Time flies, so don't miss out on final tickets for the Better by Design CEO Summit. Plus get your free Export Essentials eBook, entries open for the Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Awards, have your say on WTO e-commerce rules, check out the refreshed New Zealand Central Shanghai – and much more. | Visit us at nzte.govt.nz

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The Better By Design CEO Summit 2019 presents the new rules of business growth, over 19-20 March 2019 at Villa Maria Estate in Auckland. Final tickets selling now - register today.
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Export News
Huitānguru | February, 2019

Kia ora Thomas

Welcome to our first new-look Export News for 2019.

We're a month into the new year and the Better by Design CEO Summit 2019 is almost sold out – so don't miss the opportunity to join leading thinkers from New Zealand and around the world and uncover the new rules of business growth. Read on and secure one of the final tickets today.

Wherever you're taking your business internationally, it's good to know you're on the right track, so check out our new Export Essentials eBook for highlights and useful tips to help speed up your growth this year. It's free to download now.

Also, get your entry in now for the Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Awards (covering Auckland, Northland and the Waikato), have your say on the best deal for New Zealand in WTO e-commerce negotiations, and take a video tour of our refreshed New Zealand Central business hub in Shanghai – just in time for the Lunar New Year.

Plus the latest export insights, events and training around the country, industry success stories and updates, and career opportunities at NZTE.

Mauriora – enjoy!

What's new
"There is no better place to rub shoulders with CEOs and senior executives from New Zealand's most innovative and progressive businesses than the Better by Design CEO Summit" - Rob Heebink, Gallagher Group.
Final tickets – Better by Design CEO Summit 2019

Better by Design's CEO Summit is back for 2019 – a place for New Zealand and global business leaders to share their vision and insights on the new rules of business growth. If you're committed to innovation, growth and success, this is the place to be. Learn more, see the speaker lineup so far, and secure your ticket to this annual sell-out event.

Register now
All the essentials, all in one place. Check out our brand-new Export Essentials eBook, featuring proven know-how from New Zealand exporters in global markets – and get set to grow your business faster internationally in 2019.
Download your free Export Essentials eBook

All the essentials, all in one place. Check out our brand-new Export Essentials eBook, featuring proven know-how from New Zealand exporters in global markets – and get set to grow your business faster internationally in 2019.

Find out more
Step up for the Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Awards 2019, and showcase your achievements to your team, stakeholders and customers around the world. Enter online today: it's simple, fast, and free.
Entries open: Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Awards

Exporting from Auckland, Northland or the Waikato region? Step up for the Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Awards 2019, and showcase your achievements to your team, stakeholders and customers around the world. Entries are simple, fast and free – click below to learn more and get started.

Find out more
New Zealand and a group of 75 WTO members have just agreed to launch negotiations on e-commerce – and our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade wants to hear from businesses and the public to help ensure the best outcome at the negotiating table. Have your say before submissions close on 31 March.
New Zealand and a group of 75 WTO members have just agreed to launch negotiations on e-commerce – and our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade wants to hear from businesses and the public to help ensure the best outcome at the negotiating table. Have your say before submissions close on 31 March.
Have your say on e-commerce trade rules

New Zealand and a group of 75 WTO members have just agreed to launch negotiations on e-commerce – and our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade wants to hear from businesses and the public to help ensure the best outcome at the negotiating table. Read on for the details and have your say before submissions close on 31 March.

Read more
New Zealand Central Shanghai – new look, new potential

New Zealand Central is a tailor-made business and events centre in the heart of Shanghai – and it's just been fully refreshed and renovated to help New Zealand businesses make an even bigger impression in the Chinese market. Take a closer look at what's available and how you can make it work for your business.

Find out more
Insights
Get to know key opportunities in Australia across food and beverage, manufacturing and technology, outlined in this piece from Exporter Today – the last of a three-part series for businesses looking across the Tasman
Advancing to Australia: the opportunities

Get to know key opportunities in Australia across food and beverage, manufacturing and technology, outlined in this piece from Exporter Today the last of a three-part series for businesses looking across the Tasman. Check out part one and part two afterwards, and gear up for better results in Australia in 2019.

Learn more
A casual meeting on an industrial site. New Zealand's track record in renewable energy innovation, especially geothermal energy, means we have a lot to offer to countries seeking a better way to power their future – including Japan, one of our longest-standing trade partners.
A casual meeting on an industrial site. New Zealand's track record in renewable energy innovation, especially geothermal energy, means we have a lot to offer to countries seeking a better way to power their future – including Japan, one of our longest-standing trade partners.
NZ and Japan: power in partnership

New Zealand's track record in renewable energy innovation, especially geothermal energy, means we have a lot to offer to countries seeking a better way to power their future – including Japan, one of our longest-standing trade partners.

Learn more
Lowe Corporation is taking their halal-friendly butter alternative to customers across the United Arab Emirates.
Spreading to the UAE and beyond

Lowe Corporation is taking their halal-friendly butter alternative to customers across the United Arab Emirates. Find out what they did, what they learnt, and how NZTE lent a hand.

Learn more
Lowe Corporation is taking their halal-friendly butter alternative to customers across the United Arab Emirates.
Events and training
A busy UK street scene by night, with a traditional phone box in the foreground. Make the right call on getting ready for Brexit – whatever the final outcome – with NZTE's free seminars running from 12-14 February.
Prepare for Brexit: seminars + webinar, 12-14 February

Exporting to the UK or Europe? Make the right call on getting ready for Brexit – whatever the final outcome – with these free seminars. You'll hear from New Zealand's Trade Commissioner in London, Nick Swallow, plus other government representatives sharing insights and updates from the UK. Come along in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch, or attend from anywhere with our Wellington seminar livestream.

Register
Staff check off paperwork in a warehouse full of product. Make your export business easier and more profitable, by getting your export documentation right - find out how with this Better Exporting seminar from ExportNZ, coming up in Auckland this month
Export documentation made easy – Auckland, 20 February

No job's complete until the paperwork's done – so avoid penalties, and make your export business easier and more profitable, by getting your export documentation right. Find out how with this Better Exporting seminar from ExportNZ, coming up in Auckland this month.

Register
Expert commentary and the latest trend data and economic analysis from China will be on offer at the 2019 South Island Lantern Business Forum – coming up this month on the eve of the spectacular South Island Lantern Festival. Don’t miss this chance to extend your networks, shine a light on new potential, and increase your impact in China.
South Island Lantern Business Forum – Christchurch, 21 February

Expert commentary and the latest trend data and economic analysis from China will be on offer at the 2019 South Island Lantern Business Forum – coming up this month on the eve of the spectacular South Island Lantern Festival. Don’t miss this chance to extend your networks, shine a light on new potential, and increase your impact in China.

Register
If you're looking to make the right moves in Southeast Asia, get a head start with this one-day workshop in Auckland – presented by ExportNZ and the Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (SEA CAPE).
If you're looking to make the right moves in Southeast Asia, get a head start with this one-day workshop in Auckland – presented by ExportNZ and the Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (SEA CAPE).
Southeast Asia Market Readiness Programme – Auckland, 8 March

If you're looking to make the right moves in Southeast Asia, get a head start with this one-day workshop in Auckland – presented by ExportNZ and the Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (SEA CAPE).

Register
Industry news
Cross Slot chief executive John Baker stands beside a no-tillage seed drilling machine in a field. Cross Slot's openers, or blades, will be distributed across the United States thanks to a new partnership with a Wisconsin-based company.
Cross Slot takes to the field in the United States

A Feilding company on a mission to save the world's soils will distribute its no-tillage seed drill throughout the United States. Cross Slot chief executive John Baker has signed on with a Wisconsin firm looking to diversify into cropping – helping Cross Slot to open a door to half the world's cropping industry. 

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Wine's best enjoyed in good company - and in Asian markets, including China, social media stars can make or break a brand. Master of Wine and industry consultant Sarah Heller says that female influencers now play a critical role in shaping New Zealand's biggest export market for wine.
Raising a glass to China's social influencers

In Asian markets, and particularly in China, social media stars can make or break a brand – and Master of Wine and industry consultant Sarah Heller says that female influencers now play a critical role in shaping New Zealand's biggest export market for wine.

Read more
Careers at NZTE
Regional Marketing and Communications Consultant, Singapore

Ready to start a new marketing and communications adventure with a global New Zealand organisation based in Singapore? We're looking for a natural storyteller with an eye for detail and a passion for the success of New Zealand, to support initiatives across East Asia. Apply today – closes 14 February.

Apply today
Investment Manager, NZTE Investment Team, Wellington

We're seeking a highly capable and motivated individual to work with innovative companies in the lower North Island – a great chance to support New Zealand businesses, build your domestic and global capital-raising networks, and take a strong step forward in your investment career. Closes 15 February.

Apply today
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