From trash to crash
who bought a limA young English boy
S$22 has sold it
ited edition toy for AU
was a "Trashie"
for AUS$1500! The toy
zed, garbage– a rubbery, thumb-si
resents all things
themed toy which rep
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gross like filth and mu
ition Grimy Gold
bought his limited ed
a certificate con"Trashie" it came with
250 in the world.
firming it was one of
and after 10 days
He put it up on ebay
sold for £1296
of hectic bidding was
(AUS$1500).
Herald
Source: Sydney Morning
How New Zealand fares on the
list of billionaires
Forbes has released their list of billionaires for
this year and three kiwis have made it, although
their rankings have slipped compared to last year.
Graeme Hart, owner of packaging company, Reynolds Group is our richest New Zealander. Hart sits
in 229th place and is worth a net value of NZ$6.4
billion. Brothers Richard and Christopher Chandler were the other two kiwis on the list. Richard
is ranked in 502nd place and runs the Richard
Chandler Corporation, he is worth NZ$3.4 billion.
Christopher is ranked in 1342nd place, he funded
the private investment firm Legatum and is worth
NZ$1.2 billion.
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz
KASPANZ
Kiwisaver Annuities and Superannuation Protection Association New Zealand Incorporated
(KASPANZ) - the new lobby group created
which wants to let consumers have a say in
the affairs of the retirement savings industry.
KASPANZ was officially created in February
2013 and with over 2 million New Zealanders
enrolled in Kiwisaver schemes, their growth
potential is huge.
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Need to up-skill the
workforce
We have a skill shortage in New Zealand.
Deloitte's annual Talent Edge New Zealand
survey surveyed 300 managers from a range
of economic sectors and different sized companies. The survey identified which skills and
roles were in short supply. The skills that were
in shortest supply amongst employees were:
critical thinking and problem solving, general
management and leadership, and initiative
and drive. The roles that were in shortest
supply were: operations staff, IT staff, sales
staff and executive leadership.
Source: Fairfax NZ News
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