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As New Zealand’s foreign policy year draws to a close, it seems fitting that Volodymyr Zelensky will have the final word. Ukraine’s President is scheduled to address the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington by video link early on Wednesday morning, local time. New Zealand is something of a latecomer when it comes to inviting Zelensky to speak to its legislature …

Links to 2022 Herald Business Reports December 9, 2022 Dynamic Business: Reconnecting Business November 11, 2022 Infrastructure: Building better resilience September 23, 2022 Mood of the Boardroom: Navigating through challenging times August 31, 2022 Agribusiness & Trade: Taking the high ground July 28, 2022 Sustainable Business & Finance: Turning up the heat June 30, 2022 Capital Markets: Surviving the bears …

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 …

‘Come gather ‘round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth savin’ And you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin'” American Bob Dylan wrote this song as an anthem for change in 1963. …

Negative sentiment pervades global markets – from shares and bonds through to the “crypto crash” which has seen Bitcoin tumble through the floor, wobbly housing markets – even gold and silver are showing signs of tarnish. Investors have been here before. But this storm has a novel twist. Central banks are now raising interest rates to stamp out inflationary pressures, …

Changing the dial The United States is New Zealand’s third-largest individual trading partner and a major source of foreign direct investment, innovation and research, and tourism. There is significant opportunity to expand the relationship, but moving ahead in today’s uncertain world requires a focus on this key partnership and insight into the current environment. The macro global economic picture is …