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The Hawke’s Bay economy is changing and EIT is adapting to meet the era of the entrepreneur.

“Over the past decade there has been a massive global shift to entrepreneurial ecosystems,” said Jonathan Sibley, EIT’s Director of Research and Associate Professor, School of Business.

Source An EIT release

Financial stability – risky, safe or just right?

The challenge with financial stability is how to maintain a strong, resilient and efficient financial system in the face of changing and emerging risks said Deputy Governor and Head of Financial Stability Geoff Bascand in Sydney today.

Source A RBNZ release

Local government releases position statement on three waters

LGNZ has released its position statement on three waters at its Quarterly Media Briefing today, calling on the Government to adopt four good public policy principles ahead of any reforms to the three waters sector.

Source A LGNZ release

Future of Work Forum focus on SMEs, technological disruption

The second meeting of the Future of Work Tripartite Forum focussed on how to remove barriers faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and the issue of technological disruption, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says.

Source Out of The Beehive

MBIE decision on aluminium composite panel (ACP) CodeMark certificates

All six of the original aluminium composite panel (ACP) CodeMark certificates suspended in July, have been removed from the CodeMark register, with each certificate either being revoked by MBIE, withdrawn by the manufacturer, or reissued as a new certificate following revision.

Source A MBIE release

Reserve Bank welcomes uncontested liquidation of CBL Insurance

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand welcomes placement of CBL Insurance Ltd into liquidation, without the need for a contested hearing.

Source A RBNZ release

Armistice Day coin decides kick-off for All Blacks game

New Zealand’s Armistice Day 50 cent coin featured at Twickenham over the weekend – used for the ‘coin toss’ that decided the kick-off for the All Blacks vs England game on Armistice Day.

Source A RBNZ release

The Southern Initiative is Auckland’s quiet achiever

A south Auckland scheme that defies a tidy description of its far-reaching work is breaking new ground internationally with its efforts to lift the region out of deprivation writes Alexia Russell for Newsroom.

Source/ReadMore A Newsroom release by Alexia Russell

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Exposure water storage exhibit a supreme winner

Michael Scott Jones’ award-winning emergency water storage system called Lifewall which is on display at the Exposure exhibition on Massey's Wellington campus till November 17.

An emergency water storage solution has earned Master of Design graduate Michael Scott Jones the Supreme Award at the 2018 ECC Student Craft/Design Awards.

Source A Massey University Release

Women in New Zealand effectively working for free for the rest of the year

Council of Trade Unions Vice President Rachel Mackintosh says New Zealand’s gender pay imbalance can and must be fixed.

Source A CTU release

Small Business Council getting down to work

The creation of a small business strategy will take a step forward in coming weeks as the Small Business Council sharpens its focus on the areas that will make the biggest difference to the long term development of the sector.