Links

Click on this link to keep up with progress in the Doha Development Round, and to learn more about the World Trade Organisation. www.wto.org


The World Bank is an important institution formed to provide a critical “hand-up” to developing countries. Inevitably, the results of their work have been mixed, but they are nevertheless critical in spreading prosperity throughout the world. www.worldbank.org


I am pleased to be a one of 18 commissioners on the Global Commission on International Migration, a body established by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to tackle the complex issues surrounding the global movement of peoples. www.gcim.org


Progressive Governance is an organization that brings together representatives of progressive political movements across the World. It is an excellent website if you want to gain an insight into current thinking about a range of policy and political issues. I am a current member of its Board. www.policy-network.org


I am always keen to promote New Zealand as a trading destination. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is the New Zealand Government's trade and economic development agency that facilitates trade between New Zealand and the rest of the world. www.nzte.govt.nz


I am a contributor to the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's leading English language daily keeps abreast of developments in this important part of the world. www.scmp.com


I am contributor to Gulf News, the leading English language newspaper of the United Arab Emirates. For a local-global perspective the Gulf News provides important news and information about the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah. www.gulfnews.com


I am a contributor to the Cook Islands News, published daily, Cook Island News provides front page major news stories on politics and current events in Rarotonga and the Cook Islands. www.cinews.co.ck/


Like any NZer, I always encourage friends from elsewhere to come and visit us. This site will help you plan your well deserved holiday to what is truly the most beautiful part of the world - even if I do say so myself! www.purenz.com

The official Tourism NZ site for Destination NZ


People around the world are always asking me about New Zealand, especially if they have watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now I will refer them to this award-winning site that promotes New Zealand as a tourist destination. www.newzealand.com

The official site for Travel & Business



Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Established: 1 January 1995
Membership: 146 countries (as of 4 April 2003)
Budget: 154 million Swiss francs for 2003
Secretariat staff: 550
Functions: Administering WTO trade agreements, Forum for trade negotiations, Handling trade disputes, Monitoring national trade policies, Technical assistance and training for developing countries, Cooperation with other international organizations.


Composed: of five organizations; IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA and ICSID
Headquarters: Washington, DC & more than 100 country offices
Mission: Our dream is a world free of poverty...
Established: July 1, 1944 by a conference of 44 governments in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Membership: 184 countries
Staff: Around 7,000 employees in Washington and over 3,000 in the country offices.


The mandate of the Commission is threefold:
1. Placing International Migration on the Global Agenda
2. Analyzing Gaps in Current Approaches to Migration and Examining Inter-linkages with Other Issue-Areas
3. Presenting Recommendations to the UN Secretary-General and other Stakeholders on how to strengthen national, regional and global governance of international migration.


"A new time calls for new ideas and new ways to gather the inspiring thoughts of the many people engaged and willing to contribute to the shaping of the future. Policy Network will be an important place for ideas to be born, exchanged, enhanced, spread and debated in an open political climate."
Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden.

These are some other organisations I am involved with:


Fonterra: New Zealand's Multinational Dairy Company

SGS Group Management Ltd.
Geneva, Switzerland


La Trobe University in Melbourne

Your Customer Management Partner™ Colorado, U.S.A

South Australia's Economic Development Board

Institute for International Business, Economics & Law. The University of Adelaide, Australia

Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, Switzerland


Auckland University of Technology

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