London and Wellington, May 19 (JY&A Media) One of the Highly Commended prizes at the Business Book Awards 2023 in London earlier this week, in partnership with Pathway Group and organized by ThinkFest Ltd., was won by a Wellington author. Panos: My Life, My Odyssey, the autobiography of the Greek–Swedish swimwear designer Panos Papadopoulos, […]
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Wellington, August 7 (JY&A Media) In the wake of the Fonterra milk scare, Wellington mayoral candidate Jack Yan believes his policies on creativity and innovation are needed more than ever. Mr Yan releases a video today (see http://vimeo.com/71725296), where he speaks English, te Reo, French and Cantonese, saying that it is important for the […]
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Wellington, New Zealand, July 25 (JY&A Media) Lucire publisher Jack Yan is running for Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand, and in typical fashion, he’s called upon friends and colleagues to hold an event that’ll please fashionistas. The event, which benefited his mayoral campaign as well as cancer charity CanTeen, saw Lucire fashion editor Sopheak […]
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Wellington, July 25 (JY&A Media) Mayoral candidate Jack Yan’s fund-raiser at Soi last week brought together many Wellingtonians in a high-fashion setting, including double Olympian Dick Joyce, former CentrePort chairman Nigel Gould, online publishing pioneer and author Richard MacManus, jewellery designer Victoria Taylor, city councillors and one council candidate. The event, which donated 10 […]
Wellington, July 24 (JY&A Media) Mayoral candidate Jack Yan believes that opening up Wellington’s public data, especially for transport, can play a role in innovation and economic diversification, as part of a greater plan to build the city’s economy. ‘Opening up Metlink data,’ he says, ‘would encourage greater public transport usage for a start.’ […]
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Wellington, June 12 (JY&A Media) Wellington City mayoral candidate Jack Yan has released his ten-point plan to get Wellington’s economy moving in the right direction. Mr Yan says he’s adopted the ten-point plan to clearly communicate his intentions if elected. Mr Yan argues that Wellington should be the home of intellectual capital in New […]
Wellington, May 27 (JY&A Media) Wellington City mayoral candidate Jack Yan says if he is elected, he will move to see the establishment of a new inner-city park on Cuba Street. The Wellington City Council’s 2012–22 long-term plan budgets for NZ$3·2 million to be spent on new inner-city park space and Mr Yan proposes […]
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