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New Zealand’s branding as a country committed to sustainable economic development and the environment will be a key to our future export success, says Trade Minister, Phil Goff.

Trade Minister Phil Goff leaves today to take part in a Trade Ministers’ Dialogue on Climate Change Issues this weekend in the margins of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change event.

The recent trade mission to North America’s Pacific north-west region has resulted in significant value for the specialised manufacturing sector in New Zealand, Trade Minister Phil Goff said.

The Immigration Department was asked yesterday to look at the decision by New Delhi-based immigration officials to deny visas to some members of an Indian business delegation to New Zealand, Trade Minister Phil Goff said.

Our relationship with India is increasingly important to New Zealand in the trade and economic area, and more broadly.

Trade Minister Phil Goff today officially opened the offices of an entrepreneurial young New Zealand company, P4, based in Santiago, Chile.

New Zealand is close to finalising a working holiday scheme with Brazil, Trade Minister, Phil Goff said today from Brasilia. Minister Goff is currently leading a trade mission to four South American countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

Innovative, high tech New Zealand companies are starting to achieve big results in the Brazilian market, says Trade Minister Phil Goff.

The focus of this trade mission are the four major food-producing countries in the region, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile.

Mexico is by far our most important trading partner in Latin America.

A Trade and Investment Framework (TIF) signed between New Zealand and Indonesia today will provide a foundation for further building the trade and economic relationship between the two countries.

World trade has expanded rapidly in recent years. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) estimates that the world goods trade by volume grew by an average of six percent annually between 1990 and 2005.

Trade and Defence Minister Phil Goff leaves today for bilateral defence and trade talks in Singapore, Manila and Jakarta, and to attend the annual dialogue meeting between CER partners.

The Government will initiate WTO dispute settlement proceedings against Australia to resolve the long-standing apples dispute.

This conference asserts the New Zealand Chinese community’s pride in its past and the confidence it has in its future

For over 125 years, New Zealand as a small and remote country has relied on exporting to make a living in the world.

Trade Minister Phil Goff says the government shares industry concern about access to China’s wool market and is pulling out all stops to ensure it is not disrupted.

Joint Statement of Phil Goff and Hon Warren Truss, Australian Trade Minister

Our meeting in Port Vila provides a timely opportunity for members of the Forum to advance their vision of a single market in the Pacific.

CER ranks as the world's most comprehensive free trade agreement which has been of mutual benefit to both countries in enhancing our trading and economic relationship

This is the first time that we have had a delegation representing the six states in New Zealand and focussed on what our country has to offer.

Access to markets, and dealing with tariff and non-tariff barriers, is critical in an industry that exports 85% of its product.

This cluster brings together companies which supply a wide range of goods and services to Defence Forces, both at home and overseas.

Export Year 2007 is built around the need for government and the private sector to work in partnership.