Will he... Won't he?
I am not talking about Winston Raymond Peters and the 'Will he...Won't he' debate that surrounds the Tauranga electorate. Others I suspect will.
It's a slightly unusual Monday morning tomorrow. I've been invited by Priority One and Export NZ to meet John Key (above) and other members of his trade team as they spell out National Party policy on all things commerce. I don't expect much detail. If opinion polls are to be believed though, it is quite possible that National will be the next party of Government, so its views matter.
Later in the week, Prime Minister Helen Clark rides into town. You can either lunch with her through the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce or sit down for afternoon tea with her, through the Women's Business Network.
The General Election is expected in October / November. If Winston does re-stand for NZ First as expected, expect more of the same in the coming months.
I quite deliberately do not blog on things 'party political'. The similarities between the current party play in NZ however with the party play in the UK, are not lost on me. For Pingar, both are important markets. Both have Labour Governments behind in the polls with resurgent 'conservative' oppositions. Yet both countries and all the respective parties seem to share a fairly common view on international trade.
It will be interesting to test this perception tomorrow morning.
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