The SME Stream

The Finance Minister is hopeful that New Zealand's exports will grow significantly over the next ten years.

If reelected, National says it will pursue trade negotiations with Brazil, Switzerland, Argentina, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Uruguay and the European Free Trade Association. 

It would seek talks with a further six trading nations over the next decade. 

Nicola Willis says it's likely there will be more demand for New Zealand-made products over the years as the market grows and changes. 

"If you'd asked me 20 years ago - what will China buy from us? I probably wouldn't have predicted some of the products that they now buy from us. I wouldn't have said that they would be an importer of our wine, that they would be such a massive importer of dairy products."

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Tech New Zealand is trying to dispel fears about bringing more data centres here. 

Crown agency Invest New Zealand is looking to attract up to $30 billion in offshore investment in the centres, over five years.  

We already have 56 of the facilities here – using around 0.6% of our total power. 

Tech New Zealand Chief Executive Graeme Muller told Mike Hosking he hates hearing that data centres use a lot of water. 

He says it's an American issue with old centres, suggesting the new facilities like those built in Auckland using less water than the average dairy farm. 

Muller is also assuring that lots of jobs will be created by bringing new data centres here. 

Invest New Zealand claims the centres could employ up to three and a half thousand people, but local industry advocate Don Christie says the centres are largely automated and only employ a few people. 

Muller argues the new data centre being built in Southland is creating a lot of jobs – he says it's going to create more construction jobs over the next decade than the City Rail Link, and create 220 fulltime positions. 

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National trade spokesperson Todd McClay says the party will prioritise seven new markets for trade deals if reelected.

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Entreprenuer Marisa Fong on her mission to support 500 women leaders in 5 years.

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Hear from MOVAC General Partner Jason Graham on what the VC firm plans to do with its record $185 million raise.

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New Zealand Apples and Pears says trading with India is about getting money back in the pockets of growers. 

Sign off on the Free Trade Agreement is still making its way through Parliament, but Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says exporters are already laying the groundwork.  

India's grown from being our seventh largest market for apples, to the fourth – and the number of Indian tourists is also up. 

Apples and Pears CEO Danielle Adsett told Mike Hosking it's important to start allocating some quota towards the Indian market. 

She says exports have increased in anticipation of the agreement, and the industry is excited for the season ahead. 

Adsett told Hosking the agreement's potential is untold, but growth should continue. 

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Forsyth Barr's Zoe Wallis joins Herald NOW for a look at the markets.

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It's been a turbulent time for AI-based investments.

The AI capital expenditure-leveraged Korean and Japanese share markets have recovered from last week's drop, but experts say things are still 'volatile'.

Shane Solly from Harbour Asset Management explained further.

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Air NZ and Air India looking at more than a codeshare; National electioneering on 7 new trade deals. 

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ASB's latest outlook says New Zealand's economic recovery is back on track.

Inflation is expected to hit 4.1% in Q2, but the bank says the overall economic picture as "markedly improved".

ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley told Mike Hosking that, "We do think it will still be tight, but we do think that the Reserve Bank will lean on remaining on hold."

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