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Auckland city
  • Imports from New Zealand A$7,275 million
  • Exports to New Zealand A$7,413 million
  • Capital Wellington
  • Official Languages English,
    Te Reo Māori,
    NZ Sign
  • Surface Area 271,000 sq km
  • Population 4.4 million

Last updated: 20 Jan 2012

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Christchurch CBD District Energy Scheme proposed
23 Jul 2013
Christchurch City Holdings, the infrastructure investment arm of the Christchurch City Council, is seeking Expressions of Interest for the delivery of a District Energy System (DES) for central Christ ...
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Australia’s TTG supplies energy-management system to KiwiRail
14 Jun 2013
Australia’s TTG Transportation Technology is exporting its trademarked system for running trains on time and at lower energy and environmental emission levels to New Zealand’s national rail operator, ...
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Auckland Housing Accord
10 May 2013
The Minister for Housing the Hon Dr Nick Smith and his Worship the Mayor, Len Brown have agreed today, through a special Accord, to urgently increase the supply and affordability of housing in Aucklan ...
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Details of New Zealand’s 2013 Block Offer have been released
3 May 2013
Block Offer 2013 is the New Zealand government’s annual public tender by which it will grant petroleum exploration permits to oil and gas exploration companies.
Media releases
Australia to pursue free trade area of the Asia-Pacific (Ministerial)
28 Oct 2012
The Gillard Government will position Australia as a connecting rod between Latin America and Asia in pursuit of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific.

Doing Business

On 27 February 2009 New Zealand and Australia signed a Free Trade Agreement with the ASEAN regional block of 10 countries. The ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) aims to liberalise and facilitate trade in goods, services and investment between New Zealand, Australian and the ASEAN economies.

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Country Profile

Content supplied by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Following a comprehensive reform program that began in the mid-80s, the New Zealand economy is now largely deregulated, and more internationally competitive.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    Based on trade in goods and services during 2011, New Zealand is now Australia's seventh largest trading partner.
    » read more at DFAT
  • FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
    The last major Review of ANZCERTA (1995) focused on advancing "third generation" trade facilitation issues including eliminating remaining regulatory impediments to trade.
    » read more at DFAT

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Christchurch earthquake situation report

Read more detailed information about Christchurch and the latest update.

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Multinational Enterprises should be aware of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises that provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business behaviour in a variety of areas, consistent with applicable domestic laws. These Guidelines are endorsed and promoted by the Australian Government. For more information, go to the AusNCP website.

IP Passport fact sheets

These fact sheets outline foreign Intellectual Property (IP) regimes and some of the issues and challenges which may be faced by Australian exporters.

The current fact sheets are available on the IP Australia website.

APEC Business Travel Card Scheme

Managed by the Department of Immigration, the APEC Business Travel Card Scheme was developed to make travelling within the 21 APEC member countries much simpler and more efficient.

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