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Expansion of AotY
An exceptionally-high calibre of candidates combined with the desire to recognise the broadening shape of the New Zealand print industry, has resulted in PrintNZ naming an unprecedented Top 12 Apprentices of the Year finalists for 2020.
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Fair for Rare to Launch at Parliament
A nationwide campaign to raise awareness for the about 300,000 New Zealanders affected by rare disorders is to be launched at the Grand Hall in Parliament on Friday February 28.
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Print Joins Resounding “Nay” To Vocational Education Proposals
PrintNZ, the body that represents New Zealand’s printers, packaging and visual communication industries, has joined the overwhelming groundswell of concern over the Government’s proposed major revamp of the vocational education and training sector.
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APN Print Training and Quality Commitment Rewarded
APN Print New Zealand has won PrintNZ’s Company Training Award for the second time in three years and had senior printer Phil Ost recognised as a Trainer of the Year Finalist at this year’s event held at the Auckland Maritime Museum on May 22.
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Conference Confirms Print Has Power
The Power of Print was clearly in evidence at the annual PrintNZ conference at Sky City Convention Centre on May 22-23, where delegates took key interest in presentations ranging from empowering your staff to the legal means of protecting your business from “statutory theft”.
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Breakthrough WAN-IFRA Membership for APN Print
APN Print New Zealand has become the first offset newspaper printer in the country to qualify for membership to the exclusive WAN-IFRA International Newspaper Color Quality Club 2014-2016.
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Nelson Airport Crucial Medical Link for Region
Nelson’s Beddek family is extremely grateful to the medical airlift services available via Nelson Airport and the professionalism of all involved in ensuring the safe recent birth and postnatal care of their nine-week-premature baby Olive.
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New Supreme Award Trophy Unveiled
A newly-crafted Supreme Award trophy will be triumphantly held aloft for the first time at this year’s Pride In Print Awards Night being hosted on Friday May 23 at Auckland’s Sky City.
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VIPs of Screen and Stage to Host Pride In Print
TV celebrity Samantha Hayes and star actress Madeleine Sami are combining forces to give this year’s Pride In Print Awards Night the star treatment.
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SWUG Conference goes to Dunedin
New Zealand’s SWUG -- representing the web offset sector of the printing industry -- is going from one end of the country to the other by bringing its 2014 conference to Dunedin.
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Entries up at Pride In Print
A rebound in the fortunes of the print industry is one of the drivers behind a 12% increase in entry numbers to this year’s Pride In Print Awards.
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New Supreme Award Trophy
A brand new Supreme Award trophy will be bestowed at this year’s Pride In Print Awards Night on Friday May 23 at Auckland’s Sky City.
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Starship Benefits from SWUG Taonga Auction
Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland has received a double benefit as a result of a raffle held at the SWUG (Single Width Users’ Group) print conference in July.
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Kiwi Solution to Hoardings Dangers
Utilisation of an inflatable advertising hoarding developed by New Zealand company Packaworld would prevent any recurrence of the sickening injuries suffered by Australian Rugby League player Luke Lewis in the weekend [November 3, 2013].
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New Zealand Driving Global Airport Safety
An innovation developed at Christchurch International Airport (CIAL) by AgResearch and subsidiary Grasslanz Technology with assistance from the Foundation for Arable Research is now delivering safety improvements at a growing number of airports domestically and around the world.
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Pride In Print Winners Claim World Stage
Success in New Zealand’s prestigious Pride In Print Awards is proving a springboard to major international competitions which are increasingly recognising the value of Kiwi innovation and quality of work.
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Textiles Alive Enhances Packasign Innovation
A New Zealand innovation in inflatable advertising hoarding has been further enhanced through a partnership with one of the country’s premier sign manufacturers.
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Awards Patrons' Team Boosted
New Zealand’s Pride In Print Awards campaign is striding into 2014 on an enhanced footing following the appointment of APM New Zealand and Norske Skog Australasia as new Patron companies.
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Regional Businesses in Danger from Air NZ Service Cuts
Businesses in New Zealand’s regional centres are suffering as a result of cutbacks in services by Air New Zealand, and the national flag carrier needs to clarify its policy regarding flights to smaller centres, says the NZ Airports Association.
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“Smooth” SWUG Boosts Industry Image
The SWUG New Zealand 2013 Conference is being hailed as the best ever, with the line-up of technical and professional speakers helping underpin the core conference message that “print endures” in the magazine and newspaper sectors of the industry.
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Thanks Goes Out for Pride In Print Tabloid Success
The Pride In Print Committee has given a public expression of thanks to the companies and individuals who helped make the publication of this year’s Award Tabloid a resounding success.
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Printing Excellence Wins Golds for APN Print
Teamwork and commitment to quality has resulted in every APN Print site in New Zealand winning Gold Medals at New Zealand’s most prestigious print industry gathering, the Pride In Print Awards.
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International Speaker Confirmed
New Zealand’s 13th Annual Single Width Users’ Group (SWUG) Conference will feature Singapore-based DIC Group Asia Pacific regional marketing manager Hayato Kashiwagi as its keynote speaker.
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Printing Innovation to Fore at Pride In Print Awards Night
Brilliant innovation was on show in the New Zealand printing and packaging industry in Wellington last night [subs: Friday May 3], as the 2013 Pride In Print Supreme Award went to Arria Design Group Limited of Albany, North Shore.
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Top Line Up of Speakers for SWUG Conference
A top line up of speakers has been brought together for the New Zealand SWUG conference — representing the web offset sector of the printing industry — in Auckland.
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