Report Explores New Zealand’s Trade Exposure to China
A new report on New Zealand-China trade patterns commissioned by the New Zealand China Council provides comparative data on New Zealand’s export and import exposure at the country level and export exposure by industry and product. Executive Director Rachel Maidment says the report is intended to be a...
NZ goods exports to China holding up well: NZTE
New Zealand goods exports to China are holding up well, according to Trade and Entrerprise. NZTE's Greater China regional director, Fiona Acheson recently returned to Shanghai where she heads up four offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu staffed by a team of 60. China is New Zealand's biggest trading...
A Glance At NZ Trade With China After The Coronavirus ...
Daily trade data for the last four weeks and a day gives an updated glance at New Zealand exports to China since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said. The high-level graphs released today show total export and import values, and export and import values to and from China. CSV files include exports and imports to...
China Top Trade Partner For 2019
China was New Zealand’s top trading partner in 2019, Stats NZ said. Since 2017, China has been New Zealand’s top trading partner, and from 2013 the second-largest trading partner. In the year ended December 2019, 23 percent of New Zealand’s total goods and services exports and 16 percent of...
Primary industries in good shape to respond to drought and ...
The primary sector’s strength, resilience and ability to respond to the effects of drought and the global impact of COVID-19 is highlighted by a new report out on 12 March.The latest Situation Outlook for Primary Industries, from MPI, forecasts primary sector revenue will rise 0.5 per cent in the year to June 2020 to...
What 2020 looks like for Kiwi exporters in China
Damon Paling, former NZTE trade commissioner to China and now refreshed after a break on the Hauraki Gulf, shares his outlook for Kiwi exporters in China this year. Through the end of 2019 two-way trade in goods and services between New Zealand and China comfortably exceeded NZD30 billion. Despite ongoing headwinds facing the...
China overtakes the US as top beef market
China overtook the United States as the biggest market for New Zealand beef exports in 2019, Stats NZ said today. In the year ended December 2019, beef exports to China rose $880 million (112 percent) from 2018 to reach $1.7 billion. In contrast, beef exports to the US fell $245 million (20 percent) to $956...
Message of support for the city of Wuhan
On behalf of the New Zealand China Council, I express my support to the city and people of Wuhan during the difficulties presented by the coronavirus outbreak. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the outbreak and the authorities working to address the serious public health challenges which have emerged.China is an...
Exhibition remembers first Chinese New Zealander
A photograph of the first Chinese New Zealander is catching the eye of his descendents almost a hundred years after his death.Appo Hocton's picture is part of the "Being Chinese in Aotearoa: A Photographic Journey" exhibition at the Wellington Portrait Gallery.Wellington-born Graeme Inwood is Hocton's great...
New Structure Confirmed for NZ China Council
NZ China Council Chair Sir Don McKinnon has announced a new governance and membership structure to improve the Council’s operational effectiveness and enhance the diversity of its membership.The new structure will provide for a larger membership drawn from government agencies, business and the wider community. The...
The future is in your hands - go build it
Dajia hao, tena koutou katoa. My thanks to Jan Fitzgerald and her colleagues at the Institute of Global Engagement New Zealand for the kind invitation to be with you in Christchurch today: it’s a pleasure for me to join you in welcoming our Chinese visitors to New Zealand.I understand you come from all over China...
Deepening our relationship with China
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis will travel to China tomorrow to deepen the 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism and our relationship with China. “The 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism showcases our flourishing people-to-people connections, offers opportunities to foster new relationships and strengthen current...