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'Ambiguity': Hipkins doubles down on India FTA concerns, issues warning

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 6:04pm
Photo / Mark Mitchell
Photo / Mark Mitchell

'Ambiguity': Hipkins doubles down on India FTA concerns, issues warning

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 6:04pm

Labour's leader is doubling down on his concern about the India-New Zealand free trade agreement's $33 billion Kiwi investment target. 

The party's finally agreed to support the FTA, but is warning businesses to proceed at their own risk. 

Chris Hipkins says the multi-billion-dollar target is unrealistic. 

He says down the line, it could affect businesses that redirect exports to India. 

"You've redirected product where you've developed a market - you could find that the constraints that have stopped you doing that until now are suddenly reimposed."  

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