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The 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministers responsible for trade have committed to work together to ensure trade and investment continue to flow to help counter the impact of COVID-19.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

The Government has announced a major element of its COVID-19 rebuild plan with a law change that will fast track eligible development and infrastructure projects under the Resource Management Act to help get New Zealand moving again.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Joanne (Jo) Rielly has been appointed as a District Court Judge with jury jurisdiction to be based in Nelson, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

New Zealand and 18 other WTO Members have established an interim solution for hearing appeals in trade disputes between governments until the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body becomes fully functional again.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Ministerial Diary March 2020

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  • Hon David Parker

Government Ministers today welcomed the release of an official statistical report highlighting the key issues affecting our rivers, lakes, streams, catchments and aquifers.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Environment

Trade can help New Zealand to rebound, rebuild and recover from the COVID 19 pandemic,  Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker said.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

New Zealand and Singapore today launched a new trade initiative to ensure supply chain connectivity and the removal of blockages to trade in a list of essential products that includes medicines, medical and surgical equipment.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Justice Susan Thomas has been appointed Chief High Court Judge, Attorney-General David Parker announced today. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

Work is underway looking at measures to speed up consents for development and infrastructure projects during the recovery from COVID 19, to provide jobs and stimulate our economy. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

New Zealand will temporarily remove tariffs on all medical and hygiene imports needed for the COVID-19 response.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Trade and Export Growth

Canada, Australia, Chile, Brunei and Myanmar have joined forces with New Zealand and Singapore by committing to keep supply chains open and remove any existing trade restrictive measures on essential goods, especially medical supplies, in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Ministerial Diary February 2020

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  • Hon David Parker

New Zealand and Singapore have jointly committed to keep supply chains open and to remove any existing trade restrictive measures on essential goods, especially medical supplies, in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Joint ministerial statement by Singapore and New Zealand affirming commitment to ensuring supply chain connectivity amidst the COVID-19 situation.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Elevate Venture Capital Fund Launch event: Wednesday 4 March, 2020.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

The Government’s new $300 million venture capital fund - announced in last year’s Budget – is now open for business as the Elevate NZ Venture Fund. 

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development
  • Finance

New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ambassador David Walker has been appointed to chair the WTO General Council.  

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker met today with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to discuss ways to strengthen ties between New Zealand and India.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon David Parker
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Trade and Export Growth

Ministerial Diary January 2020

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  • Hon David Parker

Strengthening New Zealand’s political and business ties with India will be the focus of Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters’ and Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker’s visit to India this week.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon David Parker
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Trade and Export Growth

The Government has kept up the pace of its work to promote New Zealand’s trade interests and diversify our export markets, with visits to Fiji and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Five further District Court judges have been named today.

This follows Attorney-General David Parker’s announcement on 21 January 2020 that 21 new District Court judges have been appointed.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

Ministerial Diary December 2019

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  • Hon David Parker