Prime Minister John Key has broken his silence over the controversial bid by a Chinese consortium to buy the Crafar farms, suggesting his personal discomfort over the deal.
In comments to The Dominion Post before his departure on a 10-day trip to Asia today, Mr Key said he "wouldn't want to see a wholesale sale of New Zealand's land productive sector".
Asked about opposition to the Crafar farms deal, he said there was public resistance to foreign investment in New Zealand's primary export base.
"And that is probably less related to the country involved – in this case China – and more around the fact that there is a genuine concern that we shouldn't sell out the golden goose."
In May, Mr Key slapped down Agriculture Minister David Carter for saying the deal was "unlikely to go through".So it's not okay for a minister to comment on the deal while the Overseas Investment Office is considering an application, but it's okay for Key to share his negative opinions on overseas investment with us. Because that's not all putting pressure on the OIO, is it?
It's good to be the boss. When you're the man you can just change the rules as you go.
Nice to see another idiot inducted. Surprise surprise, it's a republican.
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