If you want to export butter to Thailand, there are three trade agreements with avenues for you to leverage; how do you navigate them to maximise the benefits?
New Zealand’s two-way trade with the Pacific Islands Forum reached close to $4 billion by March 2024. At its core, this is built on people-to-people interactions.
Central government is supportive of turbocharging growth in the aquaculture industry, but what does this mean for New Zealand’s economy, environment, and society?
Our new government has set a priority to target free trade agreements, particularly with India. It may boost resilience but will compromises need to be made?
New Zealand’s sustainable and inclusive trade commitments are not new, but recent declarations have strengthened these commitments with some key trading partners.
Aotearoa New Zealand’s forests and waters are home to irreplaceable biodiversity. A credit system could connect funding with programmes that make a difference.
New Zealand and the EU have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement. We will explore what the potential gains and losses for New Zealand are from this agreement.
The value of both exports and imports has been rising, but export volumes are dropping. The result is that the balance of trade has slipped further into deficit.
Over the past decade, our exports to China have more than doubled and trade with Australia has fallen. We take a look at some of the trends shaping our export revenue.
New Zealand honey exports have surged in terms of value and volume over the last two years. This has been driven by Manuka honey exports to China and the US.
We all know that NZ performs well in primary sector exports. But it’s not just about meat and dairy. Horticulture exports have grown rapidly during the past five years.
Almost four million international visitors came to New Zealand in both 2018 and 2019, but COVID-19 has caused the number to collapse to less than one million.
Higher demand for New Zealand Kiwifruit, honey and wine, help them buck the trend as annual merchandise export values decline through the last three quarters of 2020.
The RBNZ is preparing for a long haul. It would do well for all businesses, organisations, family, whānau, iwi, and communities to similarly prepare for such a long haul.
