New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Travelling to New Zealand for the summer? Everyone travelling into New Zealand must complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration. It’s free and you’ll answer questions about your trip and what’s in your bags. To make your arrival easier, do your digital declaration before your flight to New Zealand. Head to https://lnkd.in/gbd6AuMv or download the NZTD app!

The UK 🇬🇧 is officially a CPTPP Party! Bringing the first acceding Party into the Agreement is a significant achievement. This milestone strengthens our economic ties and opens up new opportunities for trade, investment, and growth in our region and beyond. Now more than a third of New Zealand’s exports go to CPTPP partners and the Agreement’s high standards will continue to promote rules-based trade and drive economic growth in New Zealand and our region.

China’s 🇨🇳 property market entered its third consecutive year of decline in 2024, resulting in weakened consumer confidence and dampened Chinese household consumption. Some New Zealand 🇳🇿 exporters have felt the impact of this decline, such as the forestry sector. Read further insights in our latest report➡️ https://lnkd.in/gsdZQCKP

In May, a delegation from Infrastructure New Zealand visited Denmark 🇩🇰 to identify models of infrastructure planning and delivery in the Danish infrastructure sector with potential applications in 🇳🇿. Read about their insights here➡️ https://lnkd.in/gT2UH_Dw

Human Rights Day is observed globally on December 10. It commemorates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and this year focusses on human rights solutions as a transformative force for good. This International #HumanRightsDay, and every day, New Zealand 🇳🇿 is proud to work to promote and protect human rights both at home and abroad. Learn more here➡️ https://lnkd.in/eT_DrHag

The Pacific Innovation Hub is now live! Earlier this month, the Hub was launched at the Navigating the Pacific event hosted by MFAT and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. The Pacific Innovation Hub will support New Zealand and Pacific businesses to explore innovative and impactful commercial ideas in the Pacific, ultimately providing a positive contribution to the region’s Sustainable Development Goal priorities. The Hub has a small team of Engagement Managers who can support businesses to connect with our partners, experts and information as well as an Ideas Lab to help bring stakeholders together to validate problems/opportunities and co-design solutions. Want to know more? ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gwKFXuAS #PacificInnovationHub #MFAT #NewZealandTradeandEnterprise #NZTE #Innovation

The latest edition of the weekly global trade and economic update for New Zealand businesses has been published. 🌎 - OECD releases Economic Outlook report - 8th CPTPP Commission held in Canada - OECD’S Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum Read the full report here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gzdRgU6E

We are seeking expressions of interest from civil society, Māori and business organisations to be part of a new Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) for the New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement. The DAG will provide advice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the implementation of the #NZEUFTA, and the labour and environment chapters in the New Zealand–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement. Find out more➡ https://lnkd.in/gwCRQZK7 Expressions of interest close 5pm Thursday 19 December.

From 1-7 December New Zealand hosted a Food Security Mission from Singapore. The delegates travelled New Zealand experiencing the full breadth of our food ecosystem, with a particular focus on how New Zealand can contribute to Singapore’s food security objectives. The delegates’ top takeaways from the week were: - New Zealand has a diverse range of research capabilities, facilitating end-to-end food innovation from fundamental science through to commercialisation. - New Zealand’s long-standing and trusted relationship with Singapore, combined with our high-quality, safe and sustainable food, makes New Zealand an ideal food security partner for Singapore. - The New Zealand agri-food landscape, with its strong Māori economy and close family connections, helps set it apart from the rest of the world. A huge thank you to the New Zealand organisations who hosted throughout the week for your wonderful hospitality and manaakitanga toward our visitors. Hear below from delegate Terry Tan (CEO of Country Foods Singapore) on his reflections from the week. NIWA New Zealand Food Innovation Network The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited Mercer Mushrooms Greenlea Premier Meats Ltd Riddet Institute AgResearch Beef + Lamb New Zealand Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Tegel Foods Ltd ANZCO Foods Lincoln Agritech Limited Fiordland Lobster Company New Zealand High Commission in Singapore New Zealand Trade and Enterprise MFAT in Auckland Gabrielle Rush William Tan

MFAT and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment are welcoming feedback on the topic and scope of a joint Long-term Insights Briefing: New Zealand’s future productivity to 2050: global trends, domestic factors, strategic choices 🧠💡📈 Productive countries generally have wealthier populations, are better equipped to improve citizens’ quality of life, and are more resilient in the face of economic challenges. This Briefing will build understanding of New Zealand’s future productivity performance, influenced by interactions between global trends and domestic factors. It will consider options for the New Zealand government to shape and influence our productivity performance so that we are better able to address the challenges New Zealand will face over the medium to longer term. We welcome input from everyone with an interest in this topic. We accept feedback from individuals or those representing private or public sector organisations. Your input at this early stage will help ensure the Briefing covers the productivity-related issues and range of perspectives that matter most to New Zealand. Learn more about the topic and have your say here ➡ https://lnkd.in/gBX2wDZh We are accepting submissions until 31 January 2025. We are also open to meet (online or in person) with individuals or groups who wish to discuss ideas before 31 January.