Chapters 2 and 3 of the Issues Paper included specific consultation questions which we considered to be important for informing the development of the gas transition plan. The responses to these questions are summarised here.

Examines evidence about the effectiveness of policies aimed at enhancing the resilience of economic systems.

Established in 2016, the New Zealand-China Research Collaboration Centres are a mechanism to align existing cooperation and build new connections between New Zealand and Chinese researchers. In 2020, their mandate was expanded to include the coordination and support of joint research projects with China.

The $50 million Regional Events Fund is designed to stimulate domestic tourism and travel between regions through holding events. This is intended to support the tourism and events sector, and replace some of the spending from international tourists due to the border closure as a result of COVID-19.

A snapshot of the key trends from December 2020 to March 2021.

Advanced Energy Technology is technology at the frontier of innovation, with the potential to advance and disrupt global energy markets.

The Call for Proposals has now closed for joint research partnerships between New Zealand and Chinese research organisations.

The Government has recently agreed to a $300 million investment in New Zealand’s early stage markets to address a capital gap in the Series A and B venture capital space experienced by New Zealand firms.