Our annual exporter conference Go Global was fantastic! A great turn-out of exporters and some really inspiring export stories were shared.  We had  speakers from the likes of Xero, Hunter's Wines, Tegel Foods and Magic Memories, plus Stanford Professors. All attendee’s will get an email shortly asking for feedback and a link to the presentations.  For those that could not make it – check the ExportNZ website for presentations which should be loaded this week.

Catherine Beard
027 463 3212 or cbeard@exportnz.org.nz

In this month's Trade Update I look at the TPP and the Korea-NZ FTA.

For TPP, all continues to depend on the Obama Administration receiving a negotiating authority. What will the outcomes be with and without this?

There has been a mixed response to the Korea-NZ FTA. We imagine that the Select Committee will recommend support for it, but there have been interesting lessons for TPP. More...

Want to export your product to the European Union and get access to a market of 500 million consumers in 28 countries? The European Commission has created an online export helpdesk, with all you need to know about exporting to the world's single largest economic market, including:

1. Health, safety and technical standards you'll need to meet
2. Customs duties you'll need to pay at the border
3. Internal taxes in each of the 28 countries
4. The rules of origin that define where a product is from and whether it profits from preferential duty rates
5. Forms to send with your shipments. More...

International success is a challenging journey but one that's extremely satisfying. The ExportNZ ASB Hawke's Bay Export Awards are a great opportunity to celebrate those businesses who are winning on a global level.

The most important ingredient for any awards night is entries! Click here to see this year's categories and decide which award/s you want to enter. Alternatively if you know of a company or person who deserves recognition, then let us know. More...

Join the leading global expert on innovation effectiveness, Larry Keeley, in a workshop about the new frontiers of innovation strategy and practice. Learn about the emerging new science of innovation that you and your teams can master. You can expect to learn how to create game changing breakthroughs more reliably than ever before and often at a fraction of the cost or the risk that innovation efforts demanded just a few years ago. This workshop, 25 May in Auckland and 26 May in Wellington, is brought to you by Callaghan Innovation. More...

On 4 June, Callaghan Innovation is opening the doors of the Gracefield Innovation Quarter – its research and development premises in Lower Hutt. Here, some of New Zealand’s most innovative companies work alongside some of the country’s best scientists and technicians to find solutions to business challenges, identify opportunities and create and develop internationally competitive products and services.

Businesses who are looking to use technology to get ahead are invited to attend and find out first-hand how you can extend your business capacity and capability using Callaghan Innovation’s facilities and services. This event is also open to the general public and people who are interested in seeing research and development in action. More...

NZ Hawaii Business Connections is giving you the opportunity to attend and be part of the Annual Hospitality & Food Service Expo, being held in early July 2015, at the Blaisdell Centre in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The tour will include getting to know the Hawaiian market, and being part of the NZ Hawaii stand at the expo.

There are still a few spaces available. More...

A guide is available on the New Zealand-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA). It’s a good summary of what the FTA delivers for NZ exporters. Key elements of the FTA, which are explored in more detail in this guide, include:

•  Trade in goods and services
•  Measures to improve the business environment
•  Investment
•  Government procurement
•  General exceptions
•  Agriculture, forestry and fisheries co-operation
•  Labour and environment
•  Audio-visual co-production.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise are conducting roadshows in the week of 25 May on the Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea.

This presentation will showcase the benefits available to business through the FTA, including in the areas of goods and services trade and investment, and the opportunities it creates in the Korean market. More...

Wellington sustainable textile company The Formary first hit the global headlines in 2010 after developing a unique fabric from NZ wool and Starbucks' coffee sack waste.

Now they're representing New Zealand at Expo Milano, where they're launching Mibu. This world-first blend of wool and rice straw reuses an unwanted food by-product (over 200 million tonnes of rice straw is burned in China alone each year) to create a sustainable, luxurious new textile. There's already strong interest from distributors in Europe, Asia and the US.

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The 2015 New Zealand Aquaculture Conference will be held at the Rutherford Hotel Nelson, on 17-18 September.

Registrations open at 8am on 17 September, and the Conference will close at 1pm on 18 September.

The Aquaculture Technical Day will also be held on 16 September, with registrations to open at 8.30am. More...

There are some great opportunities for improving your business through learnings at seminars, workshops and events. To see what's coming up, go to the ExportNZ home page and scroll down to see what's happening around the country.

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