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Genetically-modified foods will not be allowed to be sold in New Zealand unless they have passed rigorous assessments of safety on a case-by-case basis, Trade & Agriculture Minister Lockwood Sm

To retain any credibility with farmers, Jim Sutton must immediately resign from the Labour Party after its coalition deal with the Alliance, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith told Clutha-Southlan

A Labour/Alliance Coalition would be the end of the world for New Zealand's farming sector, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith told Rakaia farmers today.

New structures for a deregulated agriculture industry must have the support of farmers, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

The Government's progressive change management process for producer boards means farmers will be able to decide whether they want industry organisations like the Meat and Wool boards to exist and b

Labour's agriculture spokesperson Jim Sutton insulted farmers with his comments at yesterday's Federated Farmers' annual conference, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

Labour wasn't the only party to insult farmers at yesterday's Federated Farmers' annual conference, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today: "ACT did it too".

Trade Minister Lockwood Smith will tomorrow visit Christchurch-based success story Tait Electronics Ltd.

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's first-ever Ambassador to New Zealand was given a direct message over recent events in Kosovo by the Government today.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has set time aside during his visit to the Waikato today to tour flood-damaged land with Waikato District Council representatives.

The Government's producer board reform process is about farmer control of the future of our key agricultural industries, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said before leaving Wellington to meet w

New Zealand continues to object to the United States' subsidisation of its dairy exports through its Dairy Export Incentive Programme (DEIP), Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

The National Pest Management Strategy for Bovine Tuberculosis comes into force this week, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith said today.

Federated Farmers will receive a further $477,000 for drought assistance through to the end of the year, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has described as "positive" Meat New Zealand's announcement that it is working constructively to meet the Government's 15 November deadline to present plans for

APEC ministers have delivered an impressive result, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said at the conclusion of the two day APEC trade ministers' meeting in Kuching, Malaysia, last night.

Progressing the early liberalisation deals for the forestry and fisheries sectors is Trade Minister Lockwood Smith's main priority for the APEC trade ministers' meeting starting in Kuching, Malaysi

Trade Minister Lockwood Smith arrives in Japan tomorrow - his first visit to New Zealand's second biggest export destination and the world's second biggest economy.

Canberra's decision to implement its CER obligations with respect to local television content quotas should lead to the New Zealand television industry having a much better chance of exporting its

Electronic commerce via the Internet has been made safe from customs duties, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said from Geneva today.

The world's most powerful country, the United States, has agreed to support the Cairns Group's trade liberalisation vision for the 1999 agricultural negotiations, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said

This week's World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial will determine whether negotiations to liberalise agricultural trade can be successfully launched as scheduled by the end of 1999, Trade Minis

TRADE MINISTER LOCKWOOD SMITH will be the first foreign guest of key ministers in the new Russian Government when he visits our fastest growing export market this week.

Trade Minister Lockwood Smith is scheduled to be the first foreign guest of key ministers in the new Russian Government when he visits our fastest growing export market this week.