by stefanie | Jun 8, 2018 | Around the Industry
As part of its commitment to Canon’s company ethos of ‘Kyosei’ – working for the common good – Canon Oceania is offering $30,000 (US$22, 714/€19, 305) of environmental grants. As ChannelLife reports, the OEM’s 2018 Grants Programme is open for nominations, and is...
by Owen Collins | May 31, 2018 | Around the Industry
The Pacific nation’s Associate Environment Minister has announced a funding injection to increase recycling efforts and prevent landfill. Eugenie Sage has announced that the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund has given an NZ$80,000 ($56,000/€48,000) grant to Mint...
by Owen Collins | May 31, 2018 | Around the Industry
The OEM’s New Zealand subsidiary has appointed its first ever country manager. Bruce Koefoed has become OKI Data’s first New Zealand country manager, after the OEM announced his appointment this week, reports ChannelLife NZ. Auckland-based Koefoed will take on...
by stefanie | Apr 13, 2018 | Around the Industry
Last month, a Canadian national, 28, was remanded in custody in Auckland, NZ, having been caught attempting to smuggle 18kg of methamphetamine into the country in a batch of printer toner cartridges. As tvnz reported, the Canadian national was “charged with the...
by stefanie | Mar 2, 2018 | Around the Industry
A social enterprise located near the New Zealand town of Te Awamutu is transforming the community’s unwanted e-waste into something valuable. The town is hosting an e-waste collection day on 3 March 2018 so residents can deposit their unwanted gadgets, which will then...