15th November 2023 Agriculture / TradeNapier Port’s bottom line took a hit from Cyclone Gabrielle, although improved yields and a stronger cruise season helped boost revenue.
7th September 2023 Fishing / TradeNew Zealand has become the first country from the Oceania region to formally accept the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
6th September 2023 TradeA trade ruling finds in favour of NZ, after dairy exporters miss out in an estimated $120m in revenue from the Canadian market.
4th September 2023 China / TradeThe trade surplus with China was $2bn in the June 2023 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ.
4th September 2023 Export / TradeNew Zealand will start exploratory discussions on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates, Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.
15th August 2023 Red Shoots / TradeCo-founder of Auckland-based FMCG brand incubator Red Shoots, Rhona Mackenzie, has been selected to attend the first all-women’s business delegation to Australia for the Mana Wahine Mission.
12th July 2023 Australia / TradeThe Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) says that after 40 years of the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (CER), progress is required in some key areas.
11th July 2023 FTA / TradeBeneficiaries of New Zealand’s newly signed free trade agreement with the European Union have welcomed the deal, which will provide support through to the front line of food production.
10th July 2023 CPTPP / TradeNext weekend, Auckland will play host to international trade ministers as New Zealand hosts the 7th Commission Meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
4th July 2023 FTA / TradePrime Minister Chris Hipkins will travel to Brussels to witness New Zealand signing the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement before heading to Stockholm and the NATO Leaders’ Summit in Lithuania.
20th June 2023 China / TradeNew Zealand Trade & Enterprise says the business delegation travelling with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins to China will have the dual aims of boosting the economy as well as New Zealand’s relationship with the Asian giant.
30th May 2023 Supply Chain / TradeThe Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Supply Chains agreement will help guard against disruption, says the Employers and Manufacturers Association.
18th April 2023 Politics / TradeNational Party leader Christopher Luxon says a free trade agreement with India will be a major strategic priority for his government if it is elected in October.
12th April 2023 Climate Change / TradeBut more frequent extreme weather events like Cyclone Gabrielle “could create a series of negative supply shocks”.
16th March 2023 Government / TradeThe government will host trade ministers from 10 Asia Pacific economies at a meeting of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission members in Auckland on 15 – 16 July.
14th November 2022 Exports / TradeAn upgraded ASEAN free trade agreement has been signed, streamlining customs procedures and providing commitments to support the flow of essential goods.
11th November 2022 Sustainability / TradeThe Sustainable Trade Index, launched in Singapore overnight by the Hinrich Foundation and the International Institute for Management Development, ranks New Zealand first of 30 economies that undertake international trade in a manner that supports long-term global sustainable development.
11th November 2022 TradeNew Zealand’s free trade agreement with the United Kingdom is now a step closer with the passing of two Bills, Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor says.
8th November 2022 CCTPP / TradeThe government has requested the establishment of a panel to hear its dispute against Canada regarding the administration of dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
7th October 2022 TradeThe Foreign Minister says an historic visit to Aotearoa New Zealand by the Indian Foreign Minister provides an opportunity to strengthen the relationship in areas like people to people exchanges and climate action.
6th October 2022 CPTPP / TradeMinister for Trade and Export Growth, Damien O’Connor is heading to Singapore this week for the sixth Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership commission meeting.
19th September 2022 Government / TradeMinister of Trade and Export Growth and Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor is travelling in India and Indonesia for trade and agricultural meetings.
13th September 2022 Government / TradeFood Safety Minister Meka Whaitiri will address the World Dairy Summit in New Delhi this week, the flagship event of the International Dairy Federation.
29th August 2022 Miraka / TradeTaupō low carbon dairy processing business Miraka will host the United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, during the minister’s first visit to Aotearoa New Zealand.
27th July 2022 Trade / UKFree trade with the United Kingdom is a step closer with the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill having its first reading in parliament yesterday, Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor announced.
19th July 2022 Opinion / TradeThe strategic considerations behind the EU agreeing the NZ FTA demonstrate some of its current thinking about the direction of its global trade policy and its international ambitions, according to University of Canterbury’s Serena Kelly and Mathew Doidge.
6th July 2022 Australia / TradeA clutch of Aotearoa’s food and beverage companies are in the 31-strong delegation of businesses on a trade mission to Melbourne and Sydney this week, led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
5th July 2022 Australia / TradeThe trade mission will showcase Kiwi food and beverage in Melbourne and Sydney.
4th July 2022 Trade / UKPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern and UK leader Boris Johnson have agreed to a new fast-tracked customs process, which they say will benefit exporters accessing both markets.
1st July 2022 Exports / TradeThe highly anticipated new free trade deal between New Zealand and the European Union has unlocked access for food and beverage exporters after negotiations went to the eleventh hour.
1st July 2022 TradeThe small red meat quotas are a missed opportunity and will continue to constrain exporters, MIA says.
30th June 2022 Government / TradeA trade agreement with the European Union must include commercially meaningful outcomes for New Zealand’s meat and dairy exporters, National’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson Todd McClay says.
23rd June 2022 Trade / UKThe United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill has been introduced to the House.
22nd June 2022 Meat / TradeMeat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva and Beef + Lamb New Zealand chief executive Sam McIvor will be in Brussels this week as negotiations between the European Union and New Zealand for a Free Trade Agreement enter a critical stage.
21st June 2022 Government / TradeJacinda Ardern will leave this weekend to tout trade and tourism as NZ seeks to reconnect with overseas markets.
21st June 2022 Cheese / TradeNew Zealand cheesemakers have called on the government not to give in to the “demands of Eurocrats” which would strip them of the right to use common description terms like Feta, Parmesan, and Gruyere, as part of EU-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
20th June 2022 Fishing / TradeAn agreement aiming to reduce overfishing has been passed by the World Trade Organization after 164 countries spent five days negotiating deals.
13th June 2022 FTA / TradeTrade Minister Damien O’Connor is in Geneva for the World Trade Organisation Twelfth Ministerial Conference, where he will help progress New Zealand’s ongoing free trade agreement negotiations with the European Union.
2nd June 2022 Dairy / TradeThe Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand is calling for the European Union to move beyond dairy market protectionism in its trade negotiation with New Zealand.
1st June 2022 Meat / TradeMIA and B+LNZ raise concerns that the EU’s rhetoric on ambition is not being matched in an agreement governing agricultural access.
24th May 2022 Government / TradeSilver Fern Farms, Fonterra and Zespri are accompanying Jacinda Ardern, and she will attend a launch event in New York for NZ’s sustainable meat exports.
18th May 2022 APEC / TradeTrade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor is set to travel to Thailand this week to represent New Zealand at the annual APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting in Bangkok.
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20th April 2022 Government / TradeA working group to help build resilience against current and future supply chain disruption has been announced as part of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s trade mission to Singapore.
11th April 2022 Government / TradePrime Minister Jacinda Ardern will lead a trade mission to Singapore and Japan from 18-24 April.
7th April 2022 Russia / TradeNZ shelves could run dry of vodka following the imposition of significant tariffs on Russian products.
1st March 2022 Exports / TradeThe deal, signed by Damien O’Connor in the UK overnight, will save NZ exporters $37m a year on tariffs.
16th February 2022 Innovation / TradePrime Minister Jacinda Ardern will undertake a trade visit to the United States in May focused on New Zealand’s high-technology export sectors, including agri-tech.
16th February 2022 China / TradeUpgrades to New Zealand’s free trade agreement with China will enter into force on 7 April.
22nd October 2021 Exports / TradePlaudits are rolling in for the government’s in-principle free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, which could result in a $1bn boost to GDP.
21st October 2021 Exports / TradeThe deal will eliminate tariffs on all NZ honey, wine, kiwifruit, onions, and a range of dairy and meat products.
8th September 2021 TradeThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said it is making continued progress towards a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom. A deal was meant to be concluded at the end of August.
24th August 2021 Exports / TradeApple wine and honey tariffs to be slashed, but no particulars yet for the red meat sector.
9th August 2021 People / TradeNew Zealand Trade and Enterprise has appointed David Dewar the first New Zealand Trade Commissioner to the Pacific, based in Fiji.
25th June 2021 Exports / TradeThe US is likely to remain the largest market for wine and beef exporters over the coming 12 months, according to NZUS Council.
21st June 2021 TradeNew Zealand’s food exporters can expect a free trade agreement in principle with the UK in August and “substantive progress” on an EU deal by the end of the year, says trade and export growth minister Damien O’Connor.
8th June 2021 TradeThe Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ministers responsible for trade have acknowledged the need for action to address trade tariffs in the agricultural sector at the 12th World Trade Organisation ministerial conference.
2nd June 2021 TradeTrade minister Damien O’Connor will lead a ‘virtual’ trade mission to Japan this week to promote New Zealand’s relationship with one of its largest trading partners.
1st June 2021 Government / TradeJacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison have concluded their meeting at the resort – was there anything in it for food and beverage?
1st June 2021 Government / TradeCan the country’s food exporters learn lessons from another sector heavily exposed to a single source of income?
14th May 2021 Immigration / TradePrime minister Jacinda Ardern will lead a trade mission to Australia in early July.
10th May 2021 DCANZ / TradeThe Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand is calling for a trade deal with the UK which comprehensively removes agricultural tariffs.
