Accelerating Momentum Accelerating momentum requires New Zealand to step up the level of ambition at both governmental and business level, and focus on and leverage fast-growing opportunities with the United States as that country itself undergoes transformative change. The U.S. is New Zealand’s third-largest individual trading partner and a significant growing source of foreign direct investment, innovation, research and tourism. In …
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2023 – Sustainable Business & Finance
Sustainable Business & Finance 2023: When will we act? The Herald’s 2023 Sustainable Business and Finance report comes at a time when persistent “cost of living” pressures have resulted in a marked slide in the urgency with which nations are tackling the climate change imperative. This is unfortunate. But when revenues are crimped and costs rise, many firms also refocus …
Read More »2023 – Mood of the Boardroom
Mood of the Boardroom 2023 The Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom Election 2023 CEOs Survey attracted participation from 120 respondents. This year, 100 chief executives, 14 senior directors or chairs, and the heads of six business organisations participated. They include leaders of New Zealand’s biggest companies ranging across agribusiness, banking and finance, manufacturing, aviation and tourism, transport and logistics, education, …
Read More »2023 – Agribusiness & Trade
Agribusiness & Trade 2023: Fostering the green shoots Inside: East Coast catastrophe Toolkit for reducing emissions Fonterra’s sustainability focus in China Zespri has some sugar to offer India and New Zealand
Read More »China Business Summit 2023: Reconnecting with a changing China
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 …
Read More »2023 – Infrastructure: Ramping up the recovery
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
Read More »2023 – Capital Markets: Navigating challenging times
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
Read More »2023 – Project Auckland: Future Proofing
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 …
Read More »2022 – Dynamic Business: Reconnecting Business
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 …
Read More »Coalitions, kingmakers and a Rugby World Cup: the calculations already influencing next year’s NZ election
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 …
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