Focus on trade with Europe

Press, 10 March 1984, Page 24

Focus on trade with Europe

The Canterbury branch of the Export Institute of New Zealand will emphasise export trade to Europe in its monthly meeting on Thurs-

day. Three officials from the Department of Trade and Industry, who have recently returned from trade commission posts in Europe, will be talking about exporting New Zealand’s nontraditional commodities to Europe, with an emphasis on Britain, France, and Germany, for New Zealand’s exports in other-than-traditional commodities. The three men are:

Mr Rod Cumming, who had two stints as trade commissioner in Paris. He returned to New Zealand in January, and is now director of the department’s Aus-

tralian trade policy division. Mr Chris Butler, who was appointed the trade commissioner in the New Zealand Embassy at Bonn in 1979, with responsibility for both West Germany and Switzerland, and returned in December. He is now the executive officer in the commerce division. Mr John Nicholson was the assistant trade commissioner in London for three years and a half, and returned to New Zealand in December. He is the executive officer in the department’s European trade policy division. The meeting is being held at the Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association boardroom from 4.30 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. The fee is $5 for members and $8 for non-members.