SouthernLink is a big, bold idea we need to help double export value. It’s a concept that is gaining traction but needs more advocacy, writes Stephen Jacobi.
The Great Unravelling
Remove The trade war is spawning an increasingly chaotic global trade environment, where the old conventions about sticking to the rules and using quiet diplomacy to solve problems seem to be unravelling. That is not good news for New Zealand – or for the...
Myth and Reality: Trade War Round Two
Remove Rain over the Great Wall of China The latest round of tariffs marks a new low for the international trading system and threatens livelihoods in New Zealand. No-one can predict how the current re-escalation of the trade war between the United States and China...
Brexit: Should I stay or should I go now?
Remove Just over a week before the Brexit deadline, the UK faces the prospect of a lengthy delay – but equally, the possibility of a “no-deal” Brexit looms larger than ever. It is hard to predict which of these two extremes we may see next Friday. In...
WHAT’S UP WITH NEW ZEALAND AND CHINA?
Remove Ambassador Wu Xi addresses charity gala dinner The last year has been something of a roller-coaster ride for the relationship between New Zealand and China. Against a background of great power rivalry and geo-political tension, points of difference between the...
