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OPINION: With Winston Peters playing politics with the PM's Indian FTA, all eyes will be on Labour who have the casting vote.
Your old mate reckons Chris Hipkins can't credibly block a deal as good as this one, but he'll have to eat humble pie to vote 'yes'.
During an election debate, Hipkins once laughed at Luxon's promise to secure an Indian FTA within his first term in government.
He later accused the PM of reversing our nuclear free stance by negotiating with India and said he didn't want an FTA achieved at the expense of "selling out large parts of New Zealand's economy".
And on Labour's recent "disappointment" that Luxon's deal excludes dairy, when last in power, Labour trade spokesman Damien O'Connor admitted getting "huge volumes of dairy" into India was "never realistic" during their term.
OPINION: When he promised an Indian FTA in his first term, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was really putting it all on red for the win. Against the odds (and with help from Todd McClay and others), he has thumbed his nose at the many doubters by closing just such a deal before Christmas – a move that will change the narrative around the PM and could help him win the election.
Primary sector leaders have praised the government and its officials for putting the Indian free trade deal together in just nine months.
Primary sector leaders have welcomed the announcement of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand.
A New Zealand dairy industry leader believes the free trade deal announced with India delivers wins for the sector.
The Coalition Government will need the support of at least one opposition party to ratify the free trade deal with India.
Former Agriculture Minister Nathan Guy says he's excited about his new role as NZ's Special Agricultural Trade Envoy.
A pillar of New Zealand's horticultural industry, Dr Stuart Davis, was farewelled at a well-attended funeral service in Tuakau, South Auckland, on December 18.
A stable but uncertain year lies ahead for New Zealand primary products, says Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Director General, Ray Smith.
Additional tariffs introduced by the Chinese Government last month on beef imports should favour New Zealand farmers and exporters.
Dairy prices have jumped in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, breaking a five-month negative streak.
Bill and Michelle Burgess had an eye-opening realisation when they produced the same with fewer cows.
