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title: Trans-Tasman relationship close, but could be closer - NZIER Inisght 50
description: "New Zealand and Australia share many things: a tariff-free border, a free labour market, joint institutions, hosting rights to the Cricket World Cup 2015 ("
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# [Trans-Tasman relationship close, but could be closer - NZIER Inisght 50](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/trans-tasman-relationship-close-but-could-be-closer-nzier-insight-50)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/author/admin) | February 24, 2015

New Zealand and Australia share many things: a tariff-free border, a free labour market, joint institutions, hosting rights to the Cricket World Cup 2015 (go the Black Caps!) and a mutual distaste for English rugby. Ahead of the 10th Australia-New Zealand Leadership Forum in Auckland this week, we briefly examine the state of the trans-Tasman economic relationship and identify some likely topics for the leaders' discussion.

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