Export Promotion

Pacific Islands Trade & Invest (PT&I) is committed to creating business opportunities between New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. In line with this mission, the primary role PT&I's trade division is to assist in the establishment of Pacific Island products in the New Zealand market by providing practical export advice, timely market information and market exposure.

Our services include market research, market/product testing and promoting Pacific Island products as trade exhibitions. For more information contact us.

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Trade News

	Stepping Up to the Palate The Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission (PITIC NZ) have successfully put Pacific Island foods on the menu at one of Auckland’s top hotel restaurants.
	Pacific Islands on the Food Tourism Trail The Pacific Island Trade and Investment Commission NZ have teamed with tourism offices to add the Pacific to the Food Tourism trail and took part in a book launch featuring Pacific island food.
	Quest for a Kili Bag Laura Myers and Stephanie Overton search for sources for kili bags ends with a trip with PITIC's "North Meets South" Trade Mission
	Luxury Brand on Breakfast Menu PITIC NZ attended the Louis Vuitton Trophy Regatta Breakfast hosted by the NZ French Business Council and learns luxury brand sponsorship.

Feature Articles

There were a great number of prominent business people riding high on business surfing activity at the recent Tourism Investment for the Development of Enterprise and Sustainability (TIDES) Conference on 17th – 19th February 2010 in Samoa as organized by Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). 

PITIC NZ made a successful visit to the Pasifiki Festival in Tonga. The festival was a great opportunity to check out the local crafts and businesses and catch up with our colleagues from PITIC Australia. 

Branding, product design and packaging were development areas addressed during several training workshops held at the recent Pasifiki Trade Fair in Tonga. Packaging and labelling has been a topic of interest in the Pacific Islands particularly given the shift of focus from fresh agricultural products to value added goods. 

Following several days of discussions at the 13th Annual FAO Roundtable Meeting in Wellington, a large Pacific delegation primarily comprised of representatives from the government and various regional organizations travelled up to Auckland to undertake field visits to the operations of key New Zealand contacts from the respective sectors of Forestry, Fisheries and Agriculture.