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Exporter Workshop Series
The New Zealand-German Business Association is pleased to invite you to our Exporter Workshop Series!
As a special service for New Zealand exporters, we offer tailored content-rich workshops for busy exporters, who want to become aware of the German market.
The workshops are created to provide you with in-depth information on the German market place and all that's necessary for you to know.
Starting from the basics of tax and legal advice to logistics, through to finding the right destination for your business in Europe, followed by an overview of the retail structure and how to best use trade fairs. These workshops cover a lot of what you need to know!
Please click here for more detailed information, dates and topics.
Our next workshop “Germany vs. other locations” will run next Thursday, 26th August.
Cost: $50 +GST per workshop / 3 workshops for $120 +GST / 5 workshops for $200 +GST
Chamber members: 30% discount for Chamber members
Time: 5.30pm - 7pm
Date: Every second Thursday, starting on 26 August, 2010
Venue:
Level 11, Axa Building, 41 Shortland St, Auckland
Argentine Agritech Trade Mission
Hamilton 22nd -24th August 2010
An Argentinean agricultural/technological Trade Mission visit is being organised for August 2010 by ProArgentina (a program of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism) in conjunction with CIDETER (Cluster of Agricultural Machinery & Agro parts) & INTA (National Institute of Agricultural Technology) with the support of the Embassy of Argentina in NZ.
The aim of this 30-member Delegation Mission is to develop contacts with New Zealand producers and growers associations, agricultural equipment manufacturers, importers and distributors, agri-tech companies and Crown Research Institutes to introduce their products and explore market opportunities, potential mutual collaboration and joint-ventures.
Their visit will include roundtable meetings and visits to farms and research institutes in the region on Monday the 23rd and Tuesday the 24th of August.
Please download a list of the currently confirmed participants of the Mission for your information and to gauge your interest in their products and services.
The Embassy of Argentina is in the process of drawing up an agenda for business meetings and roundtables, therefore if you are interested in having a meeting with one or more of the Delegates coming from Argentina or if you require further information; please contact Veronica Hennig at commercial.affairs1@arg.org.nz ..
2010 AmCham – DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards
Companies trading with the United States are invited to enter the 2010 American Chamber of Commerce – DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards, held in conjunction with Qantas Airways. Over the last ten years prizes valued at more than $300,000 have been collected by winners. This year we have two new silver sponsors join the awards. Auckland University of Technology, who have pledged their support with the sponsorship of a new Education award and Fonterra, who won the Supreme Award the last two years running.
The awards celebrate business achievement between New Zealand and its third largest trading partner, the United States. Award winners receive airfares worth NZ$2,500 for air travel to the USA on Qantas Airways.
Award winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Hyatt Regency Auckland on 16th September.
Awards categories are:
- USA - with export revenues to the USA up to $500,000
- Exporter of the Year to the USA - revenues from $501,000 to $5 million and
- xporter of the Year to the USA - revenues over $5 million
- Importer of the Year from the USA
- Investor of the Year for New Zealand companies investing in the US, as well as US companies investing in New Zealand
- Education Partnership with the USA
A Supreme Award winner is selected from winners of each of these awards. AmCham also makes an award to the Supporter of the Year.
Companies interested in entering the 2010 awards can find further information at www.amcham.co.nz, or by contacting mike@amcham.co.nz, 09 309 9140.
Entries close at 5.00 pm on 30 July. Finalists will be announced on 20 August and the winners announced at the black tie awards dinner on 16 September.
Criteria has changed and previous winners are now eligible to re-enter the awards.
Previous winners of the Supreme Award have included ZESPRI International, Peace Software, Airways Corporation, HumanWare, Tenon, Orion Systems International, Zeacom, Specialist Marine Interiors & Fonterra.
In addition to AmCham, DHL Express and Qantas Airways, the awards are supported by: Auckland University of Technology, Baldwins, Ernst & Young, Fonterra Co-operative Group and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
Email mike@amcham.co.nz or visit www.amcham.co.nz for more information or to register.
Dates: 30 July - Entries close 5.00pm
Dates: 20 August - Finalists announced
Dates: 16 September - Gala Dinner
Past events
Asia Snapshot - Raising New Zealand’s engagement with Asia
Overview
New Zealand has long recognised Asia’s importance to our security and prosperity. Asia is fast changing and New Zealand is focused on enhancing our relationships within the region and raising the tempo of our engagement to ensure we stay ahead of the game.
Changes in the Asian region affect political and security groupings. ASEAN is becoming more influential and new structures, such as the East Asian Summit, are emerging. China has evolved as one of the world’s fastest growing economies. The New Zealand-India economic relationship is poised for future growth. The Japanese economy may be picking up steam again, and Korea continues its fast pace of growth.
If New Zealand wants to be better integrated and linked to the growth and dynamism of Asia, we need to strengthen our ties with the region. We will need to demonstrate that we are a good neighbour, by developing long term relationships and partnerships in development cooperation, security, human rights and sustainability. New Zealand also needs to find new ways to link into and make the most of economic growth with Asia. It will also be important for New Zealand to boost our awareness of Asia and become more ‘Asia literate’.
Asia snapshots seminar
Raising the tempo of New Zealand’s engagement with Asia is a long term commitment. In May 2008 representatives from New Zealand currently posted in the Asia region gathered in Wellington and Auckland to discuss New Zealand’s relationships and engagement with Asia. This includes three days of strategy planning and networking with key foreign policy stakeholders and an Asia Snapshot seminar, hosted jointly with the The ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and The Auckland Chamber of Commerce.
The seminar provided an opportunity for participants to hear from veteran diplomats with on the ground experience in Asia, along with experts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and the business community. The representatives' details and a summary of their insights into their areas of responsibility can be seen below.
Publications and other Resources
'Our Future with Asia' hard copy versions available upon request to
enquiries@mfat.govt.nz, or to
read the electronic version
please click
here.
Please
click here for the Biographies of MFAT
diplomats posted in Asia who presented at the Seminar.
To read the Country ‘snapshots’ presented by the diplomats please click here,
click here.
To read information papers on the South and South East Asian Countries please
click here.
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