Reports

The tide of innovation has well and truly reached the shores of agriculture, with international competitiveness a key driving force. As Executive Editor Fran O’Sullivan summarised in the report, “New Zealand agriculture is going through a huge transition as farmers morph into “food producers” and embrace drones, apps and robots to …

Should we be aggressively chasing foreign investment dollars? The 2017 Capital Markets report asks this, and also considers the sharemarket’s continued healthy state, whether the pools of capital are going in the right place, the state of New Zealand’s private equity industry and international investment, and how there are big …

The China advantage: is New Zealand effectively leveraging its growth investment ties? The 2017 China Business report considers this question as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits New Zealand and China is poised to overtake the United States as the second-largest source of foreign direct investment in New Zealand. The report …

Despite being only a few weeks into the job, new mayor Phil Goff has a firm grasp on his council’s priorities. The 2016 Project Auckland report provides an update on the mayor’s agenda, considers  how Auckland Council must unlock revenue to fix Auckland’s big issues, why improving the city’s ferry …

2016 was a banner year for the Deloitte Top 200 – New Zealand’s most prestigious business awards. The 2016 Dynamic Business report provides insights into the Kiwi success stories honoured at the event, and also explains why investing in the future is important to New Zealand.

The market is in good shape after years of hard work by those running, regulating and operating in it. The 2016 Capital Markets report provides insight into how the benefits of a more robust regulatory regime have become clearer, how angel investment is playing an important role in growing the economy, …

How should we position ourselves to make the most of Chinese investment? The 2016 China Business Report addresses this question, and also considers Huawei’s renewed sponsorship of the Phoenix soccer club, how Air New Zealand is upbeat about the unparalleled growth of Chinese tourism, how lowered restrictions could open up a …

Digging deep into NZ’s biggest industry, we’ll look at how the major players are faring. Examining industry structures, global supply chains and government programmes to support the industry. We’ll consider the opportunities and constraints on New Zealand agribusiness and some of the rising star companies in agritechnology. We’ll also look …

In-depth coverage of capital market trends. Takeovers, bonds, IPOs and foreign direct investment. Partial Privatisation – are the SOEs meeting market expectations? Rising stars in the investment scene and the big deals; Cooperative investment and how it can be boosted, the NZX’s new directions to grow the NZ market and …

Focusing on the latest Chinese trends affecting the New Zealand economy and business, this year we travel to China to investigate how Beijing’s innovation drive is changing the Chinese commercial landscape and creating new opportunities for New Zealand companies; how New Zealand dairy companies are faring in a more competitive …