Waikato Business News August/September 2020

From the editor
I
am delighted this month
to have Wintec journalism
students assisting
our Cambridge coverage. I
taught journalism at Wintec
for some years, and enjoyed
a recent return to talk to this
year’s intake. It was good
to be able to follow that up
with an invitation to contribute
to Waikato Busines
News - and even better that
they delivered.
Intake numbers are - understandably,
given the winds of
change that have been blowing
- down on a few years
ago, but those who are keen
typically still find their way
into a job. The students, when
I talked to them, seemed up
for it, under the expert guidance
of tutor Charles Riddle,
who has helped many over
the years into the first step
of their journalism career.
Newsrooms around New
Zealand are the better
for it - the strongly practical,
no airs and graces
approach of polytechnics has
produced some of our finest.
I hope you enjoy the stories
from this year’s crop,
who were given a simple
brief, but a challenging one
for young people little more
than halfway through their
year - to break the ice with
small business owners, ask
them relevant questions and
write up a story. Welcome to
Valu, Paora and the two Danielles.
You can read their stories
on pages 21 to 23.
Also in this issue, Gigi
Crawford and her Zealong
team continue to make waves,
this time with a breakthrough
I strongly believe that we can
create something truly special.
It will represent the best of
Japan together with the best
of New Zealand.”
Zealong chief executive Gigi Crawford at the signing of
an agreement that will establish the company in Japan
See story, page 4
agreement that will see them
selling their tea in one of
Japan’s busiest train stations.
It is yet another result of
their long-term planning,
attention to relationship
building and focus on quality
as they target the premium
end of the market.
I also spoke this month to
some frustrated Cambridge
business owners sick and tired
of their dealings with Immigration
NZ.
And I interviewed the
newly appointed chief executive
of the NZ Institute of
Skills and Technology.
Stephen Town and his
executive team have a large
piece of work ahead. In my
opinion, as someone who
worked in the sector, the
changed regime has the potential
to make a huge and positive
difference to our skilled
workforce, and therefore to
our economy generally. A bit
of pressure, then.
Ngā mihi nui
Richard Walker
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS August/September 2020
I think throughout
all of this, what we
would love to see
is a little bit more
guidance, a little bit
more signposting as to
exactly what is or is not likely to
happen. And if that means giving
people bad news, so be it, but
at least let people know where
they stand.”
Immigration adviser Matthew Gibbons See story, page 6
Welcome to Valu
and Danielle, Wintec
students and guest
writers in this issue of
Waikato Business News.
Read their stories, pages 21-23
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