Free trade agreement (FTA) stories
NZ export levels remain strong as firms eye UK & Japan growth
Wed, 13th Aug 2025
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Most New Zealand exporters sustained or boosted exports last year, with growing interest in UK and Japan markets amid trade tensions and tariff concerns.
Nelson’s digital education shift spotlighted at London forums
Wed, 18th Jun 2025
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Nelson CEO Steve Brown discusses digital learning’s future and education’s transformation at key London forums, highlighting the firm’s shift to tech-driven teaching.
Kiwi firm Orb360 enters Australian market via India model
Fri, 22nd Nov 2024
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New Zealand firm Orb360 is set to enter the Australian market, employing a unique model that pairs Kiwi accountants with counterparts in India.
Business leaders to gather in Auckland to discuss APAC trade agreement
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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Key topics include removing trade barriers, unfair standards and slow bureaucracy, as well as regulatory hurdles for services trade.
NZ agrees on negotiating mandate to upgrade China FTA, worth thousands of Kiwi jobs
Fri, 8th Sep 2017
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NZ's bid to boost economy via China FTA upgrade projected to create thousands of jobs, bolstering key sectors and trade ties.
Australia signs Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Tue, 6th Oct 2015
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Australia signs controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement with 11 other countries, opening up new economic opportunities.
NZ primary industry firms open Chinese marketing office
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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A group of New Zealand primary sector firms has opened a joint marketing office in Shanghai, completing a three-year gestation to make life easier in.
New Zealand companies need more scale, says Infosys co-founder
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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Nilekani says what struck him about Kiwi companies was they weren't used to dealing with scale because of the country's small population.
PM Key says Indian FTA would reduce reliance on China
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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Prime Minister John Key says a free trade agreement with India would help New Zealand reduce its dependence on the Chinese market, which is the countr.
Key concedes new budget forecasts could be a 'small' deficit
Mon, 24th Nov 2014
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Prime Minister John Key has intimated for the first time that the Treasury's half-year fiscal and economic update on Dec.
Australia's FTA with China adds to rivalry in 'hotly contested' market for soft commodities
Thu, 20th Nov 2014
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Australia's free trade agreement with China heralds a renewed focus to diversify the country's economy away from a reliance on mineral exports to s.
Alliance Group annual profit rises 11% on demand for red meat, higher prices
Fri, 7th Nov 2014
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Alliance Group, the world's largest processor and exporter of sheepmeat, posted an 11 percent rise in annual profit and is distributing $7 million.