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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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Latest news

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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.
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Australia-New Zealand: initiatives to accelerate economic integration (Ministerial)
20 Apr 2010
Australia and New Zealand have agreed on a series of actions to foster closer collaboration on trade and investment promotion to global markets. Australian Minister for Trade Simon Crean said it was a ...
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Australia's Largest Free Trade Agreement Starts (Ministerial)
3 Jan 2010
Trade Minister Simon Crean today welcomed the commencement of Australia's largest free trade agreement – the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA).
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Tassie exporter cleans up after those who spill the beans
24 Jul 2008
Compact Designs owners Manfred and Clare Jokuszies, worked in the café industry for years before realizing the business potential for a clean-up method of used coffee grains from espresso machines.
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It's a girl thing - Millie and More export cutsie to New Zealand
18 Jul 2008
In only three years Melbourne-based company, Millie & More, is taking on established brands in the feminine hygiene sector and achieved distributors across Australia and export sales in New Zealand.

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.

More information on doing business in New Zealand

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

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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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