26 Oct 2017

Labour to renegotiate TPP on sidelines of APEC

From Morning Report, 8:27 am on 26 October 2017

One of the most pressing matters facing the incoming government is the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotations, which are reaching a crucial point. The first order of business for the newly minted Trade Minister David Parker will be to renegotiate New Zealand's position with the other ten countries. But there's not much time, with important decisions about the future of the deal to be made on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Vietnam early next month.