Beehive press releases and speeches

The most recent press releases and speeches on economic development topics are listed below.

For previous items see the Beehive website.

New $21 million food innovation network
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 11 March 2010
Australia and NZ team up for $3.1b project
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 18 February 2010
Ministers welcome Perceptions of Asia study
Minister: Hon Tim Groser, Hon Pansy Wong
Date: 16 February 2010
Speech to the Institute of Directors
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 15 February 2010
Address to KEA China
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 3 February 2010
New Zealand- India FTA negotiation set to begin
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 31 January 2010
Avatar delivers $307m to New Zealand economy
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 24 January 2010
Funding boost for New Zealand Aquaculture
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 19 January 2010
New Zealand, US sign science cooperation agreement
Minister: Hon Murray McCully
Date: 9 January 2010

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October - December 2009

EU export subsidy removal helps global dairy markets
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 19 November 2009
Groser welcomes US announcement on Trans-Pacific Partnership
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 15 November 2009
NZ-Hong Kong trade agreement strengthens bond
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 12 November 2009
Groser to meet trade counterparts at APEC
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 8 November 2009
Korea, Australia and NZ discuss digital futures
Minister: Hon Steven Joyce
Date: 3 November 2009
Gulf States trade negotiations open up new Middle East markets
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 1 November 2009
New Zealand-Hong Kong Wine Arrangement signed
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 27 October 2009
PM welcomes NZ-Malaysia FTA signing
Minister: Rt Hon John Key
Date: 27 October 2009
Malaysia-NZ FTA boosts profile in vital market
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 27 October 2009
Malaysia - NZ FTA boosts profile in vital market
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 26 October 2009
Groser NZ rep at Indonesian President's inauguration
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 18 October 2009
McCully to attend EAS; visit Korea and Japan
Minister: Hon Murray McCully
Date: 22 October 2009
Groser to attend Pacific Trade Ministers' meeting
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 22 October 2009
Ministers attend US-NZ Partnership Forum in Washington
Minister: Hon Murray McCully, Hon Tim Groser
Date: 4 October 2009
Trade agreements key to removing import tariffs
Minister: Hon Simon Power, Hon Tim Groser
Date: 1 October 2009
New Zealand-China FTA: One-year on
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 1 October 2009

July - September 2009

Speech at celebration dinner of the Waikato Aviation Cluster
Minister: Hon MINISTER
Date: 16 September 2009
Speech at the opening of the Tetra Pak Building, Waikato Innovation Park
Minister: Hon Wayne Mapp
Date: 16 September 2009
Address to NZ-Fiji Business Council
Minister: Hon Murray McCully
Date: 18 September 2009
Speech at the opening of the Waikato Aviation Cluster's new runway
Minister: Hon Wayne Mapp
Date: 16 September 2009
Primary Growth Partnership panel announced
Minister: Hon David Carter
Date: 16 September 2009
Minister welcomes Australian business initiative on protectionism
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 16 September 2009
$4 million West Coast timber settlement
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 10 September 2009
Experienced advisors open Japanese doors for New Zealand businesses
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 9 September 2009
Experienced advisors open Japanese doors for New Zealand businesses
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 9 September 2009
Speech to PRINCE2 Managing Successful Programmes and Office of Government Gateway Conference
Minister: Hon Wayne Mapp
Date: 7 September 2009
India: New Zealand to open new diplomatic post
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 4 September 2009
Australia and New Zealand join in mega science bid
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 21 August 2009
Ministers welcome start of PACER Plus talks
Minister: Hon Murray McCully, Hon Tim Groser
Date: 20 August 2009
Keeping ahead of tourism trends
Minister: Hon Wayne Mapp, Hon Jonathan Coleman
Date: 18 August 2009
Groser to attend EAS Economic Ministers meetings
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 14 August 2009
Address to Private Capital Markets Forum: "Venture Capital in New Zealand"
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 10 August 2009
Opening address to the 2009 EDANZ Conference
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 10 August 2009
2009 CER Ministerial Forum: Communique
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 9 August 2009
Groser to attend APEC Trade Minister’s Meeting
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 19 July 2009

April - June 2009

New Australia-NZ double tax agreement signed
Minister: Hon Tim Groser, Hon Peter Dunne
Date: 27 June 2009
“Beyond the Crisis: Keeping Markets Open?”
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 25 June 2009
Groser seeks progress on trade, international climate change
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 20 June 2009
Groser to attend Pacific Trade Ministers’ meeting
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 17 June 2009
Korea and New Zealand - complementary economies; shared opportunities
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 11 June 2009
Realistic support strengthens New Zealand diplomacy
Minister: Hon Murray McCully
Date: 28 May 2009
Major boost for primary sector innovation
Minister: Hon David Carter
Date: 28 May 2009
Trade Minister disappointed with US export subsidies
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 25 May 2009
NZTE Board appointments
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee, Hon Tim Groser
Date: 20 May 2009
Trade and the road to recovery: An Asia Pacific perspective
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 14 May 2009
Adapting the international trade regime to new challenges: Climate change
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 12 May 2009
Groser to meet US Trade Representative in Washington
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 11 May 2009
Trade talks with Hong Kong resume
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 06 May 2009
Strategy for New Zealand dairy farming launch
Minister: Hon David Carter
Date: 05 May 2009
Minister congratulates World Summit Award winners
Minister: Hon Steven Joyce
Date: 05 May 2009
Kiwifruit carbon footprint study earns praise
Minister: Hon David Carter
Date: 30 April 2009
NZ and Italy to strengthen economic ties
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 28 April 2009
Business initiative for US market
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 21 April 2009
McCully to Singapore for NZ business forum
Minister: Hon Murray McCully
Date: 21 April 2009
New flexible scheme for business assistance
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 20 April 2009
Review of business assistance
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 20 April 2009
Moving the NZ-Japan economic relationship forward
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 09 April 2009
New Zealand Ambassador to chair WTO agriculture negotiations
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 09 April 2009
McCully sees fresh energy in NZ-US relations
Minister: Hon Murray McCully
Date: 08 April 2009
Businesses phone for help
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 07 April 2009
Government welcomes report on tenure review
Minister: Hon David Carter
Date: 07 April 2009
Speech to AANZFTA seminars
Minister: Hon David Carter
Date: 07 April 2009

January - March 2009

Speech to ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement seminars
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 31 March 2009
New Zealand signs 12-country regional free trade agreement
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 27 February 2009
New Zealand and India agree to commence FTA negotiations
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 21 February 2009
WTO Director-General to visit New Zealand
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 20 February 2009
Trade Minister travels to India and Thailand
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 17 February 2009
Trade talks with Hong Kong to resume
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 11 February 2009
Trade Minister expresses strong concerns over EU dairy subsidies
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 05 February 2009
Help for small business owners
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 04 February 2009

Trade credit changes to help exporters
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 04 February 2009
Submissions called for on possible FTA with Korea
Minister: Hon Tim Groser
Date: 23 January 2009

Dutch Foreign Minister to visit NZ
Minister: Hon Murray McCully
Date: 21 January 2009
EU dairy export subsidies disappointing
Minister: Hon David Carter, Hon Tim Groser
Date: 16 January 2009

New investment in climate change research
Minister: Hon David Carter
Date: 12 January 2009
Contestable Fund to transform New Zealand Aquaculture sector
Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee
Date: 02 January 2009

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