1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: So the long awaited trip to India for the Prime 2 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: Minister's off this weekend. Large delegation. To mind you, it's 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: a large market and an FTA is long sought, but 4 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: particularly tricky for a farming country like ours. Anyway, Dameterris 5 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: Walsh is leading the business delegation and is with us 6 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 1: a very good morning to you. Cure about Mike, how 7 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: big is big. 8 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 2: In terms of the country or the delegation? 9 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: No, the delegation big. 10 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: Actually yeah, Look the delegation. I'm only doing the business 11 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 2: delegation along with Ross Taylor, the former black Cat. We've 12 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: got about forty odd people coming on that delegation and 13 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 2: then there's also a community delegation coming along as well. 14 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: Are there specifics you are looking to achieve or is 15 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: this a glad handing exercise to warm the relationship? 16 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 2: Look, warming the relationship is important, but it's definitely it's 17 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 2: definitely more than that. I think there's a range of things. 18 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: I think we as a business community need to learn 19 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 2: more about India. There ideals that are currently being done 20 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: that will be talked about while we are there, and 21 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: there'll be no doubt further arrangements that come off the 22 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 2: back of it. But it's a good chance to get 23 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 2: in front of chambers of commerce, heads of industry over 24 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: there and actually learn, make ourselves visible, ensure that we 25 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: really understand what the opportunities are for New Zealand, because, 26 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 2: as you said, at the outset a massive economy for 27 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: us and relatively proximate. 28 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: How much business do you know is done there anyway 29 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: in an FTA or whatever just comes in over the 30 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: top of that. 31 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 2: Well, at the moment, I think in terms of New 32 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 2: Zealand's experts it's about one point five percent of our 33 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: exports today, which is actually very small when you think 34 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 2: about the size of the economy in India, and for 35 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 2: anyone that doesn't know, I mean, within five years it's 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: probably going to be the third largest economy in the world. 37 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: So we've got a lot of growth opportunity here and 38 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 2: in particular in the egg resection. But even outside of that, tourism, 39 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: tech education, there's just a lot there to unveil for 40 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: New Zealand. 41 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if this is in your wheelhouse or not, 42 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: but I've got a lot of text traffic this morning 43 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: talking about the structure or lack of in India. So 44 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: in other words, yes, we want to do business, and 45 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: they probably want to do business with us, but when 46 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 1: you come to ports and stuff like that, connectivity is 47 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: still an issue. Is that fair or not? 48 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: It's sort of. I mean, I think you know, for 49 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 2: folks that have been to India recently, there are parts 50 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: of India that are incredibly progressive. They've got a massive 51 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: youth population that are very tech savvy, and some cities 52 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 2: are actually incredibly progressive in different parts. When you talk 53 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 2: about connectivity, it's actually one of the things, speaking as 54 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 2: the charity in New Zealand that we're looking to get 55 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 2: out of this tripper is to as we expand our 56 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,119 Speaker 2: network in the next couple of years, as we get 57 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 2: hold of aircraft, is actually to look at flying to India. 58 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 2: It's been something we've been signaling and we will be 59 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 2: meeting with folk over the air and making that part 60 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: of the discussion. 61 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: I'm glad you raise that because I was going to 62 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: raise it anyway. It seems the weirdest thing that you 63 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: can have that size market in roughly our region and 64 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 1: we have no direct link. Yeah. 65 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: Look, well I would agree with you, and I think 66 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: you know, my favorite party trick is to ask people 67 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: if in New Zealand was to fly to one more 68 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: international destination, where would it be And it's normally torn 69 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 2: between in there and the UK and so yeah, look 70 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 2: it's absolutely on the top of our radar. As you know, Mike, 71 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 2: we're a little short on aircraft just at the moment 72 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: with worldwide challenges, but that's going to change and we're 73 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 2: really looking forward to that. 74 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: Nice to talk to you appreciate it. Name Tories Walsh, 75 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: the India Business Delegation lead. For more from the Mic 76 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: Asking Breakfast, listen live to news talks that'd be from 77 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.