New Zealand (NZ) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will make her second official visit to Australia in less than a month as she brings a trade mission of over 30 New Zealand businesses to Melbourne and Sydney this week as part of the NZ government’s reconnection strategy to support export growth and the return of tourists post-COVID-19 lockdowns.
“This trade mission is one of many steps this government is taking to reconnect New Zealand with the world while actively strengthening partnerships between government, business, and industry,” Jacinda Ardern said in a media announcement of the trip on July 4.