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New Zealand-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Well done Prime Minister Hipkins and the negotiating team.  While delayed, a little, the end of May entry into force of the NZ-UK FTA is an excellent outcome.  The challenge now is for our exporters and...

Comprehensive & Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership The month began with big trade policy news. An agreement in principle was reached between CPTPP members to allow the UK to join the agreement.  There is still some work to do before the UK is able to sign...

March 2023 The Comprehensive & Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership The United Kingdom is close to accession after talks with CPTPP partners earlier this month. The UK’s accession has been a challenging process, particularly in relation to how to...

February 2023 CPTPP – UK Negotiations Close to Ending? It has been a good few months for CPTPP.  Malaysia and Chile have ratified the agreement.  Of the original members, this only leaves Brunei as not yet ratified. Officials seem hopeful that Brunei will...

New Zealand Chairing the CPTPP Commission It will be New Zealand’s turn to host the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission in 2023, with trade ministers from the 11 member countries converging in Auckland in July. New...

2022 ExportNZ DHL Export Barometer Survey Report ExportNZ and DHL partner annually to survey exporters about the industry environment and their expectations for the future. This year’s survey showed us that exporters are optimistic about their exporting futures (67...