18 January 2001 Media Statement

Important challenges for Industry NZ new Chief Executive

"I am pleased that the CEO of Industry New Zealand has been appointed. Mr Neil Mackay will be the first CEO of Industry New Zealand and this is a key appointment for the Coalition Government's jobs machine," the Minister for Economic, Industry and Regional Development Jim Anderton said today.

"When the Labour Alliance Coalition Government created Industry New Zealand in October 2000 it was to support industry, regions and businesses and overcome a range of barriers to employment and business development. There is a lot to be done and the new Chief Executive will be responsible for leading the implementation of the Coalition Government's industry and economic development programmes," said Jim Anderton.

ENDS

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>