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Agriculture is the challenge to New Zealand in its quest to achieve a quality comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).

Britain has taken its first formal step to negotiate a post-Brexit free trade agreement with New Zealand, Australia and the US. 

A 50% increase in trade, higher wages for New Zealanders and cuts in tariffs to benefit our producers. 

The EU has done a lot of pre-planning for the start of FTA negotiations, says the EU ambassador to NZ.

Britain's top diplomat in New Zealand strongly supports an NZ/EU free trade agreement.

New Zealand is keeping pressure on the EU as formal talks to set an agenda for negotiating a free trade agreement are a few weeks away.

Dairy products will be high on the agenda when New Zealand and the European Union begin formal negotiations next month on a free trade agreement (FTA).

There is no good reason why New Zealand should not get a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU), says Trade Minister David Parker.

Trade Minister Todd McClay is confident the European Union and New Zealand will begin negotiating a free trade agreement by the end of the year.

Prime Minister Bill English recently spoke at the NZ Institute of International Affairs annual dinner and touched on trade. Here are excerpts from his speech.