MP for Rotorua NZ Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing and Assoc Foreign Affairs Authorised by T.McClay Parliament Buildings Wellington
Greengrocers & butchers should have been open under lockdown -just released official advice to Govt says the same. Letting them open could have saved more businesses and jobs and eased chaos under lockdown. Ministers have questions to answer but the Prime Minister won’t let them
New Zealand has ratified the UK’s accession to
#CPTPP
, bringing 🇬🇧 a step closer to joining CPTPP as a Party. 🇳🇿🤝🇬🇧continue to work closely to promote trade, open and competitive markets, rules-based trade & economic integration in our region and beyond.
James Shaw stuffs up the Census, Kelvin Davis’ pitiful excuses on Corrections, Lees-Galloway and his mate Sroubek - and the week’s not over. - Kiwis deserve better
#ParttimeMinisters
#incompetentgovernment
1. Something doesn’t add up. On Mon 9 Sept the PM said “A month ago I visited the New Zealand Council, very seriously shared my view that they were not the appropriate place to undertake enquiries around concerning behaviour of members of the Labour Party;
An honour on behalf of the New Zealand Government to welcome Her Excellency Droupadi Murmu, President of India, to New Zealand today.
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This visit is one of many recent government engagements to deepen our relationship & boost our strong people-to-people & cultural links.
Pleased to meet with Secretary Badenoch today. 🇳🇿🤝🇬🇧 We spoke about how our new FTA is delivering increased exports for both countries, 📈⬆️ and the opportunities for business with the UK’s accession to CPTPP.
2. something doesn’t add up. On Mon 9 Sept the PM went on to say......but particularly they are not the appropriate place to ever undertake an investigation into a sexual assault”, if she didn’t know the allegations were of a sex crime?
Not only is
@winstonpeters
making excuses for Russia over the downing of MH17 but NZ is the only Five Eyes country yet to issue a statement condemning Russia over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and British citizen in the UK.
“$100 million in tariff savings per year on New Zealand exports to the EU from day one!”
✔️the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading today.
Today marks the entry into force of the New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement. This FTA opens up significant opportunities for NZ businesses in EU markets, provides $100m in tariff savings, and further strengthens our close ties. 🇳🇿 🤝🇪🇺
@EUinNZ
Pleased to announce conclusion of negotiations on the groundbreaking Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability
#ACCTS
with Costa Rica 🇨🇷, Iceland 🇮🇸, and Switzerland 🇨🇭, which will deliver trade and environmental benefits! 🌏🤝For more info:
NZ Government shoukd stop sitting on the fence and join other countries and recognise Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela and support fresh democratic elections.
Delighted to official notify
@EUinNZ
Ambassador
@LMeredithEU
that NZ has ratified the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement. This means that the agreement will enter into force from 1 May 2024. An excellent outcome for businesses in both the EU and NZ! 🇳🇿🤝🇪🇺
#NZCloseToEU
@EU_Commission
Great to meet new UK Trade Secretary
@jreynoldsMP
on the side-lines of the G7 Trade Ministers’ outreach meeting. We talked about the success of the gold standard 🇳🇿🇬🇧 FTA and the work NZ and the UK can do together to increase and champion trade.
Today I announced the launch of NZ-UAE free trade negotiations with my counterpart
@ThaniAlZeyoudi
🇳🇿🇦🇪 NZ goods and services exports to the UAE are valued over $1 billion each year. We look forward to growing our significant trade relationship through these
#CEPA
negotiations
Is that it - after 10 months kiwis get 150+ working groups, lots of new taxes, crashing business confidence and no new policy announcements. No wonder
@winstonpeters
left before the joint Q&A.
I condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pulwama India in the strongest possible terms Our prayers are with the families of the 30 Indian Central Reserve Police personnel who lost their lives. May the perpetrators of this senseless crime be brought to justice swiftly
@bakshiks
An honour to meet with Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his first official visit to NZ since 2017. We discussed the strong 🇨🇳🇳🇿 trading relationship, and our enduring people to people links.
Today marks one year since the UK - NZ Free Trade Agreement entered into force! 🇬🇧🤝🇳🇿
I joined
@IonaCThomas
to celebrate and exchanging some top NZ and UK of the products that are benefitting from increased access
#TradingTogether
Govt prioritises pet projects ahead of saving jobs in industries that need the most support in Budget 2020. No direct cashflow support for small businesses. Tourism allocated $1,000 per worker but Government-owned KiwiRail allocated $300,000 per worker.
Reports out of Japan and Mexico that TPP11 is a done deal. NZs hard work over last 11 months to stitch it back together pays off for kiwi exporters.
@TradeWorksNZ
@NZGlobal
#crownaccounts
. The government’s pockets are getting fatter as kiwi families and small businesses do it harder. The government has more because you have less. How about more operations and some roads Grant
Germany is our largest trade partner in the EU and this trade and investment will only grow further under the EU-NZ FTA. Minister Habeck and I are excited by the opportunities and discussed ways to further deepen our economic cooperation 🇳🇿🤝🇩🇪
This evening I met with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal in New Delhi to further our discussion from last week and strengthen the strong relationship between 🇳🇿🇮🇳
I thanked him for the significant effort his ministry is making to grow two way trade.
Breaking news. Meat trays and stickers on apples to be banned. Expect more urgency from a distracted Labour/Green/NZ 1st government next week.
@henrycooke
Great dinner with
@GMortonNZ
and the New Zealand Beijing embassy team to kick start our China visit. I’m looking forward to a full programme meeting with Chinese officials, visiting the farming district in Harbin, and touching base with 🇳🇿 business in
@NZinShanghai
🇳🇿🇨🇳
NZ business delivering commodity prices up 12% on the year according to ANZ today. NZ Govt delivering collapsing growth and slowing job creation. Maybe the problem is the Labour Govt!
Today I am pleased to celebrate Korea’s formal accession to the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement with VM Byoung-hwan Kim 🇰🇷
@clausanhueza
🇨🇱and Minister Grace Fu 🇸🇬 in Paris. New Zealand looks forward to further digital cooperation with Korea under
#DEPA
Great to mark entry into force of the NZ-EU FTA in Akl today w/ our Treaty partners, business and sector representatives and EU delegates. This FTA sees $100m of savings per year on NZ exports. It’s a key step in our efforts to double the value of NZ exports in 10 yrs.
#NZEUFTA
Yesterday the Prime Minister said 2019 is the year of delivery. Less than 24 hours later she announced they won’t deliver the KiwiBuild homes they said they would. Rhetoric v Reality!
Delighted to congratulate
@PiyushGoyal
on his reappointment as India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry. Look forward to building on our good work lifting 🇳🇿🇮🇳relations, including trade and economic opportunities! 🤝
I stopped in to meet
@Emirates
President Sir Tim Clark KBE on my way home yesterday to thank him for the 14 direct flights Emirates runs weekly between NZ and Dubai, connecting NZ people & fresh products to the world
Great to join deputy PM
@winstonpeters
and those involved in NZ Ag + trade to celebrate Zespri and all those who drive the kiwifruit industry in NZ.
Zespri is the world’s largest marketer of 🥝 in more than 50 countries achieving $2.5 billion in exports in 2023 🎉👏
#zespri
Alongside
#ITAG
and
#GTAGA
partners, New Zealand 🇳🇿welcomes Australia 🇦🇺 and Brazil 🇧🇷 to build on progress in inclusive trade to strengthen economic prosperity 🇦🇷🇨🇦🇨🇱🇨🇴🇨🇷🇪🇨🇲🇿🇵🇪
Read the Joint Statement ➡️
Yesterday I meet with Japanese minister responsible for the CPTPP, Yoshitaka Shindō.
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The CPTPP is a gold standard trade agreement binding our countries & providing opportunities to grow our exports.
I enjoyed sharing some Te Puke kiwifruit with the minister & his team. 🥝
The families of Jason Reihana’s victims were not informed he was going to be released 9 years early. I know how terrible his murders were because I was the Crown Prosecutor.
Kelvin Davis has questions to answer.
Today I caught up with colleague and friend
@PiyushGoyal
, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry. We swapped notes on how we’re strengthening the 🇳🇿🇮🇳 relationship and growing our opportunities for both countries 🤝
A warm congratulations to
@narendramodi
on an historic re-election as Prime Minister of India. We worked closely with India over the last decade and hope to see real progress on an NZ India FTA to the benefit of both countries.
@SanjivKohli
,
@SushmaSwaraj
,
@bakshiks
Today I meet with
@ShahMeenesh
and
@NDDB_Coop
.
Both 🇮🇳 and 🇳🇿 produce world-class dairy products. There are many opportunities to share knowledge, expertise and experience to grow the value of our dairy sectors and boost returns for our farmers and processors.
Congrats to new MFAT CE, Chris Seed. His years of service to NZs foreign policy, including as High Commissioner to Aus, will serve us well as he steps up to this new role.
@MFATgovtNZ
Great to see China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao again – this time in 🇨🇳. We discussed the complementary New Zealand-China trade and economic relationship, including areas of cooperation and shared interest.
Today I opened WinePro in beautiful Marlborough.
I meet with industry leaders and discussed the growing success of high-quality kiwi wine on the world stage. 🍷📈
NZ’s wine industry has grown from $125 million of exports in 1999 to almost $2.4 billion last year.
Impressive range of innovative Chinese bakery products on display at the New Zealand Bakery Channel Partner event in Shanghai, all including high quality New Zealand ingredients.
@NZinShanghai
@NZTEnews
I finally got to enjoy the famous dirty latte! …
Report from the
@nzherald
and another week where the Ardern Govt refuses to front to answer questions. Why won’t they let Kelvin do it? He’s been acting PM before
@NgatiBird
This morning I meet with UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Indo-Pacifc,
@CatherineWest1
It is great to see increased engagement and continued cooperation to support a safe and prosperous region. 🌏
@UKinNZ
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Delighted to ratify IPEF today. This group matters, covering half of NZ's exports, and including India and the USA. These unique regional supply chain, trade, and climate agreements let us tackle risks and pursue investment opportunities.
NZ Ambassador Rosemary Banks delivers instruments of ratification to
@StateDept
Ambassador Matt Murray and
@CommerceGov
Chief Negotiator Sharon Yuan for IPEF agreements. NZ’s commitment to clean economy, fair economy & supply chains outcomes another example of 🇳🇿 & 🇺🇸cooperation
5 hrs off the plane ✈️ from the EU via Dubai and straight into Europe Day celebrations here at parliament. It was great to catch up with
@lmereditheu
and relay the many productive meetings I had with EU partners on the sidelines of OECD. 🇳🇿🤝🇪🇺
@EUinNZ
#nzeufta
Grant Robertson’s pockets are fatter as kiwis do it harder. No new roads, no fast rains, no kiwibuild and fewer operations. Come on Grant don’t be so greedy.
#nationnz
Congrats to
@jreynoldsMP
on his appointment as UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade. The close 🇳🇿🇬🇧 trading relationship is stronger with our gold standard FTA, the UK’s accession to CPTPP, as well as upgraded people mobility schemes. I look forward to working with you.
Great to touch base with Gujarat Chamber of Commerce this morning.
Like New Zealand, Gujarat shares a strong food and fibre sector.
There are many opportunities for business-to-business, and people-to-people cooperation and innovation between the Gujarat and NZ
Wonderful to join PM Christopher Luxon on the ground in Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 to meet with Prime Minister Marape and his Ministers. We discussed how we can grow our relationship, and increase trade and investment between our two nations. 🤝
On my final stop in 🇮🇳 I visited a local
@Amul_Coop
farm and milking to gain a practical sense of dairy operations and the communities supported by the sector.
There are exciting opportunities for 🇳🇿 and 🇮🇳 to partner and cooperate to boost our respective agriculture sectors.
In my role as Assoc. Minister of Foreign Affairs delivering NZ’s statement at the UN Conference on Disarmament🇺🇳
New Zealand’s 🇳🇿commitment to nuclear disarmament and a nuclear weapon free world is unchanged.
#TPNW
#NPT
📸
@ODA_Geneva
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Fair Economy Agreement signed today in Singapore creates an investment eco-system that is safe, transparent, reliable for business and attractive to investors. Investment in 🇳🇿 businesses creates jobs & grows 🇳🇿 economy.