market rapidly grows.
But China has for us been a predominantly red wine market and returns have often been at the lower end of the range of market prices.
• How has Nobilo been able to enter at the top end?
• How well are we marketing wine in China?
• What possibilities does the massive Hainan Island resort project offer?
• How do you establish good long term relationships with the Chinese?
Nick will offer views on the these issues at a members’ networking lunch:
On: Thursday 5 August 2010
At: Grand Harbour Restaurant, Cnr Pakenham / Customs St West, Viaduct, Auckland
Time: Register at 12.15 for 12.30 lunch and presentation
RSVP: By Tuesday 3 August by clicking here
2010 Air New Zealand Cargo Auckland Export Awards Gala Dinner
06 Aug 2010
Crowning the grand masters of exporting
Tickets are on sale for the 2010 Air New Zealand Cargo Auckland Export Awards Gala Dinner and all New Zealand business people are invited to attend.
We will be crowning our grand masters of the export world at the gala dinner event on Friday, August 6 at Auckland's luxury Langham Hotel.
The 2010 Export award categories are:
Westpac Institutional Bank Exporter of the Year Award (total sales > $35 million)
QBE Insurance Exporter of the Year Award (total sales < $35 million)
TNT Express Emerging Exporter of the Year Award
Endace Hi-Tech Exporter of the Year Award
DB Breweries Deal of the Year Award
Baldwins Consultants & Services Exporter of the Year Award
Entrants are being scrutinised for the shortlist of finalists – to be announced on July 5th .
Dinner guests will be entertained by world class Kiwi performer Darryl Lovegrove will be MC on the night and perform songs from Les Miserables, Chess and Jesus Christ Superstar where he has taken lead roles. Darryl’s performance in Jesus Christ Superstar earned him New Zealand's Entertainer of the Year "Rising Star" award and an Australian "MO Award" nomination.
What: 2010 Air New Zealand Cargo Auckland Export Awards Gala Dinner
When: Friday, August 6, 6.30pm
Where: The Langham, Auckland, 83 Symonds St, Auckland City
Dress: Black tie/formal
Charge: $155 + GST (non-members) $1,500 + GST (for a table of 10)
$135 + GST (members) $1,300 + GST (for a table of 10)
Please contact catherine@exportnewzealand.org.nz to secure your tickets for this spectacular event. Seats are limited
For more information, please contact catherine@exportnewzealand.org.nz
Chinese/Maori Crossovers - Mawhitiwhiti
24 Aug 2010 - 31 Aug 2010
http://www.pihirau.co.nzThese seminars look at a range of carefully selected material culture from both the neolithic Chinese period (relative to departure of original ancestors from Taiwanese, Vietnamese areas through south east Asian region) and the trail left by our Austronesian speaking ancestors into the Pacific and more recently Aotearoa. No attempt is being made to specifically tie together taonga ‘treasures’ from both cultures. However, there are affinities which point to deeper strands of philosophical, spiritual and aesthetic connection between Pacific and Asian peoples. Mawhitiwhiti also explores the presence of artists who have a dual heritage of Maori Chinese culture creating some common threads of connection.
Please find attached a press release with full details.
September 2010
Shanghai Expo 2010
01 Sep 2010 - 31 Oct 2010
The Expo will be held on a 528 hectare site located between the Nanpu and Lupu Bridges along both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. Its theme is Better City, Better Life and the new thinking, new technologies and new practices for achieving healthy and sustainable urban living. To date 178 countries and 44 international corporations have confirmed that they will participate and the anticipated attendance of more than 70 million visitors will make this one of the largest expos ever held.
For more information click here
