Tracel showcases New Zealand’s natural health expertise at CIIE
New Zealand natural health brand Tracel is taking its wellness mission global, showcasing innovation and transparency at CIIE.
New Zealand natural health brand Tracel is taking its wellness mission global, showcasing innovation and transparency at CIIE.
As global trade uncertainty rattles traditional alliances Paul Beare explores why more New Zealand businesses are setting up shop in the UK.
Want to build relationships with your ideal international clients? Cynthia Dearin has four steps that will help get you started.
Catherine Beard looks ahead to New Zealand’s new emerging export landscape. Post-Covid there is much for exporters to be excited about. The export game was rocked when New Zealand closed its borders more than two years ago. Since then we’ve had to adapt to new ways of working, while coming to terms with a new normal. But recent shifts in New Zealand’s Omicron response reveal there is light at the end of the tunnel. Exporters can finally expect a return to some normalcy, while new and potentially game-changing opportunities have emerged post-Covid. Signs of recovery Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) for inbound travellers has been a crucial component to how well New Zealand has handled Covid-19. For business travel,
Hayley and John Fraser-Mackenzie’s corporate experience and desire to succeed is helping them transform a small business into a serious export enterprise. In late 2019, 13 years after emigrating from the UK with their young family, Hayley and John Fraser-Mackenzie were given the opportunity to buy Pacific Harvest, a small business battling to make headway in the emerging seaweed health food industry. It was a brave decision, but the couple had both the desire to succeed and the necessary credentials to make a difference. John’s background covers finance leadership roles with corporates across Europe and New Zealand. Hayley brought more than 27 years of global experience spanning corporates, SMEs, not-for-profits and start-ups. Her most recent role before taking on Pacific
Education Perfect, a New Zealand-based global education company, grew exponentially during the pandemic. Now, the challenge is to maintain momentum as the world continues to face uncertainty. The Covid-19 pandemic has provided tech companies with phenomenal opportunities. How many times did we lament, “I wish I owned stock in Zoom,” as we logged on for a work meeting, a check-in with the schoolteacher, a yoga class or a social chat with friends and family? During Covid, Zoom became a household name. It’s just one pandemic success story – there are hundreds of others, and equally as many tales of misfortune. Certainly, all of the early research points to the fact that Covid sped up the global digital revolution by several
Going big, going broke, or going home? What are the prospects for Kiwi exporters to China as 2022 plays out? Damon Paling, former NZTE trade commissioner to China, shares his views. The upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and China comes into effect on April 7 which is a great development and a time for celebration. It’s a reflection of 15 years of strengthening bilateral trade and people-to-people engagement. Yet of the 300-odd Kiwi exporters having a crack at the China market today, they can be segmented into one of three scenarios: going big, going broke, and going home. A surprisingly large number of companies unfortunately fall into the latter two categories. For all its merit, the improved FTA will be of little
Effective supply chain management in 2022 requires resilience and agility through diversification, innovation, and technology, writes Paul Soong. Almost every New Zealand business was impacted by supply chain chaos in 2021. This year seems no different, with most companies not expecting the situation to improve until 2023. As of January 1, 2022, it takes a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. This is 15 days longer than the same quarter last year and an additional five days than the previous quarter. The delays are attributed to supply chain issues at every stage – from the time
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