New Zealand’s largest vertically-integrated grower, packer and exporter of 25 percent of this country’s apples has taken a bold step to scientifically guarantee the integrity of its produce.
The first new space allocated for salmon in Marlborough in nine years has finally come on stream with the official opening of two new salmon farms operated by New Zealand King Salmon.
Maersk Line and supply chain company Kotahi are set to welcome the largest container ship to ever visit New Zealand waters, capable of carrying 9,500 TEU.
Smaller Māori businesses are stretching their nets to dozens of countries around the world as they come up with new ways to grow, says Statistics New Zealand.
New Zealand owned company ShapeShifter is producing computer aided design systems for manufacturers of some of the biggest global clothing brands in the world such as Nike and Adidas.
New Zealand’s tech sector is taking off as innovation, global connectedness and bandwidth obviate the country’s small size and global isolation, says outgoing NZTech chair Bennett Medary.
Following the UK’s referendum for Brexit, the New Zealand government should make trade negotiations with Britain a priority, says Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative.
The tech industry, which includes hi-tech manufacturing, is now New Zealand’s third largest export sector and Christchurch is New Zealand’s second largest manufacturing centre.
A new $21 million partnership between Wool Industry Research and MBIE has been announced in an exciting research partnership for the coarse wool industry.
Giesen Wines has reached agreement with Winegrowers of Ara to purchase from it the Ara Brand and associated business to complement its own brand portfolio.
