Pacific

NZ business delegation to PNG

19:46 pm on 4 August 2014

New Zealand's Parliamentary Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs is leading a delegation on a 6-day trade mission to Papua New Guinea designed to improve business links.

John Hayes is leading a delegation to Port Moresby and Rabaul, where they will meet with the Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, senior trade officials and local businesses.

Market in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Photo: RNZI / Johnny Blades

Mr Hayes says the mission is designed to improve business-to-business links in a rapidly growing PNG economy which could be worth tens of millions of dollars.