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New Zealand: Your Partner in the Asia Pacific Region
Business Development Seminar
Austrian Chamber of Commerce
Vienna
Austria

Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith will this week take the Cairns Group's trade liberalisation message to the heart of the European Union, with visits to Hamburg, Vienna, Bonn and Brusse

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has brought forward his visit to the Hawke's Bay to next Thursday, 16th April.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith is to seek income support for Hawke's Bay farmers and horticulturalists at Cabinet on 20 April.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith says he expected to cop some flak from Hawke's Bay farmers and horticulturalists after announcing yesterday's initial assistance of $84,200 to the region.

The Government will provide an initial $84,200 to assist the drought relief efforts of Hawke's Bay farmers and horticulturalists, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.

The Government is to begin consultations with Maori over a proposal to end the unsustainable logging of indigenous forests on lands granted to Maori under the South Island Landless Maoris Act 1906

Annual Conference
New Zealand Farm Forestry Association
Ascot Lodge Hotel
Invercargill

Comments by Labour's agriculture spokesperson, Jim Sutton, that the Government has hasty, confused and radical plans to change producer boards are astounding, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith sa

It will be possible for the New Zealand meat industry to export beef to Chile, Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.

Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith leaves for Sydney tomorrow for a Cairns Group trade ministers' meeting designed to further develop the group's strategy for the World Trade Organisatio

Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has welcomed last night's decision by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement body to establish a disputes panel to hear New Zealand's ca

The squid fishery surrounding the Auckland and Campbell Islands (SQU 6T) will be formally closed at noon on Friday 27 March for the rest of the year, Acting Fisheries Minister Lockwood Smith announ

UK Customs' decision to appeal to the London High Court the January ruling by the UK VAT and Duties Tribunal that the New Zealand Dairy Board can send spreadable butter and Ammix butter to the EU a

Annual General Meeting
New Zealand Meat Board
District Council Rooms
Gore

Presentation of ISO 9002
Fernmark Quality Programme
First Edition Room
Parkroyal Hotel
Christchurch

Bruce Munro, Chairman of Wools of New Zealand; Ladies and Gentlemen.

Trade and Forestry Minister Lockwood Smith is shocked that the New Zealand Forest & Bird Society has sent a submission to the United States Department of Agriculture attacking our biosecurity a

New Zealand will tonight seek the establishment of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel to hear our case against Canada's special milk classes scheme, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith annou

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has presented the country's first New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association (NZAAA) accreditation certificate to Canterbury farmer and Skyfarmers owner Don H

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

 Paris, France

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.