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Wellington, July 15: Three more Indian pilgrims have disappeared from their billet families in Auckland bringing to 35 the number now believed to have gone missing.

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Wellington - Indonesia has lifted a week-old ban on imported beef from New Zealand, Trade Minister Phil Goff said on Monday following talks in Wellington with visiting officials from Jakarta.

The ban, reportedly introduced because Indonesia claimed that package labelling and halal certification did not comply with its regulations, took effect on July 7.

Goff said he had expressed concern to the visiting trade officials that the ban was imposed without notice and prior dialogue.

He said he was confident that New Zealand could resolve any legitimate Indonesian concerns, adding, "Ongoing suspension of the meat trade would have been damaging both to New Zealand exporters and Indonesian consumers.