Vanilla from Niue will be the first Pacific product to be sold in New Zealand's Trade Aid stores in over 40 years.
Trade Aid is a not for profit retailer, importer, wholesaler and development agency which focuses on the welfare of its trading partners.
Its CEO Geoff White told Daniela Maoate-Cox it's challenging to import products from the Pacific but this will be a stepping stone for Niue to bring vanilla into New Zealand's commercial market.
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Niue vanilla beans on display at a Pacific trade show in Auckland. Photo: RNZI / Indira Stewart