Our Vice-Chair, Eve Hayden, recently met with the French Ambassador to the Cook Islands, Laurence Beau, along with her Political and Communications Advisor Agathe Hitchon, where they discussed a range of topics.
These included the economy, the private sector, labour, diversification, and freighting challenges, and opportunities for more B2B with French Polynesia. Our Chamber members have expressed a willingness to trade more with French Polynesia but face challenges with freight pricing and availability, along with scale in terms of not being able to fill containers individually.
The Ambassador has a focus on linking opportunities between NZ, French Polynesia, and the closely located Pacific Islands.