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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

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

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

A proposal to cut “trade and production-distorting subsidies” in the agricultural sector by 2030 has set out important measures to ensure a fair agricultural trading system.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

A new trade agreement concluded today helps New Zealand exporters and consumers take advantage of opportunities from digital trade.   

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Twenty-one new District Court judges have been appointed in a move that will improve access to justice and boost diversity on the bench.

The new judges include replacements for retirements and 10 new positions.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

World Trade Organisation reform, agricultural trade and a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom will be the focus of Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker’s visit to Europe this week.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

New Zealanders will start to see the benefits of the upgraded Closer Economic Partnership (CEP) with Singapore from 1 January 2020, when the agreement comes into force.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

The Government has today issued the Venture Capital Fund Policy Statement outlining the requirements for investments from the new $300 million fund set up to support New Zealand firms as they expand beyond the start-up phase.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

The Crown has adopted a new strategy for resolving historical claims arising from abuse in state care that better reflects its principled response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, State Services Minister Chris Hipkins and Attorney-General David Parker said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General
  • State Services

New Zealand firms expanding beyond the start-up phase are set for more support after today’s passage of the Venture Capital Fund Bill, Associate Finance Minister David Parker said.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

The Government will fund the bulk of the cost of a rural water supply for the Ohakea community affected by PFAS contamination, Environment Minister David Parker announced today at a meeting of local residents.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment