GS1 NZ News
Important Announcement to GS1net Users | 16 Apr 2012
Foodstuffs and Progressive Enterprises fully support agreed set of Extended Labelling initiative and are now urging their suppliers to get on board and upload Extended Labelling product data into GS1net.... Read more
On choke points | 12 Mar 2012
Dr Peter Stevens, GS1 NZ CEO, examines supply chain choke points.... Read more
Pulling it back | 27 Feb 2012
Dr Peter Stevens, CEO GS1 NZ, explains the launch of a National Recall Portal.... Read more
GS1 New Zealand to launch National Recall Portal | 16 Dec 2011
In collaboration with major food & grocery suppliers, GS1 New Zealand will introduce a National Recall notification service to improve the efficiency of removing potentially harmful grocery, food, liquor and other products from the supply chain.... Read more
Head in the clouds? | 15 Dec 2011
Peter Stevens, CEO GS1 NZ, discusses the use of cloud-based services and the potential issues for some organisations. ... Read more
GS1net proves successful for Foodstuffs and its suppliers | 20 Oct 2011
Foodstuffs have always been an enthusiastic supporter of the industry's initiative to promote GS1net in New Zealand. Nationally. Foodstuffs is gaining momentum with its GS1net roll-out.... Read more
Innovation and Standards | 19 Oct 2011
Dr Peter Stevens. CEO GS1 NZ, reflects on the death of one of his heroes - Steve Jobs, and how Jobs and Apple showed that innovation and standards are not contradictory.... Read more
Progressive Enterprises on board with GS1net data synchronisation | 21 Sep 2011
Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN) electronic messaging now implemented between supermarket operator Progressive Enterprises and its suppliers via GS1net.... Read more
The Right to Know | 09 Sep 2011
Dr Peter Stevens, CEO GS1 NZ, discusses the importance of consumer rights when it comes to product composition and traceability. ... Read more
Bizcaps in alliance with GS1 New Zealand | 14 Jul 2011
Bizcaps, an Australian-based leader in web-based software solutions for master data management and business process management, will strengthen its presence on this side of the Tasman after becoming a Business Alliance Partner with GS1 New Zealand.... Read more
Cross-selling, cross-dressing and chips | 07 Jul 2011
GS1 NZ CEO, Dr Peter Stevens looks into RFID, EPC, and privacy in the Grocery sector. ... Read more
Another strong increase in use for the GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN) | 06 Jul 2011
GS1 Global Registry surpasses 7 million items.... Read more
On Urban Myths and Country of Origin | 10 Jun 2011
CEO GS1 NZ, Dr Peter Stevens discusses the myths of using the GS1 identifier as the method to work out country of origin.... Read more
Synchronised Thinking | 19 May 2011
The pressure for government agencies to work together is acute, says Dr Peter Stevens.... Read more
Innovit brings MDM and Workflow solutions to NZ | 24 Mar 2011
Master Data Management (MDM) solutions provider Innovit has formed a Business Alliance Partnership with GS1 New Zealand, further strengthening its presence on this side of the Tasman. ... Read more
GS1 Healthcare - Adopting Global Healthcare Standards | 04 Mar 2011
Adopting Global Healthcare Standards Will Solve Many
Issues Facing the Health System, Says Visiting Expert... Read more
GS1 and Xero | 16 Feb 2011
We need a single business number - but we need to think global. Xero CEO Rob Drury and GS1 NZ CEO Dr Peter Stevens talk unique business identifiers on a global level.... Read more
Learn from the net. Why standards are sometimes best | 10 Dec 2010
Dr Peter Stevens, CEO GS1 New Zealand discusses the importance of standards for brand owners using the internet for competitive advantage or brand development.... Read more
EAHP and GS1 sign a Memorandum of Understanding | 07 Sep 2010
EAHP and GS1 team up to advance patient safety in Europe
Promoting global coding standards for medical products
to improve hospital pharmacy processes
... Read more
Handing out $5 notes. Checkout operators' memories get a boost | 12 Aug 2010
GS1 NZ CEO, Dr Peter Stevens discusses the GS1 DataBar and how it is helping with the misidentification of fruit and vegetables at the supermarket tills.... Read more
MobileCom is key as consumers seek more data | 12 Aug 2010
Dr Peter Stevens, CEO, GS1 New Zealand discusses mobile product information and GS1 standards.... Read more
Kiwifruit operator no longer green on EPC/RFID | 27 Jul 2010
Gary Hartley, GS1 NZ, discusses EPC/RFID and kiwifruit company EastPack. ... Read more
UHF RFID favoured in Government spectrum re-allocation | 27 Jul 2010
UHF RFID implementations in New Zealand will likely become easier and more cost effective as a consequence of the Government’s recent reallocation of radio spectrum, as discussed by Gary Hartley, GS1 NZ.... Read more
Here comes the 'New RFID' | 27 Jul 2010
RFID thought leader Kevin Ashton, the executive director of Boston’s Auto-ID Center (where the Electronic Product Code or EPC was developed for use with RFID), recently predicted a worldwide resurgence of interest and investment in RFID.... Read more
We have the technology | 16 Jul 2010
Gary Hartley, GS1 NZ, looks into the developments in the traceability of animal products - moving from a slow walk to a trot.
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On pills and FMCG | 09 Jul 2010
Dr Peter Stevens, CEO GS1 New Zealand discusses the case for global regulatory standards versus a New Zealand centric approach.... Read more
It's a big, wide world out there | 11 Jun 2010
GS1 NZ CEO, Dr Peter Stevens discusses the case for global regulatory standards in relation to "FarmsOnLine" and the adoption of Global Location Numbers.... Read more
If you had to pull it, could you? | 14 May 2010
How would you cope with a statutory recall during the Rugby World Cup?... Read more
GS1 and B.I.C sign MoU | 08 Apr 2010
GS1 and B.I.C sign a Memorandum of Understanding. Michel Hennemand, Chairman of B.I.C., and Miguel Lopera, President and CEO of GS1, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Brussels yesterday.... Read more
Time to face RFID reality | 08 Apr 2010
“Those who said the Auto-ID Center’s vision of ubiquitous RFID was unrealistic aren’t laughing today. Now all companies have to re-evaluate the facts and get real.”... Read more
Supply chain discovery - the next step to total traceability | 19 Mar 2010
Mention the word traceability to some and their eyes start glazing over or there’s a collective sigh of irritation. So when I say that traceability is a great concept – I know this brings personal consequences for me. ... Read more
Award given to RFID trial in retail apparel | 10 Mar 2010
The Auto-ID Labs St. Gallen / Zürich (Switzerland) has won the “EHI Science Award for Cooperation 2010”, awarded by the EHI Retail Institute e.V. for the best cooperation between research institutes and the retail sector.... Read more
Post recession, is there a 'new normal' for retailing? | 19 Feb 2010
Gary Hartley (GS1 NZ) delves into the 'new normal' in a post - recession world. ... Read more
"Mobile in Retail" White Paper sets stage for in-store innovation | 10 Feb 2010
White Paper produced by GS1 MobileCom group explores role mobile phones can play in retail.... Read more
GS1 Healthcare - New GS1 Product Identification Standard | 21 Jan 2010
New GS1 Product Identification Standard - foundational for patient safety and supply chain improvements. Enables further effective and efficient harmonisation of bar code, RFID and traceability systems in healthcare worldwide... Read more
It's official - size matters! | 13 Nov 2009
Have you noticed them yet? Those small bar code stickers on the Californian stone fruit available in your local supermarket’s fresh produce section?... Read more
Coming soon to a mobile near you | 10 Apr 2009
GS1’s MobileCom initiative is set to take b2b and b2c communications into a whole new realm.... Read more
Supply chain efficiency matters even more now | 20 Mar 2009
What happens to new supply chain technologies like RFID in a global recession? ... Read more
Technology: What's in a number? | 13 Mar 2009
Peter Stevens tackles a hot issue and says, 'Set the GTIN free!"... Read more
In praise of early adopters | 14 Nov 2008
Gary Hartley (GS1 NZ) discusses Electronic Product Code for Radio Frequency Identification.... Read more
Technology: "Earth to Woolly...Come in, Woolly" | 10 Oct 2008
New Zealand has been working towards the unique identification of farm animals with RFID tags – but is the proposed system the best?... Read more
Shoplifters help the case | 19 Sep 2008
Gary Hartley (GS1 NZ) tackles the $650 million-a-year problem in New Zealand. ... Read more
EPCglobal Inc announces successful data exchange interoperability testing | 10 Oct 2006
EPCglobal Inc today announced the successful completion of interoperability testing of EPCIS (Electronic Product Code Information Services).... Read more
