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

Thu, 11 Jul 2024

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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