Air New Zealand 'Return-to-Roots' mission to NIUE

Media Release
02 September 2009

Air New Zealand ‘Return-to-Roots’ mission to NIUE calls for entrepreneurs

New Zealand-based Niuean entrepreneurs are being encouraged to consider business opportunities in their homeland by joining the Air New Zealand Return-to-Roots mission which will travel there in early November.

The Ministry for Pacific Island Affairs and the Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission NZ (PITIC) are calling for expressions of interest from Niueans who want to invest or enter into joint-ventures with businesses already in existence as a way of developing and building Niue’s economy.

‘This mission to Niue is an extension of the Return-to-Roots concept in 2007 when PITIC led delegations of New Zealand Pacific business people to Tonga and Samoa,” Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs Chief Executive, Dr Colin Tukuitonga says.

“Niue didn’t miss out in 2007 because when the Governor General, Hon Sir Anand Satyanand visited there, he took with him a spearhead group of young professionals to consider returning to work and live there, or to provide expertise.

“As a Niuean, I would be proud to see entrepreneurs come forward and seriously consider making an investment in our homeland.”

The prime objective for the 2009 mission will be to identify and establish opportunities that will add value to existing businesses as well as look at productively utilising the capacity available in Niue’s fishing, forestry, tourism and agricultural resources.

Expressions of interest close on Monday September 7 and should be lodged with the PITIC NZ, by email: info@pitic.org.nz

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