{“headline”:”While everyone watches India, the real trade fix is being built in Auckland”,”seoTitle”:”Auckland FIT Partnership targets $9b exporter red tape”,”standfirst”:”Ten trade ministers and 21 economies are meeting in Auckland this week, and the target is not tariffs. It’s the $9 billion of non-tariff barriers quietly bleeding New Zealand’s exporters, especially the primary sector.“,”body”:”## The meeting exporters should be watching\n\nWhile the headlines chase the India free trade deal and the next round of US tariff drama, the more practical piece of trade architecture is being assembled quietly in Auckland this week. The second Future of Investment and Trade Partnership ministerial meeting is the largest trade gathering New Zealand has hosted in 20 years, drawing ten trade ministers and up to 100 delegates representing 21 countries from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific.\n\nTrade and Investment Minister Todd McClay, chairing the session, put the purpose plainly. [“, “sources”:
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