From beef to business services, the unlikely success of NZ exports to the US

From beef to business services, the unlikely success of NZ exports to the US
Christopher Luxon is in the US for a Nato summit, but trade is never far from any foreign policy discussion for NZ. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
New Zealand’s trade with the United States is a rare good news story at a time when the need to export more has become a national focus, and the Government has committed to doubling NZ’s exports in 10 years.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in the US this week to attend the Nato summit in Washington; however, before he left the PM was keen to stress how his actions on a global stage would pay off for NZ trade. In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) filmed at the Dove-Myer Robinson Park in Parnell, Luxon said: “One in...

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