E-commerce in China is growing the country’s consumer markets and providing plenty of opportunities for Kiwi companies to offer their products directly into the homes of Chinese families.

Tmall – China’s largest e-commerce platform – recently announced that they are taking their online shopping system into the regional provinces. Tmall chose to use New Zealand products to help them to do this.

Where once it could take up to three months for New Zealand products to be delivered to a consumer’s door in rural China, Tmall has shortened the delivery time to less than a week, making it possible to deliver fresh produce direct to rural areas.

If you’re looking at entering North American markets or expanding your presence in the United States, knowing how to network is essential. While it may not be something that New Zealand entrepreneurs and startups consider themselves instinctively good at, understanding the ‘rules of engagement’ will help open doors.

That’s the advice from NZTE North American Beachheads advisor Kelly Hoey.

Thailand and Malaysia are two of ASEAN’s strongest economies and are our eighth and ninth trading partners respectively.

As part of this programme, taking place in August 2016, you will have one-on-one meetings with key decision makers, customers and partners, to help you generate new business and deeply understand these markets.

Key benefits:

• Experience first-hand the scale & magnitude of business opportunities with visits to retail, supermarkets, e-commerce providers and industrial sites.
• Network with like-minded professionals at local chambers of commerce and at dinners hosted by New Zealand government.
• Engage with high level government officials in Thailand and Malaysia and learn about investment benefits available to Kiwi businesses in these markets
• Explore the incentives for international trading and headquartering in ASEAN
• Tap into a strong framework

This 2016 Mission to Malaysia and Thailand is organised by ASEAN NZ Business Council and Export New Zealand with support from New Zealand Trade & Enterprise.

Let's face it, the Bay of Plenty is a magical place and is a region that continues to shine both nationally and internationally.

With hundreds of exporting businesses throughout this fantastic region, and home to New Zealands' largest export port, the area is set up to and continues to do sensational things across the world stage - something we are so proud of.

The annual Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards is dedicated to showcasing the high flying exporters and their people.

Into its 26th year, the awards recognise the innovative, the brave and the successful - are you a 2016 champion?

Fine Food New Zealand is the perfect opportunity for Australian buyers and distributors to find outstanding Kiwi suppliers and get great deals on high-quality, innovative products.

It’s New Zealand’s foremost trade event for the foodservice, food retail, and hospitality industries and is expected to attract 7,000 national and international visitors to the ASB Showgrounds from 26 to 28 June.

Recently Gemma Hurst and her PageProof co-founder boarded a plane. Destination: San Francisco.

Given this was their first trip to the US. Gemma decided to share their ‘wish we’d known this before we arrived’ wisdom and  gold nuggets of take-backs to Aotearoa.

Take a day to meet other international traders, hear from amazing speakers and connect with those who supply and service exporters.

Attending Go Global 2016 will not only inspire and challenge you, but will also provide useful insights into the future of export.

We are really excited to have so many quailty speakers lined up for you including:

• Beaming in from China, Diane Wang – Founder and CEO | DH Gate
• International Futurist Gary Bolles – Co-founder | eParachute
• Hon Todd McClay - New Zealand Trade Minister
• New Zealand Ambassadors from Japan, Mexico, Vietnam and Spain

New York is a hum of activity, day and night. It’s often mistaken as the capital of the United States because of its size and influence.

New Yorkers live in a vastly different world, with endless opportunities, top quality education and a diverse culture that stems from having once been the ‘Door to America’.

So how do you tell your story to this market?

These days, former All Black Taine Randell's focus is on fishing, and the lucrative China market where New Zealand lobster fetch $300 apiece.

He is a director of the Kahungunu Asset Holding Company, which manages the business interests of Ngati Kahungunu, New Zealand's third largest iwi.

Those assets include a stake in the Fiordland Lobster Company, the country's largest exporter of live crayfish, marketed under its KiwiLobster brand.