In The News

08 March 2010

NZ-US army exercises to resume after 23-year freeze

The United States' blanket ban on joint military exercises with New Zealand is about to be lifted. | Read more

05 March 2010

Obama to push next week for doubling U.S. exports

Obama to push next week for doubling U.S. exports | Read more

04 March 2010

Kirk gets pressure on trade deals

While saying organized labor will not wield veto power over pending George W. Bush-era free-trade agreements, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk would hold out only a heavily conditional hope that Congress might consider the trade pacts by the end of the year. | Read more

04 March 2010

Strong U.S. engagement with Asia-Pacific region is vital

Free trade and strong economic engagement remain critical pillars for U.S. relations in East Asia and the Pacific, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says. | Read more

03 March 2010

Kiwi clean tech company reports breakthrough in US

New Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation announced today that it will be working with Honeywell’s UOP on a United States Department of Energy cooperative agreement project to demonstrate technology to capture carbon dioxide and cultivate algae for use in biofuel and energy. | Read more

02 March 2010

Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Zealand submission to the US International Trade Commission

Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Zealand Submission to the US International Trade Commission. Presented by Mr Roy Ferguson, New Zealand Ambassador to the United States | Read more

01 March 2010

US backing for oil and gas exploration

United States oil explorer Anadarko Petroleum is to contribute US$30 million towards exploration of oil and gas prospects about 65km off the coast of Dunedin - and may help send a deep-water oil rig to the area. | Read more

01 March 2010

Kirk Comments on 2010 Trade Policy Agenda.

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk issued a statement today upon the delivery to Congress of President Obama's 2010 Trade Policy Agenda and 2009 Annual Report. | Read more

24 February 2010

President Obama addresses Business Roundtable, talks about importance of exports

President Obama spoke to the Business Roundtable today about the importance of exporting more of our goods overseas and opening new markets. | Read more

19 February 2010

Students discuss U.S./New Zealand relations

Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Frankie Reed, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, visited Wellington February 17-19. | Read more

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