New Zealand

As New Zealand’s foreign policy year draws to a close, it seems fitting that Volodymyr Zelensky will have the final word. Ukraine’s President is scheduled to address the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington by video link early on Wednesday morning, local time. New Zealand is something of a latecomer when it comes to inviting Zelensky to speak to its legislature …

Reimagining Business is not a catchcry. It is a gift in time when the dislocation caused by a global pandemic, now running into its third year, is catalysing change. In the Herald’s Dynamic Business Report we take a look at how to maintain momentum in challenging times. Auckland Business Chamber CEO Michael Barnett —whose business organisation has been in the …

It is no mistake that in recent years the Infrastructure portfolio has also been held by the Minister of Finance. Infrastructure has rightly been described as the “backbone of economic growth”. Resilient infrastructure that caters for growing populations is critical to the workings of a modern economy. Everything from transport, energy, water and the construction of houses, commercial and industrial …

It isa tribute to Kiwi determination that New Zealand has developed digital diplomacy to such a high art form that next week’s meeting of the Apec political leaders will take place fully virtually, in the midst of a global pandemic. Preparations for our hosting of Apec — the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum — began four years ago. They will culminate …

The late Sir Michael Cullen was blessed with a sharp intellect and quick wit overlaid with his occasional trademark sarcasm. At the Herald’s 2005 Mood of the Boardroom election breakfast, Cullen painstakingly laid out the strategies he had employed over six years to underpin economic growth as he teased then-opponent Sir John Key on the merits of a $3.9 billion …

The Prime Minister has spoken: Failing to adapt to climate change is not an option for her Labour Government; neither is it an option for business. In the Herald’s 2021 Sustainable Business report, Jacinda Ardern presents climate action s an economic opportunity that New Zealand must seize. Ardern shares her Government’s thinking as it prepares its formal response to the Climate …

The pandemic caused digital adoption across all industries to surge and agribusiness is no exception. We look at some of the technological advancements that are shaping the industry to maximise volume, drive economic progress and provide sustainable and productive solutions. The image of giant robots bestriding fields with a drone circling overhead is futuristic. But it foreshadows a future where …

Former New Zealand Prime Ministers Sir John Key and Helen Clark back current government’s position of open and honest dialogue with China, reports Graham Skellern The seventh China Business Summit in Auckland – jointly presented by NZ INC. and Auckland Business Chamber – carried the beguiling theme of “The New China Paradigm.” In a full house of 500 delegates, it didn’t …

John Blaxland, Australian National University Talk of war has become louder in recent days, but the “drumbeat” has been heard for some time now as China’s military capabilities have grown. China does not want war, at least not yet. It’s playing the long game and its evident intentions have become more unnerving. Scholars like Brendan Taylor have identified four flash …