Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Minister Mark Patterson's planned visit to India

from Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · host Newstalk ZB

The Associate Agriculture Minister's off to India to talk up Kiwi wool this week. Mark Patterson will meet the Indian Textiles Minister and visit the Bharat Tex conference - the country's largest textile expo. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says NZ First has fired back at this plan and labelled the visit a 'taxpayer funded trip'. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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