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Trade is important to New Zealand’s economy. We rely on selling goods high quality and services to the rest of the world to get ahead. In fact exports and imports account for around 60 per cent of New Zealand’s economic activity. 

Trade is important to our economy. We’re a trading nation producing high quality goods that consumers around the world want to buy. Many local jobs are created and maintained thanks to the things we produce in the Rotorua district.

Four years ago, following the Canterbury earthquakes and Global Financial Crisis, the National-led Government set a target of achieving a surplus for the 2014/15 year.

The final numbers are in, confirming the Government’s books are back in surplus. This is a significant milestone and one we can all take great pride in.

Last week the largest free trade agreement in New Zealand’s history was signed by 12 countries, totalling 36 per cent of the world’s economy. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has certainly had its detractors, but it is set to bring significant gains to Rotorua.