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Guangzhou is China’s third-largest city. It has a GDP of similar size to Singapore and Hong Kong, and is undergoing massive transformation. The city is moving away from low-cost manufacturing and exports and towards innovation, science and technology, and services for domestic consumption. There are various opportunities for Los Angeles and Auckland to be involved in China’s new economic blueprint, …

 The creation of networks of people is an important driver for economic development and can help to fully unlock creativity. It can be argued that China is millennia ahead of the rest of the world in terms of understanding the role of networks, and cultivating them. “The economic driver of the future isn’t a factory or a piece of technology …

There is still plenty of capital available in the United States, low-interest rates have led to record flows into investment funds. The New Zealand market is not large enough to fulfil post-capital valuations on its own. It is important from day one that kiwi companies plan to go global. “It’s important from day one that we help prospective companies in …

Auckland, Guangzhou, and Los Angeles have strong and long-standing sister city relationships. Auckland Los Angeles share similar challenges, particularly in transportation, the economy, international trade and innovation. Eric Garcetti believes these challenges come from our cities being “victims of our own success”. Over the next decade, autonomous vehicles are expected to revolutionise transport. People won’t need to own their own …

 The world’s fastest supercomputer can help city planners and engineers predict how a city’s economy will evolve. The collection of real-time data for virtually every amenity and service will allow apps to be created that improve the productivity of a city – from traffic flows, to parking and water usage. A technological revolution is being driven by the demand of …

 The e-commerce industry is rapidly evolving and transforming the retail sector faster than ever before. Although the customers might differ in their buying decisions, e-commerce is becoming an important player in all markets around the world. China saw the opportunity New Zealand can provide to their e-commerce industry – many of the country’s largest e-retailers were present at the Tripartite …

It’s a special occasion for Auckland, for Guangzhou and Los Angeles, and for all the business delegates here. Two years ago our three cities signed an historic agreement – an agreement to increase economic cooperation and business links. The tripartite alliance strengthens our links with two very influential Pacific Rim city economies. For Auckland, Guangzhou and Los Angeles are our …

Prime Minister Bill English now says there’s no evidence that his MP Todd Barclay actually did make recordings of his colleague, Glenys Dickson. English says he’s satisfied that the issue has been handled as well as it could. He says no one comes out of it looking good, but he hasn’t let voters down. Top lines from @patrickgowernz's interview with …

Labour leader Andrew Little told Jessica Mutch the marae had not deserved the criticism. “That is a good marae. It is well set up. It’s got good facilities. It’s got fantastic leadership,” Mr Little said. He said he had not spoken to former Labour Auckland head Matt McCarten, who organised the scheme, since the controversy erupted. JESSICA Joining me now …

Mana Party Hone Harawira has raised the idea of executing Chinese drug dealers, imprisoning them for life or deporting them, as a response to the methamphetamine problem in his area. “We can pass a law to say any Chinese that brings meth or precursors into this country is either going to jail forever, is going to be sent back and …