Editing Economy of New Zealand (section)

=== Trade agreements ===
{{main|New Zealand free trade agreements}}
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Since 1960s New Zealand has pursued free trade agreements with many countries to diversify its export markets and increase the competitiveness of New Zealand's exports to the world.<ref name="FTA">{{cite web|url=http://mfat.govt.nz/Trade-and-Economic-Relations/2-Trade-Relationships-and-Agreements/index.php|title=Trade Relationships and Agreements|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)]]|date=21 August 2014|access-date=10 December 2014|archive-date=4 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204203433/http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Trade-and-Economic-Relations/2-Trade-Relationships-and-Agreements/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> As well as reducing barriers to trade, Trade Agreements New Zealand has entered into are designed to ensure existing access is maintained. Trade agreements establish rules by which trade can take place and ensure regulators and officials in countries New Zealand is trading with work closely together.<ref name="FTA" />