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Outcomes 2006

Our Successes in 2006

PITIC NZ Christmas official reopening

Dr Roman Grynberg of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat officially reopened the PITIC NZ office in Newmarket in December. The evening saw past and present staff mingling with clients new and not so new. It was a chance for networking and reaquaintainces - overall a great start for the new location.

CJ Exports of Samoa

Taking frozen palusami and breadfruit to the community worked well for CJ Exports of Samoa. PITIC NZ assisted the product launch on 17 November 2007 with marketing and advertising and by all accounts the launch was a great success. Demand for frozen palusami increased and CJ Exports of Samoa have been developing their product based on the customer feedback.

NZ Culinary Fare - Island Influences

Attracting chefs to use taro as the main dish at NZ Culinary Fare, Hospitality Show 2006 was the main aim of PITIC NZ sponsoring a new competition category called Island Influences last year. The annual competition drew entries both nationally and internationally where chefs were asked to create delectable recipes cooked to perfection within an hour. Jim Collins of Weltec in Wellington, withstood the competition pressure and won with his unique recipe for Taro Noodles!

Pacific Tourism Investment Seminar - Auckland

Pacific Islands based tourism took the spotlight at this seminar run by PITIC NZ last year. Tourism related operators pitched their investment opportunites to a number of investors who attended.

Improving Investor Query Handling Workshop - Tonga 2006

First impressions count and customer services is key to getting and keeping customers.

The Improving Investor Query Handling Workshop held prior to the Heads of Investment Promotion Agencies Meeting (HIPAM) in Va'vau Tonga reinforced the message that good customer service is key to attracting and keeping good investors.

The 3 guest speakers; Debbie Mayo-Smith: SuccessIs, IT.Simon Nikloff: KiwiHost and Ian Blakeley:Ernest & Young certainly entertained their guests and underlined the use of IT, customer services and FDI.

The Pacific Trade Expo 2006 - February 2006

PITIC NZ was a major sponsor of the Pacific Trade Expo 2006 held at the TelstraClear Centre in Manukau City.

PITIC NZ played a key role in the initial planning stages of the Pacific Trade Expo 2006 being initially responsible for liaising between the city councils of Auckland, Waitakere and Manukau City, who were also major sponsors of the event.

The event attracted businesses from throughout the Pacific region

NZ Pacific Business Council - 2005

PITIC NZ played a key role in the inception and creation of the NZ Pacific Business Council and was a founding member of the first NZ Pacific Business Council Executive Committee in 2005. PITIC NZ is no longer on the Executive Committee but continues to be supportive of the work being carried out by NZ Pacific Business Council in the Pacific.