Some (irreverent) thoughts from me !

Positive development. Will require bipartisan consensus which means concessions from all sides. For productivity, competitiveness and future prosperity this has to be got right.

Great to have Ambassador OSAWA MAKOTO join us for a very engaging discussion Trade Works

Waking to this sad news for te ao Māori and the whole nation. Haere, haere, haere e te rangatira.

They unfortunately did not say that a comprehensive free trade agreement was an essential missing piece of such a long-standing and historic relationship based on shared values and interests …

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” - brilliant, moving, tragic film about life for women and girls in Iran today.

Appalling.

The comment about NZ having “70 years of limited strategic imagination” stopped me right there - hardly evidence of high quality debate Dileepa Fonseka !

Not good - this is shaping up to be a major non tariff barrier to trade with the EU. Trade Works

Te Ariki Nui Kuini Ngawai Hono i te Po blessed by Te Atipihopa o Aotearoa Most Rev Don Tamihere. Ka nui nga mihi ki a koe e Kuini Ngawai! #mihinare

On today of all days …

Honestly these people …

Brilliant job by the 1News team in Ngāruawāhia!

Korea is an important partner and we co-operate in so many fields but the lack of interest in #CPTPP is really quite puzzling. Trade Works

The Prime Minister is spending a lot of time overseas but in these troubled times for our global business it’s well worth it, as I explain below ⁦⁦Trade Works⁩ thepost.co.nz/politics/35040…

Yes - at best that bill is an unnecessary distraction, at worst it’s divisive and will set back race relations for decades: Prime Minister, #killthebill

Thoughts from me here ($$)

Priceless!

This too is priceless!

NZ ratifies #IPEF Trade Works