By China Business Summit China offers huge opportunities for New Zealand businesses, but too few are taking the plunge and entering the market, says Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett. Auckland Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with NZ INC Ltd is holding a China Business Summit as a platform to increase business engagement between New Zealand and China. …

Trade Minister Tim Groser will throw his hat into the ring for the top international trade job – director-general of the World Trade Organisation. Groser has yet to formally announce his candidacy for the leading role in international trade diplomacy. He was due to leave New Zealand today for trade talks in Cambodia and Vladivostock, but has confirmed to the …

Bill English has sent a clear message to China that New Zealand is open for business. New Zealand needs direct foreign investment and China should be at the table was the upshot of the Finance Minister’s speech to the Victoria University-Peking University Conference on Contemporary China in Wellington this week. Not only does the Government need to sell its bonds …