The Magazine behind NZ’s Export Drive
The worldwide trend in shipping to use larger vessels, and the associated ‘hubbing’ of New Zealand exports to large ports such as Singapore, is creating new risks for exporters. The effect is ships colliding...
The second week of November in Hong Kong is a busy time for the beauty industry. Since 2011 it has been the venue for two events: the Asian edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit,...
For food and beverage exporters to China there are two significant events that occur in the mainland every November. One uses a modern digital platform to reach consumers and the other adopts a much...
Ask anyone who lives in or near Waitoki, north of Auckland, where the best strawberries in New Zealand come from, and they’ll undoubtedly direct you to the township’s small Passionberry Fields retail store. One...
If you’re British you’d be forgiven for thinking BBC Technologies has something to do with that age-old broadcasting institution. There’re probably not many Kiwis who know that the letters BBC actually stand for Blue...
If Asia is on your rader this year, then it’s important your approach to the region begins with understanding the norms of doing business in each market before you commit resources to entry. It...
By Rod MacKenzie. Make no mistake about it. New Zealand’s reputation as a source of safe food is heavily under threat in mainland China. It won’t take much to scupper it altogether. This isn’t...
By Adrian Falvey. Many business owners, at a certain point in their growth, become concerned about the limitation of their company’s potential imposed by the small domestic market. While some will try remote-working for...
By Angela Searle. The recent establishment of three specialised Intellectual Property courts in China means New Zealand companies now have enforceable protection of IP, making investment into this market more attractive. China is...
By Ceri Wells. Let’s face it, traditionally nobody really ‘got’ IP. They either thought of it as a tool to suppress the competition, or to protect a brand or idea. Still, not enough businesses...
