Author name: Natural Health Products NZ

If you are contemplating ‘doing business in Australia’ it is imperative to find the right advice to familiarise yourself with the market, whether it be establishing or expanding a business in Australia. It is vital to have a thorough understanding of the taxation system and commercial laws, as well as the different cultural, political, administrative and legal issues. Check out the expert guidance document, Doing Business in Australia prepared by HallChadwick…

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released details of proposed changes to the Food Standards Code and invited comment from interested organisations and individuals…

Australia and New Zealand’s food industry watchdog is considering a new code that would allow food growers and manufacturers to make health claims about products provided they can support them with scientific evidence…

Adorn yourself with a luscious solid perfume from Pacific Perfumes’ new Artisan range and revel in nature’s opulence. There are no synthetic ingredients – each fragrance is crafted from rich, beguiling scents of real flowers, leaves and woods.

New Zealand’s own Pacific Perfumes is one of only a handful of perfume houses in the world that create complex and evocative fragrances entirely from natural ingredients…

Funding for a new leadership programme to help New Zealand firms lift their management skills so they can succeed internationally has been announced by the Government. The $1.3 million programme targeted at senior executives, owners and directors of New Zealand firms doing business overseas aims to accelerate the learning process for internationalising firms and improve firms’ prospects of international success…

A one-day forum is being organised by The New Zealand China Trade Association and the New China Contemporary Research Centre for organisations engaged in business in China and academics who wish to test academic research with what actually happens in the market place. The symposium presents a unique opportunity to update yourself with the latest research on inter-relationship and risk management in China and to hear from successful practitioners in China…

A one-day symposium for health professionals hosted by the Vitamin D research centre, institute of food, nutrition and human health, Massey University…

Commissioning is a common occurrence in business, engaging others with particular expertise to develop or produce something for either you or your company to use. Packaging designs, logo and trade mark designs and increasingly website design, are often jobs passed on to third parties to take care of on your behalf…

In the first part of this article we examined the distinction between the types of works which are subject to the commissioning rule and those which are not. This part looks at the elements of a valid commissioning and concludes with some pragmatic advice to safeguard ownership of commissioned copyright works…