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.
13th May 2022 TradeThe government has started dispute settlement proceedings against Canada regarding its implementation of dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trade and Export MORE »
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.
