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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

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

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

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.

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