The government's biggest international trade meeting in New Zealand since the pandemic has just taken place with the UK becoming the newest member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Trade ministers and officials from twelve economies were in the country for the event.
The gathering comes in the wake of the prime minister's recent trade mission and ahead of yet another trade summit, on China, which takes place in Auckland today.
Veteran trade negotiator and former diplomat Charles Finny spoke to Corin Dann.
