Fonterra Leadership

Yeah, well, we've been continuing to engage with Labour. We've exchanged several letters. We've made ministers and officials available to deal with any concerns or issues they have about it. My point is a pretty simple one. You know, trade shouldn't be political. Trade's always been bipartisan. It's a New Zealand thing, not a political thing. You know, you remember, you know, we've actually supported, I think, all free trade agreements, Labour and National, that have ever been done. The Greens didn't support CPTPP when Labour was in government, but National did in opposition, and that's how it got passed. So, from my point of view, trade is bipartisan. It never has been a political thing and it shouldn't be. So the bottom line is, yesterday, Jamie, I was up in North Canterbury and it was a good day for Fonterra farmers. But I was just thinking about the, you know, we had 90% of the land market in India. We have 8% today because the Australians got a free trade deal and we didn't. And that's a huge loss of opportunity for New Zealand exporters when you need more options than you've ever needed before. before given the problems we've got out there in the world you know kiwifruit apples wine manuka honey seafood all of that stuff is really positive for New Zealand and I would have thought if you support regional New Zealand New Zealand first or Labour you know and you want jobs in the regions and you want to be able to support industries that you're passionate about you'd get them behind it