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Re: A way forward for a minnow country facing the collapse of rules-based international trade.

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Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:

>Given the way things are going, as a tiny country NZ faces trade
>issues that it cannot control with Trump simply ignoring rules-based
>trade, the UN and every other international rules he deems
>unfavourable.  It is not yet out of control and Congress may yet
>reassert its power over the POTUS, but we cannot count on this.
>
>Commentator David Farrar makes quite a compelling case for joining
>Australia as a state:
>
>https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2026/02/the_great_australia_debate.html
>
>Our PM would be reduced to a state Premier, but we would have a
>substantial presence in Canberra in both the house and the senate as
>befits the third most populous state.
>
>Worth looking into again.
Some how I can't  see NZ politicians giving up their  overseas junkets
and have their  status reduced to  a state governor. 

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A way forward for a minnow country facing the collapse of rules-based international trade. Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> - 2026-02-23 17:15 +1300
  Re: A way forward for a minnow country facing the collapse of rules-based international trade. Tony <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> - 2026-02-24 01:09 +0000
    Re: A way forward for a minnow country facing the collapse of rules-based international trade. Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> - 2026-02-24 21:34 +1300
  Re: A way forward for a minnow country facing the collapse of rules-based international trade. wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) - 2026-02-24 20:03 +0000
    Re: A way forward for a minnow country facing the collapse of rules-based international trade. Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> - 2026-02-25 23:39 +0000
  Re: A way forward for a minnow country facing the collapse of rules-based international trade. Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com> - 2026-02-26 16:45 +1300
  Re: A way forward for a minnow country facing the collapse of rules-based international trade. marika <marika5000@gmail.com> - 2026-03-02 04:37 +0000
    Re: A way forward for a minnow country facing the collapse of rules-based international trade. marika <marika5000@gmail.com> - 2026-03-02 05:45 +0000

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