New Zealand welcomes Xi

Nations sign 10 agreements and reaffirm desire to increase trade

President Xi Jinping was greeted in Wellington with a traditional Maori welcome on Thursday and was presented with an All Blacks rugby union jersey bearing the lucky number 8.

After a meeting between Xi and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, the two nations signed 10 agreements in areas including climate change, television co-production, Antarctica, education, financing, tourism and food safety.