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Thursday, 17 June 2021 10:55

Editorial: Tough road ahead

OPINION: Trade Minister Damien O'Connor recently flew of to the UK and Eu in an effort to add some much needed momentum to the glacial pacde of free trade talks currently taking place between NZ and both Britain and Europe.

Published in Opinion
Wednesday, 17 February 2021 10:55

UK warned to honour FTA commitments

Plans for the United Kingdom to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have come with a warning from New Zealand dairy companies.

Published in World News
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 09:55

Trade issues dominate meat industry

Trade issues are well traversed in the Meat Industry Association's (MIA) annual report.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 08 September 2020 09:55

A potential bogey for NZ/EU trade deal

The fallout from a golf match out in the west of Ireland could have negative repercussions on the outcome of New Zealand’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union.

Published in General News
Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:43

Irish golf dinner furore; Hogan quits

A passion for golf has led to the downfall of one of the European Union’s most powerful figures and the man who is heading the FTA trade negotiations with NZ.

Published in General News
Thursday, 02 July 2020 10:04

Parker dropped the EU FTA ball – Nats

Don’t blame the European Union for its “unacceptable” offer to NZ agriculture in current FTA negotiations, blame David Parker, says National's trade spokesman.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 09:55

Ag will be sticking point in UK FTA

A free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the United Kingdom will likely not be straight forward.

Published in General News
Monday, 02 March 2020 13:39

EU talks getting ‘tricky’

New Zealand's negotiations with the European Union on a free trade agreement are beginning to get tricky.

Published in General News
Friday, 17 May 2019 08:44

Of mice and men — Editorial

Peter Burke on the shambles in Britain’s House of Commons and New Zealand's FTA talks.

Published in Opinion
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 10:47

FTA talks resume in wellington

Negotiations this week in Wellington are expected to further advance a free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the European Union (EU).

Published in General News
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