In The News
21 October 2011
New Zealand supports improved access to drugs for developing countries
Minister of Trade Tim Groser announced today that New Zealand will join a long list of countries accepting an amendment to WTO rules that will make it easier to export generic drugs to developing countries. | Read more
13 October 2011
Trade Minister welcomes passage of US trade deals
Trade Minister Tim Groser welcomed the passage in the United States Congress of the US's Free Trade Agreements with Panama, Colombia, and Korea. The deals were ratified overnight, with (strong) bipartisan support in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. | Read more
12 October 2011
Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk on congressional passage of agreements
United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today released a statement following congressional approval of the U.S.-Korea, U.S.-Colombia, and U.S.-Panama trade agreements, as well as Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) reforms, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), and the Andean Trade Preferences Act. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the initiatives into law in the coming days. | Read more
11 October 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton op-ed in Foreign Policy Magazine on American engagement with Asia
The future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action. | Read more
07 October 2011
Speaker to push free trade agenda in Washington
Speaker of the House Lockwood Smith is to visit Washington to push New Zealand's trade agenda. | Read more
06 October 2011
Forbes gives NZ business thumbs-up
New Zealand has been ranked second in the world in a study of the best place to do business. | Read more
05 October 2011
NZ and US operation for Tokelau drought relief
A joint New Zealand and United States operation is underway to provide emergency water supplies to drought-stricken Tokelau, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced today | Read more
05 October 2011
NZ institute wins US flu contract
New Zealand's Institute of Environmental Science and Research has been awarded a five year, multi-million dollar US contract to combat the flu virus around the world. | Read more
03 October 2011
Elevating New Zealand - U.S. relations to new heights
About 150 people attended a lavish dinner at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington DC on October 3 (October 4 in NZ). | Read more
03 October 2011
U.S Trade Representative Ron Kirk calls for swift Passage of Trade Agreements
United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today called for swift congressional action on legislation for pending trade agreements between the United States and South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, along with renewal of Trade Adjustment Assistance reforms and expired trade preference programs. | Read more
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