Long stories shortest in Aotearoa’s political economy: Christopher Luxon surprises by announcing trade deal talks with India will start next month, and include beef and dairy. Napier is set to join Whakatane, Dunedin and Westport in staging a protest march against health spending restraints hitting their hospital services. Winston Peters will quiz Marco Rubio today about abrupt US Aid cancellations in the Pacific, which are helping China expand its influence in our region.
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Long stories short, my top six news items in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, March 17 are:
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