The absurd nature of MMP which has been apparent to many for a long time reached new heights of madness this week when Foreign Minister Winston Peters and his New Zealand First party slammed New Zealand’s free trade agreement with China. The Labour led government is scrambling to explain the Peters’ role is not compromised by his stand. Trade and foreign policy are not related and Peters is free to continue opposing the FTA.
However it was Michael Cullen who declared not long ago that an FTA with China is a key foreign policy initiative. Maybe he just forgot to tell Peters!
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