Outcomes 2010
Pasifika Festival - Miss South Pacific – Miss Fiji - Merewalesi Nailatikau - March
Joint effort by PITIC NZ, Auckland City Council and Miss South Pacific organisation for Miss South Pacific to represent at Pasifika Festival
Promotion to Tourism operators in Auckland and Pasifika Festival
Vanuatu Trade Mission to Auckland
Site visits and business meetings arranged for Vanuatu Trade Mission led by Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce - March
PINA/TVNZ/PITIC NZ Young TV Journalist of the Year Award - April
Congratulations to Rachna Nath of Fiji TV who took up a one week TVNZ Internship
Business Stories produced for TVNZ and Fiji TV
Me’a Kai Cook book Launch/Q Restaurant Promotion - May
Robert Oliver launched the Me’a Kai The Food and Flavours of the South Pacific cookbook at AUT, 6 May 2010
Selected book stores sell out of copies in Auckland
One month promotion at the Q Restaurant, The Westin featuring Me’a Kai menu
Samoa Farmers Association - May
Meetings and site visits arranged for Samoa Farmers Association representative to Auckland
Niue Return to Roots Business Mission
Breakthrough Accounting – set up office in Niue
Tourism accommodation in progress
Niue Vanilla project in progress
Auckland Food Show 2010
Great leads generated for co-partners Punjas and Catrell Brothers
Pacific products promotions
Outcomes 2009
Cook Islands Property Investment Mission February
Investors group to Cook Islands to investigate potential property investment
Niue Arts & Cultural Festival April
Inaugural Arts & Cultural Festival in Niue aimed at reconnecting overseas Niueans with their homeland through Arts and Culture
Tonga and Samoa Agricultural Mission
Key stakeholders visit to Tonga and Samoa promoting agricultural produce resulted in key contacts consolidated
Island Influences at the Culinary Fare, Hospitality Show
PITIC NZ sponsored cooking competition and fresh produce and product promotion
FAO Annual meeting
Co-ordination of site visits for delegation
Tonga Trade Mission to New Zealand
Government and Private sector trade delegation – PITIC NZ organises site visits and meetings
Niue Return to Roots Mission November
Niue business group visited Niue seeking potential investment opportunities
