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EU lawmakers approve New Zealand trade deal to end hiatus
28-Nov-2023 Reuters
The European Parliament approved the European Union’s free trade agreement with New Zealand, its first endorsement of such a deal in more than three years.
Investment changes coming to ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement
30-Oct-2023 Watson Farley & Williams
On 21 August 2023, ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand brought several amendments, improvements and additions to their longstanding free trade agreement known as AANZFTA
IPEF negotiations: Maori demand direct representation and comprehensive protections for rights of Indigenous peoples
24-Oct-2023 AFTINET
Māori Indigenous peoples have said in the recently released Ngā Toki Whakarururanga position paper that they that they have been denied direct independent sovereign representation in negotiations in the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum.
Statement: The EU-New Zealand Agreement should not be ratified
23-Oct-2023 Seattle to Brussels Network
Fifty Civil society organizations call on the European Parliament not to ratify the trade agreement with New Zealand.
On track for sustainable trade?
2-Oct-2023 AK Wien
The EU-New Zealand trade agreement from a sustainability perspective.
Fonterra’s profit more than doubles on demand for dairy ingredients, shares rise
22-Sep-2023 Reuters
Increases in prices at recent global dairy trade auctions, the reemergence of Chinese buyers and the upgrade of the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement indicated demand for New Zealand milk powders might pick up.
Position paper on indigenous peoples’ rights and protections
7-Sep-2023 Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
Ngā Toki Whakarururanga brings a Te Tiriti o Waitangi perspective to the trade policy space, which requires the Government of New Zealand to uphold and actively protect Māori rights to exercise authority over our lands, waters, resources and all taonga. That includes for IPEF.
New Zealand wins trade dispute with Canada over dairy access
6-Sep-2023 RNZ
Under the CPTPP, New Zealand gained better access for dairy products in the Canadian market, but complained that Canada was manipulating quotas to block exporters.
UAE, New Zealand start preliminary CEPA talks
1-Sep-2023 Gulf News
The United Arab Emirates and New Zealand have initiated preliminary discussions aimed at fostering a deeper economic partnership, which may potentially lead to the establishment of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
New Zealand not ready yet to resume FTA talks with India: Damien O’Connor
31-Aug-2023 The Hindu BusinessLine
Dairy sensitive to both countries; bilateral trade growing even outside FTA, says New Zealand Trade & Agriculture Minister.
ASEAN signs upgrade for Australia, NZ free trade area deal
24-Aug-2023 Singapore Business Review
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has signed the amendment to improve the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area.
NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement falls short on Te Tiriti
11-Jul-2023 Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
The NZ EU FTA does not promote and protect the rights, interests, duties and responsibilities of Māori in a Te Tiriti-compliant manner and offers minimal, if any, concrete economic benefits to Māori businesses and workers.
New Zealand signs free trade deal with European Union after years of negotiations
10-Jul-2023 RNZ
After more than a decade, pen has finally been put to paper with the signing of the free trade deal with the European Union.
South Korea joins DEPA as first non-founding partner
9-Jun-2023 Pulse
South Korea has officially acceded to the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, becoming the first member country outside of its founding partners, Seoul’s Trade Ministry said.
UK’s post-Brexit trade deals with Australia and New Zealand kick in
31-May-2023 The Guardian
The UK’s post-Brexit trade deals with Australia and New Zealand have come into force, a moment lauded by the government as “historic” despite critics arguing they give away “far too much for far too little”.
A submission published by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade suggests New Zealand’s argument is sound regarding dairy access to Canada
10-May-2023 Interest
The Australian Government has indicated it supports New Zealand in its trade battle with Canada.
The NZ-UK free trade agreement - what you need to know
9-May-2023 RNZ
NZ Prime Minister announced the free trade agreement (FTA), years in the making, will come into force from 31 May.
ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand complete negotiation for FTA upgrade
22-Feb-2023 Vietnam+
The Joint Committee (FJC) for the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) agreement has completed the negotiations for upgrading the plurilateral free trade deal at its recent 20th meeting in Indonesia.
EU-New Zealand trade deal submitted for approval - European Commission
20-Feb-2023 UrduPoint
The European Commission says it has sent an EU-New Zealand trade agreement to the Council for signature, paving the way for its final approval.
AFTINET submission to the review of ISDS in the Australia-NZ-ASEAN free trade agreement
6-Feb-2023 AFTINET
The AFTINET submission provides evidence of the harmful use of ISDS over the last decade against public regulation on health, indigenous rights, the environment and most recently against policies to reduce carbon emissions.