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Free trade talks

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Free trade talks

This cartoon from May 2009 expresses strong disappointment that New Zealand (unlike Australia) had not achieved a free trade agreement with the United States. New Zealand farmers would continue to compete against American farmers, who had the advantage of subsidies.

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Robert Ayson and Jock Phillips, United States and New Zealand – Improving relations, 1990–, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/32905/free-trade-talks (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Robert Ayson and Jock Phillips, published 14 March 2012.