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New Zealand is a party to a number of completed free trade and investment agreements. These are: the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement (1983); the New Zealand-Singapore Closer Economic Partnership (2001); the New Zealand-Thailand Closer Economic Partnership (2005); the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership or P4 (2005); the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement (2008), the Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand free trade agreement (2009), the New Zealand-Malaysia FTA (2009),an FTA with the GCC, (2009) and the New Zealand-Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership (2010).

A New Zealand-India deal has been mooted. New Zealand’s government has indicated that it wants FTAs with Korea and Taiwan

While talk of a US-New Zealand FTA was hotly resisted and never got off the ground, partly because of New Zealand’s anti-nuclear policy, the expansion of what was initially called the P4 agreement to include the US (the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement) threatens to bring important changes to New Zealand policies.

New Zealand has also signed a number of IPPAs (bilateral investment treaties) with Chile, Argentina, Hong Kong, China and others.

last update: May 2012
Photo: NZ Free Trade Watch / Facebook

See also
NZ, Japan a step closer to trade deal
14-May-2008     Stuff
New Zealand and Japan have taken a first step towards free trade negotiations, agreeing today to a study on the benefits of a closer economic partnership.
High powered push for Japan trade deal
13-May-2008    
It's time to get serious about doing a trade deal with Japan, says free trade and business lobbyists, who say we've been neglecting our relationship with the world's second biggest economy.
New Zealand to hold free trade talks with Japan, South Korea next month
21-Apr-2008     IHT
Prime Minister Helen Clark said Monday she will hold exploratory free trade talks in Japan and South Korea next month -- only weeks after securing a comprehensive free trade agreement with China.
US trade deal still bubbling away
11-Apr-2008    
A free trade deal with the United States remains elusive in the wake of New Zealand's deal with China.
Goff: Speech to New Zealand Meat Board AGM
11-Mar-2008     Scoop
NZ Trade Minister Goff outlines New Zealand's FTA roadmap for the meat & wool industry in key markets.
Peters talks of free trade with Korea
26-Feb-2008    
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says his trip to South Korea gave him the chance to broach the topic of free trade with the country's new government
Korea and NZ to meet over free-trade deal
24-Feb-2008    
A proposed free-trade agreement with Korea has cleared an early hurdle, a joint study concluding that it would bring substantial benefits to both countries.
Potential Korea deal sparks optimism
23-Feb-2008    
A potential free trade agreement with Korea is being seen as the start of what could become a key economic partnership.
US trade decision 'great news' says AmCham
5-Feb-2008     Scoop
The United States decision to get involved in forging a trade accord involving New Zealand is a major milestone in the quest for a US-NZ free trade agreement, says the American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand (AmCham). AmCham has been lobbying hard for a US-NZ FTA for nearly 10 years now.
Trade: The $1b game of patience
14-Jan-2008     NZ Herald
State of play with New Zealand's trade negotiations

Referenced sites

New Zealand FTAs

Government of NZ' page on FTAs

Ngā Toki Whakarururanga

Māori collective that aims to advance and protect Māori interests in the trade space.

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