Along with the rest of New Zealand, our office has just observed the 2-minute silence to honour the victims of the terror attack in the Christchurch Mosque last Friday. We want to send our love and support to all the NZ Muslim communities across New Zealand. 

Kia Kaha.

Catherine Beard

027 463 3212 or cbeard@exportnz.org.nz

Brexit

One commentator has referred to the Brexit process post PM May’s letter seeking a timing extension as being “as clear as mud.”  This is absolutely accurate.

The EU said Britain could postpone its departure, due on March 29, until May 22 - if the UK Parliament approves Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the bloc next week. If the twice-rejected deal is thrown out again, the bloc says Britain has until April 12 to "indicate a way forward". That said the UK Parliament still looks to be deeply divided on the way forward.

At this point, it is impossible to say whether the UK will be able to begin FTA negotiations with New Zealand.

The tariffs announced for a post EU import regime demonstrate that the UK has decided to go protectionist on agriculture should Brexit occur.

This is the most disappointing.

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The European Union is the second largest economy in the world with 500 million consumers. The Netherlands – one of the founding countries – has an international orientation, a highly skilled labour force and therefore is a perfect hub for so-called third countries to enter the market of the European Union. As the largest exporter of the EU of Agri and food, the Netherlands are acknowledged worldwide for their high-quality knowledge and technology in this area.

KTBA is a Food Quality and Food Safety consultancy company with the headquarters based in the Netherlands. KTBA has broad experience delivering (export) services to international producers, retailers and brokers.

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Need some professional and royalty-free images, videos, market insights or infographics to support your export growth? Register on our toolkit and make use of our comprehensive resources – free of charge. NZ Story Group has been set up to equip you with the tools, skills and knowledge to communicate more consistent and compelling stories about New Zealand.

In need for a 1-minute video to showcase that New Zealand is far more than just sheep and natural beauty? Download our 1-minute edit of the Global Film , now also in English and German.  Keep your eyes peeled for next month with the launch of two new Inside Stories film series, tailored to the Japanese and Chinese markets.

At this seminar, you will hear from the leading practitioners of strategic procurement in Government, how they operate and what they are seeking from the supplier community.

You will also hear about a pivot in priorities from Government – to ensure procurement decisions take into account economic, innovative, social and environmental outcomes for New Zealand. |

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ExportNZ recently released our 2018 annual survey of exporters

Over 400 exporters responded to the survey and they were a good mix of small to medium to larger exporters. When asked what their major barriers to exporting were, the number one concern this year was “domestic regulation, e.g. upcoming changes to the industrial relations laws”.

In order to understand this better, we have interviewed some SME exporters and horticulturalists.
View the report here ->>

GS1 New Zealand proudly presents Connect 2019: eCommerce Innovation Summit, Thursday 11 April at the Grand Millennium Auckland.

Connect 2019 will deliver an impressive line up of market-leading companies at the forefront of thought leadership in business, and their insights will be the ideas that shape our future. Featuring Google, Foodstuffs, Amazon and the Father of 'The Internet of Things’ Kevin Ashton.

GS1 New Zealand also celebrates its’ 40th anniversary this year and looks back at how a small technological innovation had mammoth changes to the way the world does business and looks to the future innovations that are changing the business of tomorrow.

Register for Connect 2019 now!

Conference details
Date:  Thursday 11 April 2019
Venue:  Grand Millennium, Auckland
Time:  7am Registration for 7.30am Start
Agenda:  View the agenda
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David Kerr is a landscape photographer and last year he published ‘Quintessential New Zealand’ primarily as a client gift.

Packed full of New Zealand’s stunning landscapes with a twist on our ‘Kiwiana’ culture, the book size is 285mm x 285mm contemporary square format with 144 pages case bound.

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