Welcome to the Website of the Korea New Zealand Business Council

The Korea New Zealand Business Council is a voluntary group of New Zealand companies, organisations and Government Agencies involved in promoting increased business between Korea and New Zealand.  It provides information, useful networking opportunities for members and a forum for information and discussion of issues relevant to the commercial relationship between the two countries.

The Council is an incorporated society. Its affairs are directed by an elected Executive Committee, and administered on a day-to-day basis by a part-time executive Director.

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Membership Profiles

In this space we will provide more indepth profiles of our members on a rotating basis.

Aozora New Zealand Ltd

Aozora New Zealand is a vertically integrated trading company specialising in the export of fresh fruit and vegetables into Asia.  We ship over 1,000 containers a year from New Zealand and Chile to Korea and other Asian markets such as Japan, China, and Indonesia.  For more information on our products please see the following Korean language link - http://aozora.co.nz/home/?locale=ko

We started our Korean trade in 2004 with buttercup squash (dan-hobak) and it has grown year on year to now include NZ waxy maize and cherries, as well as Chilean table grapes, kiwis, and oranges.  We find Korea an incredibly exciting place to do business and have plans to continue expanding our trade there in the short to medium term.  A big project for us currently is our own variety of NZ Gold kiwi (grown in Chile) which will be available for export from the 2013 season ( http://aozora.co.nz/kiwifruit/?locale=ko)

Business in Korea has turned out to be a lot  different from our original perception.  If you are willing to invest the time and effort in developing relationships, and you can provide a consistent product in terms of price, quality and timing, Korea will be an enjoyable and profitable place to do business !

If you have an interest in products from New Zealand or Chile – please feel free to get in touch - Anthony Bruford, Managing Director, Aozora New Zealand Ltd -  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Korea New Zealand Business Council gratefully acknowledges the grant provided in June 08 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade through its Seriously Asia fund for the upgrading and expanding of this website.