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Andrew Dickens: A good news story out of the Government
It's a bit easy to be negative these days. Times are tough and talk is cheap, and I like to manage expectations and not get too carried away with rhetoric.
But today I'm going to praise the Government and be positive.
The surprise announcement that free trade talks between New Zealand and India will start next month was great news.
Like PPPs, it won’t be a game changer short term, but it is a step in the right direction.
The welcome given to Christopher Luxon was quite a thing.
Flags and billboards all over town. A rowdy welcome from folk dancers and then the news that finally we will…
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