Topic “In the News News” — Exporter Magazine

Half of New Zealand exporters face business challenges because of cultural or language barriers when exporting to a market that does not speak English, according to a recent exporter survey conducted by DHL Express NZ.

The 14th annual AmCham DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards were held Thursday August 8th at the Pullman Auckland Hotel, with Greenshell New Zealand winning the Supreme Award for trade with the United States. 

Medical device firms have contributed more than a quarter (27 percent) of export earnings to New Zealand’s high tech manufacturing sector, according to a just-released report by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). 

Airborne Honey, New Zealand’s oldest honey brand, believes the quality control of New Zealand honey export needs to be tighter, following recent feedback from the Hong Kong Consumer Council. 

Newly formed avocado exporter AVOCO has raised its forecast for this season’s earnings in Australia and now expects to hit the $50 million mark by the end of the harvest, which starts in late August.