WELLINGTON — After eight years and thirty rounds of negotiations, the New Zealand government has put pen to paper on what has been called the world’s largest free-trade agreement. The deal offers some New Zealand goods faster access to Chinese markets and a reduction in tariffs for paper and wood products. Trade Minister Damien O’Connor and China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao inked the deal in a video-link meeting on Tuesday afternoon, more than a year after it was first settled by the countries. …Wood products have been a major export to China. Of the $NZ6.4 billion in wood exports in 2018, 48 per cent headed to China. …ExportNZ executive director Catherine Beard said the agreement would be met with a “sigh of relief by some exporters”. …Forest Owners Association president Phil Taylor said the agreement would benefit the forestry industry “immediately”.