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British High Commissioner Laura Clarke speaks about New Zealand s trading relationship with the UK, and how its changed.
New Zealand and the United Kingdom are heading into a fourth round of free trade negotiations next month, with thorny differences over market access for New Zealand’s agricultural products. Even as both sides insist they are making good progress in negotiations on a bilateral trade deal, which began in June last year, food products – especially meat and dairy – remain a sticking point. “We know that agricultural market access is a priority for New Zealand, and the UK has sensitivities in this area – so it probably is the most challenging area of negotiation, but we’re committed to working through it and reaching an agreement that works for both our economies,” British High Commissioner Laura Clarke told
Saved by sea rubbish: A sailor's incredible survival story of 16 hours adrift stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A man has been rescued after falling overboard from the MV Silver Supporter.
Water survival experts say a sailor who survived 14 hours adrift in the South Pacific had must have had “a lot go right for him” to survive that long in the water. The remarkable tale of survival involved supply ship Silver Supporter’s chief engineer Vidam Perevertilov who fell overboard on route to the Pitcairn Islands. The ship departed Tauranga on February 8 and was 740km south of the Austral Islands of French Polynesia when Perevertilov fell overboard sometime between 2am and 4am on February 16. He was plucked from the ocean by the same ship half a day later after an extensive air and sea search.