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Key taking relationship with Australia to next level

Key taking relationship with Australia to next level

The salient message John Key will put before Australia’s Parliament as the first NZ PM to address it when he visits Australia from June 19-21 will be - as close trading partners will Australia and NZ take the relationship to the next step? Both countries are...

Key taking relationship with Australia to next level

Tale of two islands for service sector activity

The recent Christchurch earthquake has led to a clear divide in the level of activity between the two main islands, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).The PSI for March was 50.8.This was down 0.2 points from February, and the same as...

Key taking relationship with Australia to next level

Science education crucial for our future

The Chief Science Advisor’s report on school science education raises crucial issues for New Zealand’s future prosperity, says BusinessNZ.Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says high-tech manufacturing, businesses based on life sciences and innovation in...

Key taking relationship with Australia to next level

Russian FTA to further strengthen NZ economic growth

ExportNZ welcomes the news that negotiations on a free trade agreement between New Zealand and Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will start early next year. Catherine Beard, executive director at ExportNZ, says that if signed, this next agreement due to join New...

Key taking relationship with Australia to next level

Sir Ken Stevens to lead trade mission to China

Thursday, September 10, 2009 Sir Ken Stevens to lead trade mission to China Export champion Sir Ken Stevens, chairman of Export New Zealand and managing director of Glidepath, is to lead a trade mission to Hong Kong and China next month. Sir Ken will travel with the...