Natural Trading
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Area for NZ, Says Minister
New Zealand’s first trade mission to the Pacific presents a wide range of manufactured goods, resulting from the considerable recent expansion of secondary in dustry in this country. Tradition ally a farming country, the need to diversify our economy has led to the growth of vigorous and widely varied light industries.
Reciprocal trade with Pacific groups is long established, but our recent developments are yielding new products which should be of considerable interest in the Pacific.
New Zealand industries repre sented in the mission include high quality producers in the fields of light engineering, construction equipment, hardware, clothing and food specialities.
Through their displays and visits, members of the trade mission hope to interest Pacific clients seeking fresh avenues for local development of consumer sales. As a Pacific state, New Zealand feels this region is an important and natural outlet for its goods on a basis of mutual trade There is nothing new in this, but New Zealand now offers a much more diverse range of products. The mission’s purpose is to establish personal contacts as a foundation for future as sociations.
This New Zealand Trade Mission, initiated by the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation, has the full support of the New Zealand Government We all hope that its 8,000-mile journey will strengthen ties between New Zealand and Pacific nations.