Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 22, 2021 2:44:33 GMT 12
UK AND NEW ZEALAND AGREE TO $1BN FREE TRADE DEAL
The agreement covers everything from tariff reduction to a British commitment on the appropriate use of the haka, Ka Mate.
The trade agreement will include provisions on the rights of women in the workplace and for the recognition of Māori.
The UK will cooperate with New Zealand to "advance recognition and protection" of the Ka Mate haka. A side letter will acknowledge Ngāti Toa Rangatira's guardianship of that haka.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/uk-and-new-zealand-agree-to-1bn-free-trade-deal/LN6EYDF6NBPMY6X7EHJB7ZAVDU/
NZ-UK FREE TRADE DEAL 'GAME CHANGING' FOR THE MĀORI ECONOMY
The New Zealand-United Kingdom free trade agreement could be “game changing” for the Māori economy, with indigenous trade explicitly included in the text of the deal.
An indigenous trade chapter in the deal, called “groundbreaking” by Ardern, says both countries will promote Māori interest in the free trade relationship. The chapter is among aspects of the deal for which the fine print is yet to be settled.
And the Māori economic interests, estimated to be worth more than $60 billion, appeared primed to gain from the deal. Chris Karamea Insley, chairman of the Te Taumata board that advises the Government on Māori trade, said there was “a lot to be happy about”......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/126749242/nzuk-free-trade-deal-game-changing-for-the-mori-economy
The agreement covers everything from tariff reduction to a British commitment on the appropriate use of the haka, Ka Mate.
The trade agreement will include provisions on the rights of women in the workplace and for the recognition of Māori.
The UK will cooperate with New Zealand to "advance recognition and protection" of the Ka Mate haka. A side letter will acknowledge Ngāti Toa Rangatira's guardianship of that haka.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/uk-and-new-zealand-agree-to-1bn-free-trade-deal/LN6EYDF6NBPMY6X7EHJB7ZAVDU/
NZ-UK FREE TRADE DEAL 'GAME CHANGING' FOR THE MĀORI ECONOMY
The New Zealand-United Kingdom free trade agreement could be “game changing” for the Māori economy, with indigenous trade explicitly included in the text of the deal.
An indigenous trade chapter in the deal, called “groundbreaking” by Ardern, says both countries will promote Māori interest in the free trade relationship. The chapter is among aspects of the deal for which the fine print is yet to be settled.
And the Māori economic interests, estimated to be worth more than $60 billion, appeared primed to gain from the deal. Chris Karamea Insley, chairman of the Te Taumata board that advises the Government on Māori trade, said there was “a lot to be happy about”......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/126749242/nzuk-free-trade-deal-game-changing-for-the-mori-economy