Government

New Zealand Government Online

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

Tourism New Zealand

NZ Government immigration page

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

NZ Reserve Bank (for info about the NZ economy)

Media

The New Zealand Herald

The Dominion Post

Other

Market New Zealand

The Victoria Institute for Links with Latin America

Kiwi Expats Association

Chambers of Commerce www.chamber.co.nz, www.cecc.org.nz, www.tauranga.org.nz, www.aucklandchamber.co.nz, www.wecc.org.nz, www.otagochamber.co.nz

Employers and Manufacturers association www.ema.co.nz

www.mfat.govt.nz 04 4398000

www.nzte.govt.nz New Zealand Trande and Enterprise 0800555888 Range of publications and guides available on exporting, country briefs, market reasearch services, export statistics, and their Market New Zealand site which aims for international buyers and importers to find relevant NZ exporter www.marketnewzealand.com

New Zealand Customs Service 0800428786 www.customs.govt.nz

New Zealand Export and Trade Handbook 09-47894771 www.adrenalin.co.nz

Export New Zealand - local office  www.exportnz.org.nz

Importers Institute www.importers.org.nz

New Zealand Trade Centre 09- 3666879 www.nztc.co.nz

Customs Borkers and Freight Forwarders Federation of NZ 09-4190042 www.cbaff.co.nz

Ministry of Consumer Affairs 04-4742750  www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz

Commerce Commission 0800943600 www.comcom.govt.nz

Standards New Zealand 04-498 5990 www.standards.co.nz

GS1 NZ 04-8010833 www.gs1nz.org

An organisation providing a common language for international trade and commerce. Products include bar coes.

New Zealand Food Safety Authority   www.foodsafety.govt.nz

This site contains information on the requirements for the safe production, processing and sale of food produced in, or imported into , New Zealand.

AgriQuality New Zealand 0800277878 www.agriquality.co.nz

Provide expert certification services, information and training courses on foodstuffs, storage, quality assurance and packhouse quality.

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 04-4744100 www.maf.govt.nz

Quarantine  service www.quarantine.co.nz food assurance, agricultural products and vetinary medicines, airy and plant products, forest management, crown lease forest, biosecurity, verification, plant and animal pests, diseases.

Inland Revenue 0800377774 www.ird.govt.nz

Department of Statistics 0508525525 www.stats.govt.nz Major source of official statistics - people household, business and economic activity.