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Success for Auckland – that’s the deal It’s time for the Coalition Government to back Auckland’s call for a regional or city deal — and importantly implement it in double-quick time. As we report today, there’s strong support for the deal — the next step in Auckland fulfilling its potential as New Zealand’s economic powerhouse. Auckland Council submitted an extensive …

A new era Now in its third year, this one-day Summit took place just weeks after the highly anticipated US Presidential election, a decisive moment in history that saw Donald Trump once again headed to the White House. This timing offered an unparalleled opportunity to analyse and comprehend the immediate implications of the re-election of President Trump on New Zealand-United …

Dynamic Business 2025 will be a turning point for Christopher Luxon’s Coalition Government. His Cabinet will still be toughing it out when it comes to keeping control of the fiscal levers. The “deep economic turnaround” promoted by the Prime Minister has proved challenging. He has earmarked next year as the beginning of a strong focus on growth and jobs to …

Sustainable Business & Finance Who will pay? How to finance emissions reduction: New Zealand fronts up to the latest global climate conference. Inside: Climate Minister Simon Watts heads to COP29 Rising to the sustainability challenge Building a cleantech economy Insurance premiums to rise What Trump’s victory means for climate change

Mood of the Boardroom The Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom 2024 CEOs Survey attracted participation from 103 respondents. They include leaders of New Zealand’s biggest companies ranging across agribusiness, banking and finance, manufacturing, aviation and tourism, transport and logistics, education, telecommunications, environmental services, energy, insurance, professional services, and more. The survey was in field from August 30-September 25. Results from …

Agribusiness & Trade: Getting focused Inside: Doubling NZ’s exports Fonterra’s strategic shift A Trump presidency & trade Rising to the climate challenge Luxon turns NZ F&B salesman Enjoy the report.

Infrastructure: Time for action Inside: Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop lays out his priorities Political consensus is overdue – it’s costing us Infrastructure NZ issues a challenge Sean Sweeney’s parting gift Auckland Airport’s breathtaking transformation Enjoy the report.

Capital Markets & Investment: The Growth Equation The Capital Markets & Investment report provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the sector. It explores China Premier Li Qiang’s visit to New Zealand, where he emphasised the potential boost to business confidence and bilateral trade relations as well as China’s pro-business stance, which promises to enhance cooperation in innovative business, …

Navigating Today’s China On Monday, May 20, 2024, NZ INC and the Auckland Business Chamber presented the China Business Summit, the premier platform for exploring New Zealand-China economic, commercial, and political relations. Despite ongoing challenges, New Zealand’s trade with China remains strong. Two-way trade reached nearly NZ$38 billion in the year ending December 2023, and China accounted for nearly 22% …

‘Project Auckland’ builds momentum The Coalition Government is setting its sights on accelerating Auckland’s economic growth. It helps that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister for Auckland Simeon Brown are both Aucklanders. Importantly, they are from a Government which won broad endorsement from Auckland at last year’s general election — including for shelving projects like the costly Auckland Light Rail. …