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Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has approved in full a request for assistance for the North Canterbury drought relief office received from Federated Farmers this morning.

Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has welcomed today's announcement by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) that the Import Risk Assessment (IRA) process for New Zeal

Saudi Arabia has agreed to drop import duties on manufactured dairy products destined for re-export, Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith announced from Riyadh today.

New Zealand's relationship with Bahrain remains strong, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith reports, following his one-day visit to the Gulf state.

Trade Minister Lockwood Smith has signed an open skies agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - New Zealand's first open skies agreement with a Middle East state.

Seeking Australian market access for New Zealand apples by mid-year will be top of Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith's agenda when he leaves for Hobart tomorrow.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has welcomed moves by the New Zealand Wool Board to separate its statutory and marketing operations.

The United States has not said it will not sign the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said tonight.

Trade Minister Lockwood Smith says reports that the United States does not intend to sign the Multilateral Agreement on Investment are not entirely unexpected but disappointing, and New Zealand is

New Zealand consumers and businesses stand to benefit from a World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement on telecommunications which was agreed last year and comes into force today, says Trade Ministe

Minister of Agriculture, Lockwood Smith, will visit drought affected Marlborough tomorrow to see first hand the extent and seriousness of the drought.

Forestry Minister Lockwood Smith has confirmed that the East Coast Forestry Project (ECFP) will be independently reviewed next year.

New Zealand is taking Canada to the World Trade Organisation over its "special milk classes" scheme which we allege subsidises Canadian dairy exports, Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith

New Zealand has signed an international convention to combat bribery, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.

Trade Minister Lockwood Smith has welcomed the announcement by Foreign Minister Don McKinnon that treaties will now be considered by parliament saying the more open system should ease irrational co

The application process for New Zealand to export apples to Australia can resume following the release of a survey suggesting Australia is free of fire blight, Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwo

The World Trade Organisation's financial services deal will help stabilise Asia's financial markets which should boost consumer confidence in our key Asian markets, as well as bring down the costs

Kiwifruit exporters will be the first to gain after New Zealand and India reached an agreement on phasing out Indian import restrictions, International Trade Minister Lockwood Smith announced today

The Coalition government has delivered real gains for New Zealand's key export sectors in its first year of operation, Agriculture, Forestry and International Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said tod

International Trade Minister Lockwood Smith has attacked Alliance "gibberish" over foreign investment.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has rejected Labour's call for the mandatory appointment of Maori, union and dairy directors on the Meat and Wool Boards.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has written to the Otago Regional Council urging it to help develop a sustainable arrangement for funding the regional share of Tb control in Otago.

Food exporters on both sides of the Tasman will benefit from the trade agreement between Australia and New Zealand to reduce food inspection costs that takes effect today (Monday), Associate Health

International Trade Minister Lockwood Smith says New Zealand has achieved a major breakthrough at APEC, with ministers endorsing an unprecedented and historic agreement to liberalise trade in fish