The Exporter – October 2015

If you are an exporter in the Wellington region or know of someone in the region then please check out our ExportNZ ASB Wellington Export Awards for 2024 – entries are currently open! It’s a fantastic way to showcase your business and celebrate the work, the effort, and the innovation that is coming out of the sector.

Ongoing issues with both the Red Sea/ Suez Canal and Panama Canal, means that we’re keeping an eye on New Zealand’s supply chain situation.

ExportNZ would like to congratulate Hon Todd McClay on his appointment as Minister for Trade, as well as his appointments as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Forestry, and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs. McClay will know our sector well having served as Minister for Trade between 2015 and 2017. We would also like to congratulate Nicola Grigg, on her appointment as Minister of State for Trade.

For the first time in a long time, the ExportNZ team have been able to represent our exporters overseas. I was fortunate to join the New Zealand Taiwan Business Council on their first delegation visit in five years to Taipei to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the...

It's been another eventful month. The ExportNZ All of Government roadshow recently concluded, and it was great to get out there and meet a lot of you. The positive feedback has us planning for its return in the future, so watch this space.