Auckland's playing host to a landmark business summit between New Zealand and the European Union.

Minister of Trade and Investment Todd McClay will meet with senior European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and 400 top business and political leaders.

It's the first high-level business summit between New Zealand and the EU.

EU Ambassador to New Zealand, Lawrence Meredith says there are plenty of meaty issues on the table.

He says Agritech is definitely on the agenda, along with infrastructure.

Meredith says they'll also discuss investment in areas like clean tech, deep tech and AI, and aerospace and defence.

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