A year after the breakthrough agreement on a free trade deal with the European Union, pen has finally been put to paper with its signing overnight.
The deal is projected to increase New Zealand exports by $1.8 billion annually.
Big winners in the agreement include kiwifruit, wine, manuka honey and fish.
But the deal's about more than just trade, with Europe and the US looking to cement relationships as the war in Ukraine grinds on.
RNZ political editor Jane Patterson was in Brussels, and spoke with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins about the deal and his expectations heading into this year's NATO conference later this week.
