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Peters further dismissing Luxon's suggestion:

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.

read here: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

PM Luxon gave a speech this morning suggesting CPTPP and EU countries could get together to respond to US tariffs. This afternoon ... Foreign Minister Winston Peters dismissed this as premature. Mixed-messages as Luxon is due to make calls with world leaders this afternoon.

When that sticker shock hits

When that NZ cab and grass-fed steak tastes 10% sweeter

Also I looked at NZ's tariffs on US goods a couple weeks ago: 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.

Read about Trump's announcement here: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Trump's "liberation day" is here and Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on all countries, including NZ. And there's some janky accounting to work out how much NZ's tariff rate on US goods. The real tariff rates are much lower.

Correction: I have muddled trade deficit with trade surplus above ... basic error that has been amended.

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.

Link here: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

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.

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.

Winston Peters will meet Marco Rubio in the coming hours, and no doubt Trump tariffs will be front of mind. On The Post I've got a run down of the trade relationship - and the case NZ could make to avoid trade-smashing tariffs.

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.

Link here: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

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Foreign Minister Winston Peters says initial conversations with Trump administration officials have centred on “what they want of us”. But he is unwilling to specify the “expectations” of the United States.

It's possible to make a pretty informed guess. Read more on @thepost-nz.bsky.social

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.

Read the piece here: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Bit of analysis with facts, numbers, and graphs (you hate to see it) on @thepost-nz.bsky.social about what's at stake in NZ-India trade negotiations, announced this morning.

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”.

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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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.

Link to the story here: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

In @thepost-nz.bsky.social 's Sunday Star this weekend I have a detailed look at ideas and questions for the incoming Defence Capability Plan, expected to outline the Govt's intended billion-dollar spend on defence. Lots of thoughts from informed people, including Josh Wineera and Andrew Little.

Michael Tilley on LinkedIn: #competitionlaw #antitrust #cartels Good to chat with Thomas Manch for his article in The Sunday Star Times about cartel conduct. It’s not news that cartel conduct is treated seriously by the…

Good to chat with @thomasmanch.bsky.social for his article in the Sunday Star Times on #cartel conduct. Cartel conduct is serious, and the stakes are even higher when public money is involved. www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...

Political panel Listen to our weekly political panel.

I joined RNZ's Jo Moir on the weekly Morning Report political panel this morning to talk Winston Peters' Washington trip, Trump strategy, and school lunches. Tried to sound coherent and sane.

Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

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UPDATE: Foreign Minister Winston Peters says sacking Goff was one of the most difficult things he has done. Read more @thepost-nz.bsky.social

WATCH: Phil Goff's question at the Chatham House event that has Foreign Minister Winston Peters sacking him.

Winston Peters sacks Goff as UK High Commissioner Foreign Minister Winston Peters has declared Phil Goff’s position “untenable” after public remarks questioning US President Donald Trump’s understanding of history.

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BREAKING on @thepost-nz.bsky.social: Winston Peters has sacked Phil Goff as UK High Commissioner over comments made about US President Donald Trump