Labour has confirmed it will support the India free trade agreement, giving the government enough votes in Parliament to pass the deal despite strong opposition from NZ First.
The agreement, first announced in December and set to be signed in New Delhi, had been in doubt due to NZ First’s resistance, but Labour leader Chris Hipkins said his party would back it after reviewing the text and legal advice. However, Hipkins warned a clause encouraging up to $20 billion (USD) in New Zealand private sector investment into India over 15 years was “very unrealistic” and “almost impossible” to achieve. He cautioned that “India have reserved the right to claw back the concessions they’ve granted… in the event that New Zealand businesses don’t invest $20 billion US in India,” adding businesses should be aware of the risk.
NZ First leader Winston Peters launched a scathing attack on the agreement and Labour, calling it “madness” and a “disgraceful sellout” of the country’s future.
In a statement on X, Peters said the deal would force New Zealand to promote tens of billions of dollars of investment offshore, describing it as “an utter unmitigated disaster of an agreement for New Zealand’s future.” He also raised concerns about immigration settings tied to the deal, claiming it risked expanding visa access and student numbers, and arguing, “This is supposed to be a free trade deal, not a free migration deal.”
Despite those criticisms, Labour signalled it would not block the agreement, with Hipkins saying the party would allow it to proceed while flagging the investment provisions as a ‘potential risk area’.
The Labour Party and National Party have just sealed an FTA that means that our country MUST promote $33 billion in just 15 years into a foreign country and NOT into New Zealand.
This is madness.
Labour themselves have said this FTA is “high risk” because if we don’t meet…
— Winston Peters (@winstonpeters) April 22, 2026
Red, Blue, Left, Right, two wings of the same ‘church parliament’, aka the foreign owned/controlled New Zealand Company.
Luxon is following instructions, immigration from India (and China) has been chosen as the method of destroying this country, check his offshore bank accounts in a year.
The love of money is the root of all evil
Well said.
Amanda will need a new Tesla. Let’s hope she can keep her shoulders covered this election.
Labour and national sellouts don’t vote for EITHER.
ACT party is in support of this treasonous deal.
https://www.act.org.nz/news/act-welcomes-landmark-india-new-zealand-free-trade-agreement
Winston. You could always call a general election.
Winston?
Just like the TPPA. National set it in motion and Labour, despite calling it an attack on democracy passed it, as soon as they were in office. As far as I’m concerned neither have the interests of New Zealanders at heart and both deserve political extinction . PLEASE DON’T VOTE FOR SELL OUTS!!!!
Well said
VOTE FOR THE NEW ZEALAND LOYAL PARTY!!!
Stop casting votes for the Uni-Party who’s actions have plainly demonstrated their contempt for ALL OF US!!!
Weasley and Woke.
So now we have a TEAL alliance with Labour and National demonstrating and not for the first time, they are essentially the same globalist entity. A vote for one is no different to a vote for the other, which is why I would never vote for either. Complete sell outs of the lowest order This is just the latest betrayal.
EXACTLY
Hipkins again. Always in agreement with the globalists. Always hoping to hoover up some crumbs from under the globalist table before he finally gets the boot from politics.
Indian immigratio is bad news for New Zealand. This is a little country, really just three islands on the edge of the Southern Ocean. Much of the country is just too rough to settle, and we are already seeing the degradation of our waterways and infrastructure overwhelmed with 5.5 million people. Where is 33 billion dollars in 15 years coming from? The taxpayers? Aren’t we already under some sort of promise to donate bigly to the Paris Accord each year thanks to James Shaw? Carbon credits or something? Where is that wee guy now? And the gibmes never ending Treaty demands. On top of that our monthly energy payments, food and house prices and rates increases are already beggaring the population. It’s just plain crazy in a country like this.
They always were going to.
Watch this space if either Labor or National become minority parties they will join.
They create an illusion of deception pretending to be different.
Wake up N.Z
The uni party in action. Luxon will be happy to ‘lose’ to Labour . I’d say that’s the plan. Winston and NZF are going to be put in a difficult situation come the elections. I wish him well.
The uni-party selling the bits of the country Australia doesn’t want to India.
Well I would not be surprised to see NZF do exceptionally well in this election. Auckland can be renamed to New Delhi 2.0
Apparently part of this deal means we have to IMPORT Indian dairy products.
NZ first needs to get some immigration policies in in order to form a coalition.
We don’t want to be overtaken by India and we certainly don’t need Indian students tsking our kids jobs.
This is 2030 agenda; to hollow out the middle income Kiwi. Invite 3rd world to replace jobs Kiwis find intolerably low income for the pipe dream to own your own home. You will own nothing and be happy.
Population replacement in EU nations, the likes of North African and Middle East Arab culture eventually clash like oil in water to old Western values. Its intentional.
Bring in these changes perfectly timed for the big money grab fuel crisis to redirect decent. The Irish were fighting against immigration only months ago. Now they are fighting for survival in an energy crisis. It is not a coincidence folks. Its planned.
Off course the uniparty has shafted New Zealand, they are traitors, 35 billion gifted to India for what?
Dead right.
Labour and National are the left and right cheeks of the same butt hole. Enjoy the illusion of democracy everyone! They will always join together to keep kiwi working men and women down and enslaved to the system.
Yes, the Justinian deception system.
Limpdik hipkins what a weak man sellout alrite. Wheres the Maori Party opposing this mass invasion of the turangawaewae? Sellouts too
Is this an act of deliberate social sabotage by the legislature?
Yes it is. Every western government in the world are all doing it concurrently. They hate us.
Imagine looking at the current state of Auckland and thinking, “you know what this place needs? MORE Indians!”
Still waiting for Winston to say
“If you vote for NZF and if we win withdraw from this FTA and we will denaturation every Jeet the arrived on this FTA”