Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

It's a bit easy to be negative these days. Times are tough and talk is cheap, and I like to manage expectations and not get too carried away with rhetoric.  But today I'm going to praise the Government and be positive.  The surprise announcement that free trade talks between New Zealand and India will start next month was great news.   Like PPPs, it won’t be a game changer short term, but it is a step in the right direction.  The welcome given to Christopher Luxon was quite a thing.   Flags and billboards all over town.  A rowdy welcome from folk dancers and then the news that finally we will negotiate.   Our recent battle in cricket is top of Indian minds and they know that we are already good friends.   The benefits for both countries are large.  For too long our need for dairy to be part of a comprehensive deal has held talks back. But India is still a way away from needing us.   They have a huge but poorly performing herd of cows, but they are still self-s