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21 May, 2012

Groser to attend OECD Ministerial Council meeting

Trade Minister Tim Groser will travel to Paris to join Ministers from over 40 countries at the annual OECD Ministerial Council meeting this week.

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18 May, 2012

Address to the Inter-American Development Bank-International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council

It is always a pleasure to address these two important institutions, the Inter-American Development Bank and the International Food and Agriculture Trade Policy Council.

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18 May, 2012

Minister welcomes ASEAN-CER Integration Partnership Forum

Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed the second ASEAN-CER Integration Partnership Forum, scheduled to take place in Manila, the Philippines, on 19 May.

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15 May, 2012

Groser to visit Washington DC

Trade Minister Tim Groser will visit Washington DC this week to deliver a keynote address on food security and meet with his American counterparts.

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14 May, 2012

Government addresses compliance costs for imported goods containing synthetic greenhouse gases

The Government is proposing to replace the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) obligations for importers of goods containing synthetic greenhouse gases with a levy, Minister for Climate Change Issues Tim Groser, announced today.

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11 May, 2012

Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation of New Zealand Conference

I would like to begin by thanking the President of Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders, Willie van Heusden, for inviting me to speak at your annual conference. I’m delighted to be here and to be able to speak to a theme of considerable personal and professional interest to me – namely whether or not Intra-Asia is our trading future.

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11 May, 2012

NZ ETS on track says Government

New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) is working well overall, says Climate Change Issues Minister Tim Groser.

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4 May, 2012

Minister welcomes Sth Korea ETS and linking study

Minister for Climate Change Issues, Tim Groser, today speaking from Canberra, having attended the Select Council on Climate Change, congratulated the Republic of Korea on passing legislation that establishes a domestic Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

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17 April, 2012

Groser to attend G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting

Trade Minister Tim Groser will attend a meeting of G20 Trade Ministers in Mexico this week. This will be the first time New Zealand has participated in a ministerial level meeting of the G20.

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12 April, 2012

NZ on target to meet its Kyoto commitments

Minister for Climate Change Issues, Tim Groser, today welcomed the release of our latest Net Position showing that New Zealand is on track to meet its Kyoto commitments.

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11 April, 2012

Speech to Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group National Hui

The Government values greatly its close working relationship with Iwi Leaders in a number of important areas of policy but specifically in developing our international and domestic climate change policy, including the design and implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme.

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11 April, 2012

Consultation underway on ETS changes

The Government today released a consultation document setting out proposed changes to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.

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27 March, 2012

Groser travels to Paris for OECD Environment Committee meeting

Tim Groser, Minister Responsible for International Climate Change Negotiations, will travel to Paris today to attend the 29-30 March Ministerial meeting of the OECD Environment Committee, themed “Making Green Growth Deliver”.

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24 March, 2012

Groser visits Malaysia to support trade mission

Trade Minister Tim Groser continues his travel from China to Malaysia today to support a business delegation and to discuss trade issues with his Malaysian counterpart.

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17 March, 2012

Groser leads China mission

Trade Minister Tim Groser departs for China today to help businesses open doors as part of the Government’s China Strategy. Mr Groser will travel to Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing

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15 March, 2012

Speech to the North Harbour China Business Panel: Growing our Exports and the Role of China

I understand that in recent years you have raised over $1million to help young people across the North Shore of Auckland.

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13 February, 2012

Groser announces New Zealand’s new Russia FTA Lead Negotiator

Trade Minister Tim Groser is pleased to announce the appointment of Vangelis Vitalis as New Zealand’s new Lead Negotiator for the FTA with the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

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24 January, 2012

Groser to attend World Economic Forum

Trade Minister Tim Groser will today depart for Switzerland, to attend the 2012 World Economic Forum (WEF) which will be held in Davos from 25-29 January.

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19 December, 2011

Groser announces New Zealand’s new TPP Lead Negotiator

Trade Minister Tim Groser is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr David Walker as New Zealand’s new Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Lead Negotiator.

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18 December, 2011

Plenary Statement:: Eighth WTO Ministerial Conference

Thank you for the opportunity to address Trade Ministers at this 8th Ministerial Conference of the WTO. I would like to welcome the four new WTO members, Montenegro, the Russian Federation, Samoa, and Vanuatu.

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17 December, 2011

New Zealand leads call for action on fisheries subsidies

Trade Minister Tim Groser has led a call at the WTO’s 8th Ministerial Conference in Geneva for urgent action to protect global fish stocks. New Zealand is coordinating a group of countries that includes Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Peru and the United States.

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