Hon Stuart Nash - Minister for Economic and Regional Development, Tourism Minister, Forestry Minister and Minister for Small Business

Hon Stuart Nash first entered politics in 2008 as a list MP, and was elected Labour MP for Napier in 2014. In his maiden speech Minister Nash described himself as first and foremost a public servant, employed by the people of New Zealand; and as a social democrat committed to sustainable economic development and growth. In 2017, he was sworn in as Minister of Police, Revenue, Fisheries and for Small Business. In the 2020 Labour Government, he was given a suite of portfolios focused on supporting economic activity in our regions, as Minister for Economic and Regional Development, Tourism Minister, Forestry Minister and Minister for Small Business.

Pressing the digital accelerator: Small firms racing to upgrade

12 April 2021 Hon Stuart Nash - Minister for Economic and Regional Development, Tourism Minister, Forestry Minister and Minister for Small Business

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs communities around the world once again retreat into confinement, for many it will no doubt feel like heading in reverse. However, if you peek beneath the bonnet – as the latest OECD report does – we can find much is changing. While the virus rages outside, our economic engine is being remade: with digital drive.

Entrepreneurship in Times of COVID-19

25 March 2021 Lamia Kamal-Chaoui (CFE Director, OECD), Constantijn van Oranje - (TechLeap.NL) and Hon Stuart Nash - Minister for Economic and Regional Development, Tourism Minister, Forestry Minister and Minister for Small Business

Reading Time: 3 minutesEntrepreneurs have been hit hard by the crisis. Surveys show that since the start of the pandemic, globally, 70-80% of SMEs experienced a serious drop in revenues/sales, and over 40% stopped operations altogether in the first wave of the crisis.