27 June, 2009
The introduction of a new double tax agreement between Australia and New Zealand took a major step forward with the signing today of an agreement that, once in force, will replace the existing 1995 double tax agreement.
Read full release >>25 June, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser's address to the trade panel at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris, France. Other contributors to the trade panel included WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy and French Secretary of State for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac.
Read full speech >>20 June, 2009
Trade Minister and Associate Minister for Climate Change (International Negotiations) Tim Groser will join Ministers from over 40 countries at an annual OECD meeting as part of his travel to Paris, Copenhagen and Greenland from 21 June to 6 July.
Read full release >>17 June, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser will attend the annual Pacific Islands Forum's Trade Ministers meeting in Apia, Samoa from 17-18 June.
Read full release >>11 June, 2009
Address to the Korea-New Zealand Business Roundtable, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Read full speech >>2 June, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed news from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that negotiations for the New Zealand – Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have been successfully concluded.
Read full release >>25 May, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser today expressed his considerable disappointment at the US Administration’s decision to reintroduce export subsidies on dairy products.
Read full release >>20 May, 2009
Economic Development Minister, Gerry Brownlee, and Trade Minister, Tim Groser, have made five appointments to the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Board.
Read full release >>14 May, 2009
Address to US Chamber of Commerce, Washington D.C
Read full speech >>11 May, 2009
Minister of Trade and Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues, Tim Groser, will meet with members of the new US Administration including US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, and the US Special Envoy for Climate Change, Todd Stern, when he travels to Washington from May 12-15.
Read full release >>6 May, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed the resumption of trade talks with Hong Kong which are taking place in Wellington this week, saying he was hopeful negotiators would be able to take positive steps forward.
Read full release >>28 April, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser and Italian Trade Minister Adolfo Urso, today agreed to strengthen economic relations between Italy and New Zealand.
Read full release >>9 April, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser announced today that New Zealand and Japan are establishing a joint Officials Group to examine ways to further develop our bilateral trade and investment relationship.
Read full release >>9 April, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed the announcement that there is a consensus among WTO members to appoint New Zealand's Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr David Walker, as the new Chair of the WTO Doha Round Agriculture Negotiations.
Read full release >>31 March, 2009
Good morning. I am pleased that so many of you this morning have chosen to attend this Seminar on the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement – or AANZFTA.
Read full speech >>26 March, 2009
Trade has always been a key driver of New Zealand’s economic growth, and thus a fundamental contributor to our prosperity and well-being.
Read full speech >>18 March, 2009
New Zealand Special Ambassador and Chair of the WTO Doha Round Agriculture Negotiations, Crawford Falconer, will return to New Zealand in April to take up the role of Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Trade Minister Tim Groser said today.
Read full release >>18 March, 2009
Today I would like to focus on two of my key areas of responsibility: trade and international climate change negotiations, and to touch on the critical interface between those two areas.
Read full speech >>27 February, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser today signed the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) at an official signing ceremony in Hua Hin, Thailand.
Read full release >>21 February, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser and his Indian counterpart, Kamal Nath, today agreed that New Zealand and India will launch bilateral Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
Read full release >>20 February, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser today announced Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), will be visiting New Zealand for a series of meetings in early March.
Read full release >>17 February, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser departs today for India and Thailand where he will progress New Zealand’s trade priorities and discuss international climate change issues.
Read full release >>11 February, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed the resumption of trade talks with Hong Kong.
Read full release >>5 February, 2009
Trade Minister Tim Groser today concludes a visit to Europe, where he has expressed New Zealand's strong concerns over the European Union's decision to reinsititute dairy export subsidies, and urged countries not to pursue further protectionist measures during the global economic crisis.
Read full release >>4 February, 2009
Exporters potentially facing cancelled orders because of a lack of trade credit insurance will get relief from measures unveiled today by Trade Minister Tim Groser.
Read full release >>27 January, 2009
Discussions on the European Commission's recent decision to reintroduce dairy export subsidies will be high on the agenda as Trade Minister Tim Groser travels to Switzerland, Germany and Belgium from 28 January to 5 February 2009.
Read full release >>23 January, 2009
The Government is inviting submissions on the potential for entering into a free trade agreement (FTA) negotiation with the Republic of Korea, Trade Minister Tim Groser said today.
Read full release >>16 January, 2009
The Government today expressed disappointment that the European Union has decided to reintroduce export refunds for butter, cheese, and milk powders, which were suspended two years ago.
Read full release >>16 January, 2009
The Government today expressed disappointment that the European Union has decided to reintroduce export refunds for butter, cheese, and milk powders, which were suspended two years ago.
Read full release >>16 December, 2008
Trade Minister Tim Groser says the Government has decided to ask New Zealand Ambassador to the WTO, and Chair of the WTO Agriculture Negotiations, Crawford Falconer, to remain in Geneva in an effort to help revitalise the WTO's Doha Development Round negotiations.
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