Export News 1996!

Recently the New Zealand School of Export was donated a number of copies of Export News styled as New Zealand's Leading Export Newspaper.  We are delighted to have them in our collection even although it is a broken run of issues.   The earliest number is for 10 June 1996 and makes for fascinating reading - it includes a focus on exporting to Germany and a report on a Carrot Group who had been to Japan on a 'learning mission'. 15 years on it is interesting to see themes which continue today - the push into Asia, wine exports and primary products.

At least six Christchurch companies were listed in articles throughout this issue and I thought it would be interesting to see if they still have a presence in the city and had survived the February earthquake.  All still have a web presence although one has been taken over but the brand is retained.  Another now has Japanese owners but is still firmly based in Christchurch.   Three had news on their website as to how they had survived the quake and were still open for business.

It says something for the resilience and commitment of companies such as these that they have survived so long and like a number of other companies form a solid block of exporting firms in Christchurch and the Canterbury region.

Export News which was put out by Tradenz - the New Zealand Trade Development Board, is a treasure trove of information on international trade in New Zealand and future researchers will not be able to ignore it.