New Zealand Trade

TRADE 3:30PM
Wholesale trade picks up after flat spell Wholesale trade sales rose during the December 2012 quarter, after two quarters of falls, Statistics New Zealand said today. By Statistics New Zealand
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TRADE 2:11PM
Further fall in terms of trade The merchandise terms of trade fell 1.3 percent in the December 2012 quarter, due to export prices falling more than import prices, Statistics New Zealand said today. By Statistics New Zealand
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TRADE 1:08PM
Trade in goods falls for January month The value of exported goods fell $378 million (10 percent) to $3.3 billion in January 2013, compared with January 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. By Statistics New Zealand
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TRADE 4:52PM
Trade Minister to visit Pacific nations Trade Minister Tim Groser will depart for a five-day visit to Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu today to discuss trade issues as well as his candidature for WTO Director-General role. By Tim Groser
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TRADE 2:31PM
Public Submissions sought for RCEP FTA The government is inviting submissions on upcoming negotiations for the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Free Trade Agreement. By Tim Groser
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TRADE 3:46PM
Groser welcomes new OECD-WTO report on international trade Trade Minister Tim Groser has welcomed the OECD-WTO’s estimates of “Trade in Value-Added” at the launch of the new database in Paris. By Tim Groser
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TRADE 3:28PM
Kiwi businesses benefit from EU recognition of NZ privacy law By Tim Groser
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TRADE 11:50AM
Two thirds of New Zealanders wary of TPP that allows foreign investors to sue A new poll shows two thirds of New Zealanders are wary of a Trans Pacific Partnership that has rules allowing corporations to sue governments. By FIRST Union
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TRADE 11:42AM
Poll shows most New Zealanders want government to end secrecy of TPPA negotiations “The secrecy surrounding the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)  has been given a resounding thumbs down in a Consumerlink poll conducted in mid-November”, according to Professor Jane Kelsey, a critic of the TPPA who commissioned the poll. By Jane Kelsey
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TRADE 1:23PM
New Zealand welcomes TPP negotiators By Tim Groser
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TRADE 9:05AM
Trade Stance Threatens Farmers With Cost of Bio-security Insurance Government policy holding free trade as a priority over bio-security could leave farmers facing hugely increased insurance costs to protect their capacity to meet export quality and safety standards. By GE Free NZ
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TRADE 2:20PM
New Zealand gains observer access to Latin American bloc New Zealand has been granted observer status to the fast-growing Latin America economic bloc known as the Pacific Alliance, which includes Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru. By Tim Groser
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TRADE 2:29PM
TPPA 'non-transparency' hits a new low The obsessive secrecy surrounding the Auckland round of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations in Auckland from 3-12 December has plumbed new depths.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has declined a request for the dates on which up to 29 working groups will be meeting. By Professor Jane Kelsey
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TRADE 11:33AM
It's Our Future — Kiwis concerned about the TPPA A new website www.itsourfuture.org.nz has been launched for Kiwis concerned about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), an international free trade and investment treaty being negotiated between New Zealand and ten other Asian and Pacific-rim countries, including the United States. By ItsOurFuture.org.nz
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TRADE 12:40PM
NZ-China to ramp up anti 'P' efforts New Zealand and China Customs have agreed to work more closely together to combat the smuggling of pharmaceutical products used to manufacture methamphetamine (‘P’). By Maurice Williamson
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TRADE 7:00PM
New Zealand to host next round of TPP negotiations Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed the announcement that New Zealand will host the next round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations over 3-12 December. By Tim Groser
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TRADE 11:07AM
Critics Already Gearing up for TPP round in Auckland in December As has been strongly rumoured, New Zealand will host the next round of Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement negotiations in Auckland from 3rd to 15th December 2012.
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TRADE 12:01PM
Consumers need more clout in telco sector Today’s decision to fine Vodafone New Zealand almost a million dollars for breaching the Fair Trading Act should be a lesson to telcos to stop duping consumers, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran. By Labour Party
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TRADE 11:35AM
Kiwifruit pollen not as Kiwi as claimed The Commerce Commission has warned kiwifruit pollen supplier Kiwi Pollen (NZ) Limited for potentially misleading its customers about where some of its pollen was from. By Commerce Commission
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TRADE 6:48PM
Vodafone accepts Fair Trading Act settlement Vodafone has today accepted the penalty sought by the Commerce Commission following a Fair Trading Act investigation. By Vodafone New Zealand Media Relations
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TRADE 3:30PM
Vodafone pays hefty price for misleading consumers Fines imposed against Vodafone New Zealand Limited for breaches of the Fair Trading Act will total close to $1.5 million.  Vodafone has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court today on 21 charges brought by the Commerce Commission over marketing campaigns that breached the Fair Trading Act. By Commerce Commission
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TRADE 2:16PM
Wholesale trade declines in autumn Wholesale trade sales fell in the June 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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