The Trans-Tasman battle over manuka honey

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While manuka honey is produced on both sides of the Tasman, Australian producers could be forced to market under a different name. 9News

"If it is so entitled, then there's nothing wrong with the industry protecting its intellectual property," he told AAP."That will be a matter of law for ... the regulator in New Zealand and China."

The New Zealand government has pointed to honey in recent weeks as a notable industry experiencing export growth, most recently by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern while in Japan last week.The chairman of the Australian Manuka Honey Association, Paul Callendar, has urged the Australian government to intervene.

"The New Zealand government is involved. This is a major trade issue and the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Trade have got to get involved," Mr Callander told

 

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