High-Quality Products

[?]Ew Zealand Has Many

New Zealand’s economy has long been based on the land its products. But now manufacturing is playing a rapidly ing part, and New Zealand-made products are the equal le best made in other countries.

ZEALAND manufacturers e concentrated their activities ield of light industry, and in ig food specialities because materials are readily avail wenty-six per cent, of New workers are employed in :turing industry, many fac e small, but the last five years en a number of heavy in established or planned, to continuing industrial growth, ; past three and a half years lan £NZBS million has been or committed in the de nt of manufacturing indus 7ields of investment include ;s producing machinery and lanufactures, footwear, goods, carpets, textiles, food hemicals, petroleum products, any other products, which ;sult in increased production alue of £NZBO million annu dded to these figures must be million for the development aluminium industry which is 1 to produce goods to the f NZSO million annually.

Wide Range

luality of New Zealand goods, compares favourably with products from other countries, led in many cases by inter iy accepted Government stan nd inspections. Much atten aaid by New Zealand factories y, efficiency, design and servic he South Pacific, New Zealand

has long produced agricultural pro ducts. The timber trade is growing.

There is now available a much greater range of manufactured products of high quality.

Members of the New Zealand Trade Mission to the Pacific offer amongst other goods, plastics, paints, pottery and chinaware, garments, hospital equipment, furniture, con fectionery, frozen and canned foods, and beer.

For many years New Zealand pro ducts have met the demands and tastes of buyers in the South Pacific.

New Zealand exporters are deter mined to meet the requirements of their customers and to ensure satis faction.

This trade mission is a reflection of the growing interest shown by New Zealand manufacturers in South Pacific markets, and in meeting the special requirements of the area.

Improved shipping and air services

have meant improved delivery and better servicing facilities.

To illustrate how good quality New Zealand goods are in demand through out the area, Tonga has bought build ing materials, paint, putty and varnish, drugs, medical supplies, tobacco and box shooks. Importers in Western Samoa have purchased soap and de tergents, tobacco, drapery, insulated cable and electrical equipment. Be cause it is close by and well served by transport, New Zealand is looked to as the logical source of supply of perishables such as meat, frozen fish, biscuits, frozen foods, fruit and vege tables, and ice cream.

Other products which have been shipped to the South Pacific and which are available in quantity to meet the Islands’ needs, include steel office equipment, pre-cut furniture, timber products such as hard board and coreboard, and timber for all phases of construction.

Many new products come from the expansion of established industries, but many new industries have been or are being established. In the metals field these include a merchant bar mill, a wire-drawing plant, a wire rope works, an aluminium rolling mill, a factory to produce aluminium extrusions, and a plant to produce telephone cable.

New machinery manufactured in cludes such items as fork lift trucks, equipment for use in agriculture, and parts for New Zealand assembled

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vehicles. Sheet glass will be :tured for the first time this though New Zealand glass ave made bottles and tumblers tiy years. Fibreglass is also )duced. ; clay field, production which Hiding in both range and extends from bricks, pipes is, through sanitary ware to r and pottery.

Zealand’s 950,000 acres of irests produce timber and :tures of timber worth about million annually. Consider antities of New Zealand-made rd, cardboard, kraft paper, at and pulp are exported as being used in New Zealand, of forest products including mber, logs, pulp and paper i, are worth about £NZB.S a year. □lture in New Zealand is / the most scientifically de in the world. Not only do methods and equipment in roduction, but also the quality e highest. From agricultural ry and equipment, to vac nsecticides and stock foods, laland manufacturers offer a : products to which New Zea igricultural success is ample iy. neighbour in the Pacific, New finds the Islands’ territories a market. With the growing on of quality goods, quickly J, and easily serviced, New hopes to interest Pacific rs further.

New Zealand Trade Mission 3 acific wishes to increase the substantial trade which exists New Zealand and its Pacific neighbours.