China Business Summit 2012: Time to Act 3 October 2012, The Langham Auckland We are in the updating the content for this page, the programme will be published soon.

The proposed sale of Lochinver Station near Taupo to a Chinese investor was part of a contentious debate over foreign investment at the last election a year ago today, and it’s taken until this week for the Government to make its final call on the deal. It’s been vetoed, the first big deal to be blocked since 2008. TVNZ’S Corin …

Inside: Digging deep into NZ’s biggest industry, we’ll look at how the major players are faring. Examining industry structures, global supply chains and government programmes to support the industry. We’ll consider the opportunities and constraints on New Zealand agribusiness and some of the rising star companies in agritechnology. We’ll also look at rapidly developing market opportunities including the Middle East …

Trade Ministers from the 12 negotiating countries for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will hold a four day ministerial in Maui from July 28-July 31 to try and get agreement on the thorny issues holding up the resolution of the deal. “The upcoming ministerial provides an important opportunity to build on this progress as we work to conclude the negotiation,” said the formal …

It’s a pleasure to be back in Auckland. And it’s great to have friends with which we have so much in common, even as we celebrate some differences. For instance, we both play “football,” though we have not reconciled different understandings of whether that word means American football or rugby. Speaking of rugby, I was reliably informed that, despite the …

Inside: In-depth coverage of capital market trends. Takeovers, bonds, IPOs and foreign direct investment. Partial Privatisation – are the SOEs meeting market expectations? Rising stars in the investment scene and the big deals; Cooperative investment and how it can be boosted, the NZX’s new directions to grow the NZ market and much more. This report coincides with the INFINZ Awards on …

Inside: Focusing on the latest Chinese trends affecting the New Zealand economy and business, this year we travel to China to investigate how Beijing’s innovation drive is changing the Chinese commercial landscape and creating new opportunities for New Zealand companies; how New Zealand dairy companies are faring in a more competitive environment in China and the shape of Chinese investment …

Inside: Innovation is the lifeblood of the New Zealand economy. In this report the Herald investigates how California continues to drive evolution as competition for entrepreneurs heightens. We draw lessons from some of the worlds most innovative US companies and talk to New Zealand trailblazers there. We examine NZ innovation trends from software through to clean-tech and green-tech and look …

Inside: This report features indepth coverage of the Deloitte Top 200 Award winners including NZ’s top company, chief executive and chairman. We’ll be looking at dynamic trends affecting New Zealand business and how leading business executives are driving their companies in new directions through dynamic change. We’ll also update the diversity trends in the New Zealand workforce and look at …