24 May 2022

Trade partnerships key to Ardern's US visit - NZUS Council

From Morning Report, 6:14 am on 24 May 2022

The Prime Minister is en route to the United States on a whirlwind trade mission - but a visit to the White House is still to be confirmed.

Jacinda Ardern will travel to multiple cities, meeting with politicians, tech heavyweights, as well as making another cameo on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

It comes as New Zealand joins the newly-launched Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.

The plan seeks to expand the US' economic influence in the region, but it isn't quite the trade agreement many had hoped for.

We hear from Jordan Small, executive director of the NZUS Council.