Australia and New Zealand bond is not only by location and language, but a set of wide ranging business and cultural ties often referred to as Trans-Tasman relations, The locality, language, exchange rates, extensive free trade agreements and business environment make it a logical and cost effective choice for growing companies. The foundation of this relationship is the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA, or the CER Agreement). The CER Agreement is recognised by the WTO as one of the most comprehensive bilateral free trade agreements in existence. The agreement has led to New Zealand being Australia’s 9th largest trading partners and Australia becoming New Zealand’s 2nd largest trading partner.

An Australian citizen can work in New Zealand and vis versa for New Zealanders, Taxation rules enable citizens to easily work in either country, the free flow of goods and services mean that either country are the natural 1st step in exports and international growth.

Taplow is well served in both Countries, with dedicated teams that have in-depth knowledge of their markets, and are able to advise companies seeking to develop their presence seamlessly in Australia or New Zealand.

About the Taplow Group

Established in 2002, the group has 21 partner firms located in 38 offices across 20 countries. The Taplow Group S.A. partner firms offer Executive Search, Human Capital, Board Advisory and Executive Interim services across multiple industry sectors.