ExportNZ pleads for NZTE funding, CAPES and more

ExportNZ pleads for NZTE funding, CAPES and more
Port of Tauranga is a 'massive' issue for exporters, ExportNZ executive director Joshua Tan says. (Image: Supplied/Port of Tauranga)
Dileepa Fonseka
ExportNZ is pushing all political parties to reverse the government’s plans to slash New Zealand Trade and Enterprise funding along with their scheme to defund the nation’s Centres of Asia Pacific Excellence. Those recommendations are at the top of the list of an ExportNZ pre-election report sent to all political parties.The ExportNZ report said companies also needed more help navigating non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and noted a lot of businesses were “losing confidence in the various government 0800 numbers”...

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