Panel Discussion
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China remains vital to NZ trade, but challenges grow. Hear what directors should know to govern with foresight.
China remains New Zealand’s largest trade partner – we export more there than to the US and Australia combined, it provides 35% of our international students, and it is our third largest tourism market. Its scale, modernisation, and advanced technologies are staggering. Yet engagement with China is increasingly complex, shaped by a slowing economy, an ageing demographic, rising geopolitical tensions, and the ongoing US–China trade war.
For directors, this raises important governance questions: how should boards weigh opportunities against risk, and how do they ensure strategy, stakeholder expectations and New Zealand’s broader relationships are kept in balance?
Join Alistair Crozier, Executive Director of the New Zealand China Council, and local director Jeff Grant as they discuss the evolving NZ–China relationship, what it means for businesses in the South, and the governance considerations directors should keep in mind.
This event is brought to you by the Otago Southland Branch in partnership with Queenstown Business Chamber.
Alistair has served as Executive Director of the New Zealand China Council since March 2022. Alistair was a New Zealand diplomat for 25 years. He served as Second Secretary at the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing (2000-01), Education Counsellor to China (2003-05) and NZ-Consul-General to Chengdu (2014-18). He was also Deputy High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (2007-09) and Deputy Ambassador to Viet Nam (2009-14) and has held roles in the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Wellington. In 2019 Alistair was Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Christchurch. In 2020-21 he established a South Island presence for the Asia New Zealand Foundation and led its international business programme.
Southland-based, farmer from Balfour.
Jeff has been in governance roles full-time for 24 years with previous roles including a Director for SBS Bank, Finance Now, PF2050, Southern Institute of Technology and Chairman of Mt Linton Station, OSPRI Ltd, AgResearch, and Milford Sound Tourism. In July 2018, Jeff was seconded to the New Zealand meat industry for two years and was based at NZ House in London to oversee the Brexit EU28 and UK Free Trade Agreement process on behalf of NZ Red Meat Industry. For eight years until 2018, Jeff was the Independent Chair of Southland Shared Services. Jeff is an External Appointee at Invercargill City Council, responsible for guiding the organisation through its response to a recent Government Review. He holds directorships at Lakeland Wanaka, Great South, and Thriving Southland and is a member of the Institute of Directors.
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Michelle Branford
Otago Southland Branch Manager
+64 20 4183 5664
michelle.branford@iod.org.nz
The Otago Southland Branch acknowledges the generous support of
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Members — $40.00
Non-members — $60.00
