MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
With only two months of this year left, there's a feeling of new beginnings in the air for New Zealand as we look forward to a general election, fresh innovation and new ways of teaching entrepreneurship in the New Year.
In this issue you'll find the highlights of ExportNZ's election manifesto - the issues that matter to Kiwi exporters. I'd love to hear your feedback on this.
Also, there is some first-of-its-kind training in commercialisation and entrepreneurship coming out of Auckland Business School in 2012. Something many of today's successful entrepreneurs wish had been available when they were starting out.
Add to all of this, new developments such as science funding opportunities, free trade agreements and new collaborations to offer better R&D services, and you'll find there's plenty of positive stuff to make use of and get involved in.
Catherine Beard
Executive Director
ExportNZ
027 463 3212 or cbeard@exportnz.org.nz.
IN THIS ISSUE...
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ExportNZ has released its election manifesto to all political parties in the lead up to the 2011 election. More...
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The Emissions Trading Scheme has recently been reviewed. We would have hoped that the Review Panel would have taken the opportunity to recommend changes that ensured our largest exporters would not to be made internationally uncompetitive. More...
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TPP negotiators are preparing to assemble for their last negotiating session for the year in Peru week after next. Some chapters of the final agreement are quite advanced but there has still been little or no engagement on the really difficult issues. More...
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The University of Auckland Business School is introducing a new qualification in Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship for 2012 that could have a significant impact on business, employees and economic growth in NZ. More...
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Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) and The University of Auckland’s commercialisation company, UniServices, have signalled their intent to collaborate to offer comprehensive expertise to New Zealand’s high-value manufacturing sector. More...
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In December 2011, the Ministry of Science and Innovation will commence a one-stage contestable investment round to invest in six research areas. More...
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An Inglewood back-shed business is taking the world by storm with its digital technology. More...
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Trade Minister Tim Groser welcomed the passage in the United States Congress of the US's Free Trade Agreements with Panama, Colombia, and Korea. The deals were ratified overnight, with (strong) bipartisan support in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. More...
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Gallagher's association with the Indian government and business community is extremely positive following a recent visit to Gujarat by Gallagher CEO, Sir William Gallagher. More...
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Many exporters will have come across, indeed benefitted from, the work of New Zealand’s trade commissioners. But few will realise that trade commissioner service, in reality if not name, can be traced back to the 1890’s. More...
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