10 Jul 2023

PM in Brussels to sign deal

From Morning Report, 6:15 am on 10 July 2023

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor were in Brussels last night to sign the New Zealand-EU Free Trade Agreement.

It's a substantial deal. The EU is one of New Zealand's largest trading partners, comprising about 10.5 percent of trade.

Big winners in the agreement include kiwifruit, wine, manuka honey and fish.

But not everyone is happy.

Representatives from the agricultural sector say it maintains small quotas on meat and dairy products that will continue to constrain their ability to export.

Meat Industry Association chairperson Nathan Guy spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.