Australia offices

Australia is New Zealand’s closest neighbour. Trade with Australia accounts for 23 percent of New Zealand’s exports (NZ$9.1 billion) and 18 percent of New Zealand's imports (NZ$7.4 billion).

The comprehensive free trade agreement between New Zealand and Australia, along with increasingly harmonised financial and regulatory systems and similar consumer markets, make New Zealand a highly attractive destination for Australian companies.

Australian companies are the largest investors in New Zealand. They maintained a stock of around NZ$45 billion in the New Zealand economy from 2007 to 2009.

The average exchange rate in the year ended December 2009 was NZ$1:AU$0.80.

Contact details for the Australia offices

Sydney office:

Level 7, 55 Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Postal address: GPO Box 54, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia
Phone: +61 2 9234 2700
Fax: +61 2 9234 2701

Melbourne office:

Suite 2 North, Level 3, 350 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
Postal address: GPO Box 2014, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
Phone: +61 3 9642 1281
Fax: +61 3 9642 1586

Australia investment specialist

Steven Cronshaw
Senior Investment Manager

  

About Steven

Steve helps to introduce Australian investors and strategic partners to New Zealand companies. He also works with multi-nationals headquartered in Australia and local Australian investors to develop and execute investment opportunities. Steven is based in Sydney.

Background and expertise

Steve has worked in the public sector and for multinational corporations in the publishing and events sectors. He has also managed and grown start up businesses in both Australia and New Zealand.

Steve holds Bachelors of Arts and Science Degrees from Canterbury University. He joined New Zealand Trade and Enterprise's Investment team in September 2004.