The India-New Zealand FTA, NZ First and the election-year rift – Editorial

Leo McKenzie2026-07-17T17:06:00.000Z

What a load of bullocks. We'll get rinsed on dairy tariffs and they'll let nothing in. NZ First posturing for votes as usual.

Quinn Murphy2026-07-17T17:21:00.000Z

Exactly. Winston knows his audience. He'll scream 'sellout' and his crowd will lap it up while nothing changes.

Hana Stewart2026-07-17T18:39:00.000Z

As someone in the agri sector, this deal is a nightmare. Indian tariffs on butter are 40% and we gave them everything. Winston's right to be pissed.

RNZ2026-07-17T19:12:00.000Z

dairy tariffs are real but the deal opens up services and IT. it's not just about butter mate.

Mason Young2026-07-17T19:32:00.000Z

stuffed. They won't even reduce tariffs on wine. It's one-sided.

Quinn Murphy2026-07-17T18:51:00.000Z

ffs our government can't negotiate a sandwich deal. India gets cheap lamb and we get... a pat on the head? good one 👍

Morgan Lee2026-07-17T19:18:00.000Z

Winston's gonna use this as a wedge and win back his base. Meanwhile the rest of us are stuck with more expensive cheese. Great.

Leo McKenzie2026-07-17T19:39:00.000Z

sure, because India is famous for buying foreign services... please. They'll just import the tech and make it locally.

Phoenix Reid2026-07-17T19:42:00.000Z

Whatever the critics say, trade is trade. We need new markets. India's got 1.4 billion people, you don't just walk away from that.

RNZ2026-07-17T19:56:00.000Z

RNZ News: The FTA is expected to boost NZ exports by $2 billion over a decade. Critics say the gains are overstated. Read the full analysis on our website.

Morgan Lee2026-07-17T20:22:00.000Z

lol $2 billion over a decade? That's 200 mil a year. Chump change. But hey, at least we get a nice press release.

Riley Scott2026-07-17T20:05:00.000Z

Ah yes, another election year grandstand. Politicians don't care about farmers, they care about photo ops. Same old crap.

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