New Zealand’s Auditor-General has confirmed that a Ministry of Business investigation is underway into government contracts with Fuji Xerox, following the discovery of accounting irregularities in the company’s Australasian subsidiaries that overstated revenues by $450 million.

Sydney-based IVE Group has swiped a key four-year contract from rival PMP to print the entire stable of titles of leading Seven West Media-owned magazine publisher Pacific Magazines. The majority of PacMags titles will transition to IVE in mid-October.

Tickets are on sale for the 10th annual Women in Print (WiP) series for women working in the print media industry. This year's guest speaker is author, actor and online marketing strategist Bernadette Schwerdt.

Australian Catalogue Association CEO Kellie Northwood will be a keynote speaker - "emphasising print’s strengths and environmental credentials" - at this year’s 17th annual Single Width Users’ Group (SWUG) Conference in Auckland.

There’s been a call for an independent inquiry into reports that accounting practices at Australia Post over the past six years made its letters business appear worse than it actually was. “It certainly looks a little dodgy," says one mailing industry veteran.

Following Canon Australia’s splitting of the company into two, Océ has appointed company veteran, Craig Nethercott (pictured) to the role of managing director of Océ in the Oceania region.

Printing Industries has warned that “unsustainable” increases in electricity prices and unreliable supply are “a serious and immediate threat” to the survival of Australian print businesses. The PIAA accuses electricity suppliers of manipulating the market to increase profits.

Corporate watchdog delays its decision on the proposed acquisition of OfficeMax Australia by US-based private equity giant Platinum Equity. The deal would give Platinum two of the three major chains in Australia’s $10 billion-a-year office supplies market.

Fuji Xerox Printers has expanded its distribution partnership with Synnex Australia to include the entire Fuji Xerox print portfolio. Synnex is a leading distributor with national reach, warehousing and logistics.

IVE Group COO Matt Aitken will be the guest speaker at a Lithographic Institute of Australia (LIA) site tour of the Blue Star facilities at Silverwater in Sydney next month.

Printing industry initiative PrintReleaf says it now plants eight trees a minute around the world across a global network of reforestation projects. The program allows businesses to certifiably reduce their environmental impact.

Fuji Xerox Australia has won a $27.7 million NSW Government contract to print and mail toll notices resulting from unpaid tolls on Sydney roads. “There are millions of unpaid toll notices that go out every year," says a government spokesperson.

South Australian-based printing and print management company Finsbury Green has acquired Adelaide printer Digiwedoo following the retirement of owner Mike Minahan.

Pantone Studio has been awarded a prestigious Bronze Cannes Lion Award in the Digital Craft category as it unveils new app updates for global users.

Bobst has launched a new company for its digital print strategy. Called Mouvent, the joint venture with Radex will use a unique print head 'cluster' to deliver solutions for a wide variety of applications. Mouvent has already launched its first product - the TX-801 eight-colour digital textile printer - and will display a range of digital label solutions at Labelexpo in Brussels this September.