China Business Summit 2012: Time to Act 3 October 2012, The Langham Auckland We are in the updating the content for this page, the programme will be published soon.

The proposed sale of Lochinver Station near Taupo to a Chinese investor was part of a contentious debate over foreign investment at the last election a year ago today, and it’s taken until this week for the Government to make its final call on the deal. It’s been vetoed, the first big deal to be blocked since 2008. TVNZ’S Corin …

In the 2015 Agribusiness report, we dug deep into NZ’s biggest industry, we looked at how the major players are faring. Examining industry structures, global supply chains and government programmes to support the industry. We considered the opportunities and constraints on New Zealand agribusiness and some of the rising star companies in agritechnology. We also looked at rapidly developing market …

Trade Ministers from the 12 negotiating countries for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will hold a four day ministerial in Maui from July 28-July 31 to try and get agreement on the thorny issues holding up the resolution of the deal. “The upcoming ministerial provides an important opportunity to build on this progress as we work to conclude the negotiation,” said the formal …

It’s a pleasure to be back in Auckland. And it’s great to have friends with which we have so much in common, even as we celebrate some differences. For instance, we both play “football,” though we have not reconciled different understandings of whether that word means American football or rugby. Speaking of rugby, I was reliably informed that, despite the …

The 2015 Capital Markets report covers an in-depth look at 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 much more. This …

In the 2015 China Business report, the focus was on the latest Chinese trends affecting the New Zealand economy and business. We travelled to China to investigate how Beijing’s innovation drive was changing the Chinese commercial landscape and creating new opportunities for New Zealand companies; how New Zealand dairy companies were faring in a more competitive environment in China and …

Innovation is the lifeblood of the New Zealand economy. In the 2015 Innovation report, we investigated how California continued to drive evolution as competition for entrepreneurs heightens. We drew lessons from some of the world’s most innovative US companies and talked to New Zealand trailblazers there. We examined NZ innovation trends from software through to clean-tech and green-tech and looked …

This report features in-depth coverage of the Deloitte Top 200 Award 2014 winners including NZ’s top company, chief executive and chairman. We looked at dynamic trends affecting New Zealand business and how leading business executives were driving their companies in new directions through dynamic change. We also updated the diversity trends in the New Zealand workforce and looked at ‘best …