20 March 2006

Investment New Zealand (INZ) – which matches high-growth New Zealand businesses in strategic sectors to international investors – has added a state-of-the-art navigation facility and more in-depth information to its website.

The revamped INZ website is a first-class portal offering overseas investors comprehensive information on how the organisation can actively assist them to:

• Relocate their businesses to New Zealand; 
• Establish greenfield operations; and
• Invest in and work with New Zealand companies in global ventures.

The website is the result of exhaustive design research culminating in the delivery of a premium graphic solution by multi-award-winning web design company, Shift.

Through the site, potential investors can access directly information supporting New Zealand’s investment attractiveness and contact INZ investment specialists in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles. INZ’s offshore managers work effectively with New Zealand-based sector investment managers to provide regional and sector expertise.

These managers are the first contact point for investors in their home countries, and can identify any financial assistance available for feasibility studies or pre-investment site visits to New Zealand. They can also help coordinate national and local government investment support. 

Featuring new investor-focused industry profiles, DVD clips on high-growth sectors and companies, and detailed facts and figures about New Zealand’s business environment and infrastructure aimed at the professional investor, the website has already enjoyed increased traffic and highly positive feedback from users.

Investors can access useful reports and publications from each of the country’s key sectors – including biotechnology, food and beverage, specialised manufacturing, creative industries including screen production, information and communications technology and wood processing.
 
Links to related New Zealand economic development sites such as Market New Zealand and the award-winning http://www.newzealand.com/ – also designed by Shift – make the transition between external sites almost seamless.

Visitors to www.investmentnz.govt.nz can peruse comprehensive case studies and quotes from overseas companies that have invested in New Zealand, and gain insight into the unique New Zealand lifestyle through this key engagement tool.

New Zealand is an export nation, ranking third in the world in ease of cross-border transactions. New Zealand’s close economic and legal relationship with Australia gives businesses operating from New Zealand duty-free access to a population of 24 million, and its pioneering free trade relationships will further increase the size of the New Zealand consumer market.

The New Zealand Government is proactive in providing an environment that enables international investors to relocate and/or collaborate with New Zealand companies. Starting up a business in New Zealand takes just three days, and a business-friendly taxation system supports capital development, research and development and international investment.