Reports

The 2019 Mood of the Boardroom CEOs Survey attracted participation from 157 respondents. There were some 140 chief executives including CEOs of some of NZ’s biggest companies, some publicly owned institutions and heads of several influential business organisations and several directors. The Herald survey is conducted in association with BusinessNZ. BusinessNZ put 15 questions from the survey to its membership …

In the 2019 Infrastructure report Picking up the Pace we delved into the visionary infrastructure projects taking place, construction challenges, Auckland’s future, Cityrail and airport updates and international experts share lessons learnt from historical infrastructure projects.

With a focus on the future sustainability of the industry, the 2019 Agribusiness report looked into the megatrends that were forcing New Zealand’s primary sector to lift its game. The report covers topics such as the A2 milk dilema, rolling with the climate changes, mapping manuka honey and how the industry must adapt to survive.

The 2019 Capital Markets report looked into the big issues in New Zealand at the time: what’s in store, impact investing, the performance of the NZX, what millennials really want, as well as a roundup of fintech.

In the 2019 China Business report, we looked at what was in store for China’s economy over the following year, and heard expert views on why China’s growth might have been got worse despite Beijing’s increasingly aggressive easing and stimulus measures. We looked at the latest on geopolitics and the China-US trade war, delving into the latest on a deal …

In the 2018 Project Auckland report, we looked at the future of Auckland in the run up to 2021 which was due to see Auckland host several big events including the Annual APEC Leaders’ Meeting, America’s Cup and the Women’s Rugby World Cup as well as the Women’s Cricket World Cup, the Men’s Softball World Cup and Te Matatini Festival. …

The 2018 Dynamic Business report explored business topics including open banking, financial services’ future, climate change, how Millennials are changing the face of company management, and the Power of Purpose as well has having an in-depth look at the year’s Deloitte Top 200 Awards winners and finalists.

The 2018 Mood of the Boardroom report looked into The Confidence Conundrum. Not enough experience or action, too many committees and surprises – that was business leaders’ verdict on the Coalition Government in the Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom survey. In the 2018 survey, chief executives were asked to dig behind the business confidence numbers, run their ruler over the …

The 2018 Infrastructure report delved into a variety of topics: Minister backs independent agency to deal with infrastructure Affordable homes — we can build them SPVs on the agenda Local funding for growth Lack of certainty over the project pipeline is a key concern for NZ’s infrastructure industry Women are finally making inroads into the industry and challenging infrastructure’s ‘boys’ club’ reputation Chinese lessons …

The 2018 Agribusiness report dug deep into New Zealand’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.