Showcasing our Pacific Partnerships at three signature Events
- Pacific Business Conference & Market Expo: 9-10 December 2009, Auckland
- Pacific Business Village at World Expo: August 2010, Shanghai
- Pacific Business Festival at Rugby World Cup: September/October 2011, Auckland

1. Pacific Business Conference & Market Expo

Auckland is the biggest Polynesian city in the world and a key hub for Oceania. Pacific businesses in
New Zealand, based mainly in Auckland, are developing a niche that offers good growth potential in
the future. Auckland is well positioned to take advantage of its capital value – both in terms of
location and as a leader for Pacific partnerships.
The global recession makes it more challenging for Pacific businesses to compete with the
mainstream markets, yet opportunities exist for growing the business relationship and supporting
wider aims for sustainable economic development.

2. Pacific Business Village, World Expo, Shanghai

World Expo 2010, Shanghai, August 2010

The Pacific Business Village and Showcase will run in the first week of August 2010, Shanghai, in the New Zealand Pavilion. Details of arrangements are currently under discussion.

3. Pacific Village Business Festival ‐ RWC 2011

Linking with the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Auckland
Coinciding with the RWC in Sept/Oct 2011, a Pacific Village Business Festival is planned in
Auckland involving several Pacific Villages. The Villages will serve as a base to promote
Pacific business, trade and tourism to a local (New Zealand) and international market.