Damien O'Connor
@DamienOConnorMP
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Passionate Kiwi. Father of five amazing daughters. Labour politician. Authorised by Rob Salmond, 187 Featherston St, Wellington.
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SIGNED! Aotearoa New Zealand and the UK have signed a historic free trade agreement 🇳🇿🤝🇬🇧.
@annietrev
. This will bring benefits for all New Zealanders; exporters, Māori, SMEs, the environment & more. Very special to be a part of this historic moment. ➡️
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NZ’s world-first effort to eradicate M.bovis has made significant progress. 3 years to the day since it was detected in NZ there are now just 4 infected farms.
That’s something our farming community should be really proud of. I'm certainly very proud of them.
@DairyNZ
@NZBeefLamb
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Changi Airport. For those in NZ who think the rest of the world has returned to normal.
#letsgetvaxed
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How proud could a father ever be? My five beautiful daughters when they were together
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Pleased to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
#RCEP
on behalf of NZ today. RCEP will be the largest FTA in the world, projected to add around $2 billion to our economy
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People pay good money for vegetables. You should be able to trust what’s in the bag is decent quality. Fail for Pam’s and the supplier
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We cannot remain silent on this tragedy
Veteran Haaretz journalist Amira Hass has reported from the Occupied Palestinian Territories for decades and says the Israeli public is "drunk with the will to take revenge" on Palestinians, spurred on by a far-right government dominated by "extreme fascist settlers."
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#NZUKFTA
agreement in principle landed!🇳🇿🤝🇬🇧Pleased to join the PM from MIQ to announce. It will deliver 100% tariff removal and create great opps for NZ biz to diversify their markets, helping our trade-led recovery from COVID. Great working with
@annietrev
#tradeforall
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One very proud dad. Massey University graduation day. Emily Rose OConnor BDesignHons
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NZ’s FTA with EU will our boost exports by up to $1.8b p.a. It provides duty free access for 97% of 🇳🇿 exports to 🇪🇺, helps level the playing field & create new opportunities for our world-leading goods and services exporters
#EUNZFTA
#NZCloseToEU
#tradeforall
@EU_Commission
➡️
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I've tested positive for Covid-19 after having managed to dodge it on 6 trips abroad. Feeling OK. Glad to be home. I was about to announce travel this week to the OECD in Paris and then the WTO in Geneva. Unfortunately I now won't be able to make the OECD,...
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Great News! New Zealand 🇳🇿 has been awarded its 1st place ranking in the
@hinrichfdn
@IMD_Bschool
#SustainableTradeIndex
for the second year in a row 🏆 This is an excellent endorsement for New Zealand and our success in economic growth.
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Successful meeting with
#CPTPP
Ministers hosted by CPTPP2023 Chair New Zealand in San Francisco. Great to make progress on CPTPP review & talk about how to grow the agreement - one of NZ’s most important - creating jobs & boosting incomes for more than 500,000 Kiwis.
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Delighted to catch up with UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade
@KemiBadenoch
. The UK is one of New Zealand’s most important trading partners, and we look forward to working with Secretary Badenoch to increase bilateral trade through our gold standard FTA.
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Thank you Biosecurity NZ staff for your scrutiny and prosecution.
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Plenty to discuss earlier this week with UK Trade Secretary
@trussliz
– it was great to touch base again on our progress towards a high quality and comprehensive FTA between New Zealand and the UK, as well as collaboration across the board in 2021
@APEC2021NZ
@G7
🇬🇧🇳🇿
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Warmly welcome and strongly support the proposal for a TRIPS waiver for vaccines. We’ll work actively with partners to progress this.
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Today we signed our groundbreaking FTA with the European Union 👏🇳🇿🇪🇺🤝Great to be in Brussels together with
@ChrisHipkins
@Vonderleyen
@vdombrovskis
&
@AAlonsoMarcos
for this historic occasion. A big outcome for NZ exporters in a range of sectors!
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And then there were 12! Delighted to welcome the United Kingdom to the CPTPP. 🇬🇧joining 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇧🇳🇨🇦🇨🇱🇯🇵🇲🇾🇲🇽🇵🇪🇸🇬🇻🇳. NZ is committed to the rules-based trading system and to the CPTPP remaining open and dynamic.
#CPTPP2023
👉
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A tobacco lobbyist lying. No one should be surprised
One tobacco outlet in Northland, or 35? The back and forth with minister Chris Bishop on the smokefree changes being scrapped - full interview here:
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An important milestone on the road to eradication and a world-first. No infections and no cases being investigated. Thanks to all across the sector and our rural communities involved in the continued effort on Mycoplasma Bovis.
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We can’t bury our rural heads in the sand. We can lead the world in emissions reduction while producing the finest food and fibre.
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Celebration of 25yrs as an MP. Sausages rolls, sauce and ToffeePops. Thanks team
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Very proud of
@VangelisVNZ
and the NZ team’s efforts at
#MC12
. They’ve put in a huge effort to deliver a substantial outcome and give a massive boost to the multilateral rules based system this week
#WTO
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A pleasure to catch up with Minister
@GANKIMYONG
at
#APEC2023
and
#IPEF
to re-affirm the strong trading relationship between our two countries including under the Enhanced Partnership, and opportunities to work together to unleash the green economy.
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Announcing today the Government’s phase out of live exports by sea.
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Delighted to hear about successful vote on the
#EUNZFTA
in the EU Parliament. We’re one step closer to realising the benefits for business and relationship 🇳🇿🤝🇪🇺
#NZCloseToEU
@VDombrovski
@EU_Commission
@NZinEU
@Europarl_EN
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Out for a bit of exercise before another day of negotiations in Brussels
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Today I joined Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Leaders Meeting hosted by US President Joe Biden in San Francisco.
#IPEF
supply chain agreement signed, clean & fair economy pillars concluded, significant progress on trade ➡️
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Seeing photo of some crosses at the stupid anti vax Ackld rally this is a memorial in Washington I saw recently. Each flag a life lost to Covid. 265k +
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Fantastic to be back in
#California
meeting both WiskAero who test their autonomous electric air taxis in
#NewZealand
& my great friend California Ag Secretary Karen Ross
@agsecross
. So proud of our partnerships with California across sustainability, tech and innovation 🇳🇿🇺🇸
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Pretty rich coming from a former senior Fonterra executive who did more to destroy dairy farmer equity than any Govt ever could.
O’Connor to farmers - “get over it”.
Those 3 words will haunt you.
@TheCountry
@NZBeefLamb
@FedFarmers
@DairyNZ
@HortNZ
@Fonterra
@NewstalkZB
@radionz
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Despite what some might say, the Govt doesn't "hate" farmers and we're not interested in destroying rural communities. We're interested in improving freshwater quality, something farmers and urban Kiwis agree is necessary.
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A shout out to our primary sector essential workers. Thank you one and all.
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We’ve worked hard as a nation to build our reputation for ethical high-quality animal protein and fibre. Consumers are becoming ever more discerning. This decision will help protect our reputation into the future.
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Always a pleasure to meet Minister Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
and discuss the wide-ranging potential for lifting New Zealand’s relationship with India.
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Honour to meet with Ukraine’s Ambassador to the WTO in Geneva and convey NZ’s support and solidarity directly. Russia’s illegal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is a form of aggression at direct odds with the core values NZers hold dear 🇳🇿🇺🇦
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Big step. The NZ-UK FTA Act was passed in the House today. Great to celebrate with British High Commissioner Iona Thomas, as both countries steer toward ratifying this important deal. 🇬🇧🤝 🇳🇿
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Technology!! Just watched YFC final on livestream at 36000ft over Europe. Congratulations to winner Emma Poole. Very proud of nephews Peter and Nick
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Breakout. Thanks to all the MIQ staff for keeping me safe
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A very excited daughter and her friend meet Jacinda at the start of a visit to Nelson
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I want to extend my thanks and congrats to the Southland farming community for reaching a landmark zero cases of M.bovis. Southland was really hard hit and they’ve done the hard yards to get to this point. Full credit to them.
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"The cows still need [to be] milked and the crops must be picked...Across the sectors we service, we have hundreds of vacancies, so we're calling out to all people who might be facing lay-offs as COVID-19 bites."
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Today was special on farm as I announced that the Government’s programme to wipe out pea weevil has achieved a world first, with the successful eradication of the pest from Wairarapa.
This goes to show what can be achieved when Government, industry and communities work together.
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Farewell to Ireland’s first Ambassador to New Zealand,
@PeterRyanEire
. Thanks for adding rocket fuel to New Zealand’s relationship with the Emerald Isle (but let’s not talk about the rugby). We wish you all the best. 🇮🇪☘️🇳🇿
#ireland
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This Govt has committed $100m to control wilding pines and provide hundreds of jobs for people most affected by COVID-19.This funding is a game changer in our fight against a pest that is a $4.6b threat to our economy, while providing up to 600 jobs.
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Roll on Wednesday 31 May! Fantastic to have an entry-into-force date for our gold standard FTA with the UK. Creating opportunities for Kiwi businesses. Growing our GDP by up to $1 billion.🇳🇿📷
#NZUKFTA
VIDEO📷: 📽️
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This Govt wants New Zealand to be the best place in the world to be a child – and that starts in the womb. That's why we'll be moving to mandatory pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products.
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I’m establishing a taskforce to respond to the animal welfare issues associated with winter grazing. Images of cows up to their knees in mud is unacceptable to me and I’ve heard loud and clear from the public that it’s unacceptable to them too. Time for action and consequences
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Great first meeting with
@airlangga_hrt
discussing the New Zealand/Indonesia economic relationship. We look forward to doing more together and in our region, to further enable and enhance our trade.
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Fantastic to work with
@AmbassadorTai
,
@mary_ng
, Hon Don Farrell and Indigenous representatives in the US’s Indigenous Peoples’ Trade Dialogue in San Francisco during APEC23 to enhance Indigenous economic cooperation and development across our region.
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Down to 1. A big milestone for the M. Bovis eradication effort. Only 1 infected property in 🇳🇿. I acknowledge the sacrifice that a small number of farmers have made for the benefit of all. Partnership with
@BeefLambNZ
,
@DairyNZ
, BiosecurityNZ and farmers has us near to a 🌏1st
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Great news for our region’s people & fish stocks.
@WTO
delivers historic Fish Subsidies Agreement Privileged to be
#FishSubsidies
Facilitator this week with
@SantiagoWills
Secretariat & fellow Ministers to deliver historic outcome (20+ years in making)
@mfatNZ
@mpi_NZ
@nzte
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Forward-focused and productive FTA talks with my UK counterpart, Trade Secretary
@trussliz
yesterday.
We’ve agreed to increase the tempo of negotiations with the aim of reaching agreement in principle in August
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New survey research, released today, shows farmers are focused on sustainability and the impacts of climate change more than ever. 92% of farmers are focused on making their farm more environmentally sustainable. Really heartening.
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Exports cracking the $50 billion mark for the first time! Our food & fibre sector is forecast to bring in a record $50.8 billion YE June 2022. I want to thank our farmers, processors, exporters and supply chains that are delivering this performance through the COVID disruption.
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Outstanding result from farmers, growers, foresters and fishers for 🇳🇿 NZ. $56.2 billion of exports is a new record. And the forecast for 2027 is $62b. Thanks to the food and fibre sector for the value you create.
#FitForABetterWorld
⬇️
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Hot. From my daughter in London to MIQ in Ackld. The new world of service
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Great to get over to Ireland and meet with
@LeoVaradkar
to celebrate our strong ties and discuss how we can grow business links further, including through an ambitious
#EUNZFTA
🇳🇿🇮🇪🇪🇺🤝
#NZCloseToEU
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Great to meet with British High Commissioner
@LauraClarkeUK
ahead of my visit to London. We're both very positive about the progress the UK 🇬🇧 and NZ🇳🇿 can make toward a quality FTA over the coming months.
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Pleased to announce Mel Poulton’s reappointment as New Zealand’s Special Agricultural Trade Envoy [to June 2023]. Mel is a passionate advocate for farming and 🇳🇿’s agricultural interests internationally - including via
@apec2021NZ
and in our EU and UK FTA negotiations.
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Always great to catch up with friend and outstanding Kiwi David Shearer
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Fantastic news this morning - the West Coast is now 90% fully vaccinated. Thank you to all the West Coasters who have played their part and to our hardworking vaccination teams.
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$52.2 billion in exports! Incredibly proud of the record revenue that our farmers, growers, foresters and fishers earned for NZ. Achieved through challenging times with supply chain disruptions and international pressure on prices of inputs. Thanks for your passion and hard work.
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Great to welcome
#Mexico
🇲🇽 to the Inclusive Trade Action Group and Global Trade & Gender Arrangement at
#OECD
Paris
@luzmadelamora
@tatclouthier
🇲🇽 alongside close partners
@mary_ng
Canada 🇨🇦,
@rodrigoyanezb
Chile 🇨🇱 & New Zealand 🇳🇿.
#ITAG
#GTAGA
#TradeforAll
@OECDtrade
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Happy
#sauvblancday
!
Sauv is the variety that woke the world up to
@nzwine
. Now over 5 million glasses of our Sauv are enjoyed all over the world, every single day. It is now NZ's most widely planted variety – making up 73% of our production.
Join me in raising a glass.
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Today we announced that one way quarantine free travel to New Zealand for RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu is on the horizon. We are now working with these Pacific neighbours and the horticulture industry with the aim to bring staff in from September. Great progress.
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A couple of West Coasters proud to work for greater opportunities on both sides of the Tasman
@annettecanberra
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Today was a big day for agriculture. The Government and primary sector leaders have agreed to a world-first partnership to reduce emissions. We will join forces to develop practical and cost effective ways to measure and price emissions at the farm level by 2025.
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PM
@jacindaardern
in her Budget speech today "Even through COVID-19 people have wanted to buy our high quality food and fibre, and that’s why in this Budget we’ll be looking to partner and support 10,000 New Zealanders into primary sector jobs."
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Very proud of our primary sector, exports are on track to grow by $1.7 billion on last year helping underpin NZ’s Covid-19 recovery
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Essential businesses, and those that support them, will continue to provide the necessities of life for everyone in NZ. Primary industries, including food and beverage production and processing, are deemed an essential service.
…/covid-19-alert-system/
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There is no shortage of demand. The world wants our high quality product. We now need a skilled workforce to help us seize the opportunities before us.
The Govt is working with the primary sector to help ensure workers get to the places they are needed.
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Great discussion about the EU FTA with my German counterpart tonight - conversation also moved onto many other issues. Thanks
@peteraltmaier
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Honoured to accompany PM
@jacindaardern
to the launch of the NZ-Singapore Enhanced Partnership and to sign the upgrade of the Closer Economic Partnership with Minister of Trade Relations, Mr S. Iswaran today.
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The Buller River and slip that interrupted travel to Westport last evening
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Excellent 🇳🇿 meeting with Ministers of Chile 🇨🇱 and Singapore 🇸🇬 to welcome the Republic of Korea’s 🇰🇷 request to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement. Looking forward to
#DEPA
cooperation on digital trade rules and making it easier to do business in the digital economy
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The Govt is supporting exporters to meet the new challenges they're facing. Our farmers and growers are rising to it with overall goods exports 2% higher in March 2020 than in March 19. Dairy exports were up 7%, meat 10% and seafood 7%. They're feeding us, and feeding the world.
Trade can help economy rebound, rebuild and recover.
“We’re taking steps to support the health response to COVID-19 that support exporters and that will help New Zealand rebuild and recover in the medium term.’ -
@DavidParkerMP
#Trade
#COVID19
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The New Zealand-China FTA Upgrade signed today cuts red tape and delivers a better deal for our exporters while also putting more focus on sustainable growth 🌏 Trade is critical to our economic recovery post COVID-19
#TradeRecovery
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A good boost for New Zealand’s brand and an indication of the increasing interest in sustainability.
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This afternoon I visited India’s biggest dairy company
@Amul_Coop
. We talked about how we can work together to increase production and improve farmer livelihoods here in India.
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An O’Connor, a Murphy, a Barry and an O’Brien walk into a Zoom meeting... Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!☘️
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