Tourism is not just about the experience a visitor has while in New Zealand, the visit can forever change the person. There is untapped potential to build economic relationships with tourists beyond their visitor spend and lift their lifetime value to New Zealand.
Denver, Colorado has emerged as an unlikely hub for scaling up New Zealand businesses establishing their North American presence. New Zealand is Colorado's 6th largest provider of Foreign Direct Investment!
Often in New Zealand we limit our discussions of competition for labour to domestic and transtasman issues, but this is a global challenge folks! What's the data show and what can be done about it?
In New Zealand, we typically see remote work as an overarching benefit for our regions because of the employment opportunities it offers, but in the US there are growing concerns that remote work could spark a regional banking crisis.