A free trade agreement between New Zealand and the UK will be finalised once Britain leaves the EU.

Trade Minister Todd McClay met with UK's trade minister for Brexit Lord Price in Auckland o discuss TPP 11, improvements for the World Trade Organisation, trade relations between the two countries and the final Lions game this Saturday.

In a media stand up Price said although Britain was committed to the trade agreements with the EU while it exits, discussions would still continue with New Zealand on current and future trade plans.

ANUJA NADKARNI/STUFF Trade Minister Todd McClay met with UK's trade minister for Brexit Lord Price to discuss the partnership between both countries.

McClay said the government wanted to strike a "high quality FTA deal as soon as possible".

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Price said the strong relationship between the two countries meant there was scope for the deals to move quickly after Brexit.

Price also said the UK was in the process of setting up new FTAs with the EU.

"The UK has a great opportunity to be a free trader with the whole world unconstrained by some of the regulation bureaucracy we have in the EU and striking new relationships.

"I think the vast majority of the people in the UK will see that as a wholly positive thing, both for consumers...and also for producers, opening up more markets."