Food, smarts and reputation key to NZ's future: Gluckman

Food, smarts and reputation key to NZ's future: Gluckman
Brent Melville
New Zealand’s food story will underpin a unique new brand strategy capitalising on the country’s high international profile and distinctive bi-cultural story, says Peter Gluckman, former chief science advisor to the prime minister.  In an online address to the ANZ-Kanganews New Zealand Capital Markets forum this morning, Gluckman said the country needs to update its economic strategy to both capitalise on its food story and also focus on the ‘weightless economy’ in the wake of covid-19. And the country needs to make necessary changes now ...

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