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Winston Peters says Luxon ‘premature’ to suggest Asia-Pacific, Europe push back on tariffs
As US President Donald Trump throws markets into disarray, there appears to be conflict between how Luxon and his deputy believe the Government should respond.
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April 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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When that sticker shock hits
April 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
When that sticker shock hits
Also I looked at NZ's tariffs on US goods a couple weeks ago: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
April 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Also I looked at NZ's tariffs on US goods a couple weeks ago: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Read about Trump's announcement here: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Trump announces ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
US President Donald Trump says the White House will impose a 10% tariff on all countries, including NZ’s, trade and higher “discounted” reciprocal tariffs on many of its closest allies.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Correction: I have muddled trade deficit with trade surplus above ... basic error that has been amended.
March 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Correction: I have muddled trade deficit with trade surplus above ... basic error that has been amended.
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New Zealand’s case for a Trump tariff carve out
Two weeks before trade-smashing tariffs may be levelled on Kiwi meat exports, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has a chance to make New Zealand’s case.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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There are tariffs on US products we could lower - but that could have some complicated implications for our other trade relationships.
Beef has been a growth export to the US, and could be subect to agri tariffs. Fortunately we have other markets - but they might not be as good.
Beef has been a growth export to the US, and could be subect to agri tariffs. Fortunately we have other markets - but they might not be as good.
March 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
There are tariffs on US products we could lower - but that could have some complicated implications for our other trade relationships.
Beef has been a growth export to the US, and could be subect to agri tariffs. Fortunately we have other markets - but they might not be as good.
Beef has been a growth export to the US, and could be subect to agri tariffs. Fortunately we have other markets - but they might not be as good.
By and large, NZ pays its way into the US market at a greater rate than US products are tariffed into NZ. And there's the obvious advantage (from a Trump perspective) in our trade deficit with the States.
March 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
By and large, NZ pays its way into the US market at a greater rate than US products are tariffed into NZ. And there's the obvious advantage (from a Trump perspective) in our trade deficit with the States.
Link here: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Winston Peters talks 'expectations' with Trump officials
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says initial conversations with Trump administration officials have centred on “what they want of us”. Just what, he won’t say.
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March 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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High-stakes for Kiwi trade negotiators after ‘major breakthrough’ with India
ANALYSIS: In the race to capitalise on India’s growing wealth, New Zealand is more than playing catch up. It is defending an existing foothold in the fast-growing market of 1.4 billion people.
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March 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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This piece follows one in the Sunday Star a couple weeks back which canvassed some of the strategic questions at play atm. Hard to cover the many dimensions of both subjects in any one story, of course.
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Defending New Zealand in Trump, Putin and Xi’s new world order
Judith Collins says China’s moves in the Pacific show New Zealand “can no longer think that nobody is going to worry about us”.
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March 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This piece follows one in the Sunday Star a couple weeks back which canvassed some of the strategic questions at play atm. Hard to cover the many dimensions of both subjects in any one story, of course.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Link to the story here: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
How to spend billions on the Defence Force
As concerns about conflict rise as the Western world rearms, the Government is soon to release a new defence plan. How should New Zealand arm itself for the future? That’s a billion-dollar question.
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March 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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