Related resources

Document archive

• Summary of the Joint China-New Zealand FTA Feasibility Study - November 2004
• A Joint Study Report on a Free Trade Agreement between China and New Zealand - November 2004    html version        PDF version (709 KB)     

• New Zealand-China: Import-Export Figures 2003-2005

Background Papers

• New Zealand-China FTA Joint Feasibility Study: Public Consultation Document - June 2004

• Trade and Economic Cooperation Framework between New Zealand and the People's Republic of China - 28 May 2004

Publication

• A Basic Guide to Free Trade Agreements (PDF 603KB)

External Links

Media Releases

[these are all links to Beehive.govt.nz]

• Inside New China - Updating challenges for New Zealand Rt Hon Helen Clark 10 March 2005

• New Zealand and China launch FTA negotiations Rt Hon Helen Clark 19 November 2004

• Sutton delighted at progress towards China negotiations Hon Jim Sutton 20 November 2004

• Consultation on Chinese trade starts  "The Government is seeking submissions from the public..." Hon Jim Sutton 21 June 2004

• New Zealand and China to work towards FTA  New Zealand and China have agreed on a formal Trade and Economic Cooperation Framework Rt Hon Helen Clark 14 April 2004

New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement

Tenth Round Information Bulletin

The 10th Round of New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations took place in Beijing from 29 January - 3 February.

This round quickly followed the 14 January meeting between Prime Minister Helen Clark and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, held in the margins of the East Asia Summit in Cebu, the Philippines.

At Cebu, leaders reiterated their commitment to reaching a comprehensive, high-quality and balanced FTA before April 2008, and urged negotiators to conclude such an agreement as soon as possible within that timeframe.

Considerable work remains to achieve this outcome. Round 10 again covered the full range of issues New Zealand looks to include in such an agreement with further progress achieved in a number of areas of text of the agreement. With negotiations in a number of the technical areas of the agreement now well advanced, discussion is increasingly concentrating on respective market access commitments in goods, services and investment.

If you would like further information on any aspect of the New Zealand-China FTA please email: asia@mfat.govt.nz.