The Aus-NZ agreements
Quite a few things announced by Gillard and Key in Queenstown. They are:
- Joint action to address the high cost of mobile roaming rates between the two countries
- an $8 million trial of fast‑track automated border technology for trans-tasman travel
- Commencement of new retirement savings portability arrangements between Australia and New Zealand from 1 July 2013
- Entry into force of the CER Investment Protocol from 1 March 2013
- New Zealand has agreed to resettle 150 refugees who are subject to Australia’s offshore processing legislation, as part of their annual quota of 750 refugees
- NZ$3 million in matched funding over two years to support trans-Tasman collaboration to identify potential vaccines for rheumatic fever
- Investigate a possible reciprocal student debt recovery scheme.
- An A$5 million memorial will be erected in Wellington’s National War Memorial park precinct by the Australian Government