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Reconnecting with a changing China New Zealand businesses have set a goal to reconnect with China after the lengthy disruptions due to the Covid pandemic. Renewing and sustaining our trading and business links with our largest trading partner is important, but, so too, recognising and adapting to fast-moving changes in the Chinese commercial environment – including with consumer behaviour and …

Infrastructure 2023: Ramping up the recovery Inside: Cyclone Gabrielle leaves its wake Private funding for infrastructure hole Politicians stake claims in election year Infrastructure NZ’s new boss Projects, plans, priorities – plenty to do

Inside Liam Dann: Is the era of low interest rates over? Future-proofing New Zealand – what investors want Fran O’Sullivan: China at a turning point Preparing for tougher times – don’t get caught short Message to the next Finance Minister: What the NZX wants from the election

The rain just fell and fell and fell. On January 27 alone, 245mm of rain fell across the Auckland region. Auckland City was hit hardest during the province’s Anniversary holiday weekend as an atmospheric river caused widespread flooding and landslips resulting in some 650 homes now being red-stickered after Cyclone Gabrielle later added its own damage. A report’s yet to …

2022 has been a stellar year of reconnection for New Zealand businesses. After two years of multiple Covid lockdowns and tough border restrictions – which were not lifted in their entirety until mid-year – there was pent-up appetite from business people to get out into the world, renew contacts and forge new opportunities. In particular, 2022 has also been a …

Grant Duncan, Massey University Sometimes it feels as if election year has begun already. Winston Peters has declared New Zealand First won’t join a governing coalition with Labour after the 2023 election. He wants to win back those who abandoned him in 2020 by effectively saying a vote for him isn’t a vote for another Labour-led government. But he didn’t …

Infrastructure New Zealand’s major summit Building Nations is back with their first face-to-face conference since 2020. The two-day conference – which sold out last week – starts in Wellington this morning. There will be an array of first-class speakers ranging from Cabinet Ministers, through to Members of Parliament and a group of newly elected and re-elected mayors who will join …

The Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom 2022 CEOs Survey attracted participation from 108 respondents. This year, 90 chief executives and 18 senior directors or chairs, took part. They include leaders of NZ’s biggest companies ranging across agribusiness, banking and finance, manufacturing, aviation and tourism, education, telecommunications, environmental services, energy, insurance, professional services, and more. The survey was in the market …

It’s been a banner year for New Zealand agribusiness with record export returns topping $53.3 billion – the first time the sector has cracked the $50b mark. This in spite of the impact of the lengthy Covid-19 pandemic. The results underline why the success of our agribusiness sector continues to underpin the health of the New Zealand economy. As Ministry …

A Balancing Act On Monday, August 1, 2022 – NZINC. and the Auckland Business Chamber presented the China Business Summit: A Balancing Act. It explored a business and political perspective on the landscape for New Zealand businesses in China and put forward strategies for navigating through disruptive times. It is notable that New Zealand’s trade with China and Chinese investment in …