Mr Prendergast is a career diplomat, has held postings in the United States and Malaysia, and was Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) director of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamyan, Afghanistan. “New Zealand and Brazil have worked
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Reframing the India-NZ Relationship Thursday, May 13, 2021 Suzannah Jessep
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In 1980, Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon famously observed that New Zealand’s foreign policy is trade policy.
While Sir Robert may have had his shortcomings, on this point it is hard to fault him.
Trade has been at the core of New Zealand’s foreign policy for the past several decades and as international trade has grown aided considerably by New Zealand’s free trade agreement with China it has become the central prism through which many other aspects of New Zealand foreign policy are valued and assessed.
Clode, who is originally from Southland and can speak, read and write Mandarin fluently, founded market research agency The Solution to help companies engage with Chinese consumers in more detail. By shadowing families, gamers, young professionals and mums – and even sleeping on their floors – he helps brands understand the roles individuals play in their households and in society. Over the years, he has worked with the likes of Disneyland, McDonald’s, Land Rover, Bose and Budweiser. Being an outsider meant people were more willing to speak with him frankly because their comments wouldn t negatively impact their image, Clode said. He found many mothers he shadowed spoke freely of the pressures of being young parents.