September 5, 2024 • 6 mins
The Prime Minister's welcoming support from a billionaire admirer.
Elon Musk replied to a tweet by Chris Luxon this week - about being in Malaysia.
The founder of SpaceX and Tesla wrote he likes the new New Zealand PM, adding he has good energy and talks directly to the public.
Speaking from South Korea, Luxon was pleased to hear of the boost.
"That's great, I'll take support from anyone. But more importantly, I'm just focused on the job and getting things done."
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now the Prime Minister is beating the trade drum again
on his ninth trip overseas since coming into office. He's
on a mission to double trade in the next ten years.
Spent two days in Malaysia, the first visit by a
New Zealand Prome minister there since twenty fifteen, and he's
currently in South Korea with trade and security high on
the agenda and Christopher Luxin's with us.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Now, Hey, Chris, get a here. How are you today?
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Well? Thank you? Hey. Do you know what I've noticed
about your trip is that there's hardly any media coverage
of it. What's going on?
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Well, all I know is I'm going from meeting to meeting,
meeting with investors and he got a business delegation. I've
been doing a bunch of deals while I've been here,
both in Malaysia and Korea, so i haven't been paying
too much attention to media attention on it. I'm just
getting on and getting the job done, which is that
we have to get rich, and we've got to get
rich by selling more stuff to people around the Southeast
data region for sure, Rich.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Chris, who've you got on which media? Who's who from
the media, contingent are on the trip with you.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
We've got TVs there with us on this trip and
they were with me today when I was sat at EMC.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
You've got Bennette Collins and that's it.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
I think that's in the delegation. Yes, he's traveling on
us in the downgdation.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Okay, an ease line commercial.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yes, I am.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Well, there's your problem, isn't it. You haven't subsidized the
media to come on the trip with you, so they
don't want to pay.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Well, look, I mean I'm able to talk directly to
the New Zealanders through something called social media, which is
a novel idea, but it seems to work, and we
talk straight to them and tell them exactly what I'm doing.
So I think people at home understand why I'm here,
and why I am here is because you know, New
Zealand needs to become much wealthier. We do want to
double our exports. We do want to attract investment to
New Zealand to get out roads built, to get a
(01:37):
lot of infrastructure built in the country. And you know
that's my job is to make sure that we are
making people aware that we are open for business and
we want to be able to work with them and
deep in those relationships.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Has the fairy issue come up in South Korea?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
No, not at all, because you know, you've got to remember,
a career is a two point seven trillion dollar economy,
and ultimately that's a dispute between two commercially and US.
You see, it's results.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
It's obviously sensitive enough for our ambassador there to have
to tell a high level diplomat beforehand, right, So, like,
are you telling me absolutely? No one's mentioned it at all.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
No, I hasn't come up in conversation whatsoever. And it's
not something that I've proactively raised either. It's something that
deserves you know, that can be raised through contractual arrangements
and contracts that exists between Korean firm and a New
Zealand firm, and they're quite capable of sorting that out.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Hey, how are you going to make us rich out
of South Korea?
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Well, look, I mean there's huge opportunities here. I mean
even yesterday I talked to President Un and we agreed
to remove some what are called non tariff barriers that
exists between our two countries. And so you know, five
different dairy type of products that have been difficult to
sell in Korea. We've been able to free that up.
The same with things like blueberries and you know, even
(02:49):
just those little things. You know, that's fifteen million dollars
worth of value to New Zealand each and every year.
We've agreed to look it upgrading our FTA agreement over
the course of next year, which is important to make
sure that we've got really competitive settings that New Zealand
growers and producers and those of tech firms look renewable energy,
but also in advanced aviation and space our opportunities for New
(03:11):
Zealand as well. So you know, it's really about us understanding. Look,
you know, we do not get wealthy in a small
country selling stuff to each other. We need to get
out in the world and hustle. And that's why I've
had it so hard in my first year, because I
really and I've got Winston Peter's out there on the
planes a lot. I've got Trade ministerm maclay out there.
I've got Defense Minister Collins out there as well, like
(03:31):
the four of us to lift our intensity and our
urgency and our relationships because we have to convert opportunity
for New Zealand people and that means trade, and we
know when New Zealand firms are exporting, they are able
to pay much higher wages as a consequence because they're
doing better than those that aren't exporting. And so it's
a really important thing that I do everything I can
(03:51):
to set the conditions and the set up right. We've
got I think twenty two outstanding business leaders here from
a range of sectors across the economy. Yous today. I
sat there and you know, we signed ten deals between
Korean and New Zealand companies. We did similarly similar activity
in Malaysia as well, So all of that is incredibly
positive in Malaysia. You know, just by showing up talking
(04:12):
to the Prime Minister and the officials, I said, well, look,
you know, we want to sell red meat into Malaysia.
It's very difficult at the moment with halal regulations and
bureaucracy on your side. We need to get that sort
of Prime Minister and we both committed that, you know,
in the next two months, we would make our officials,
particularly on the Malaysian side, actually get that job done
so we can get red meat flowing into Malaysia.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Did I hear that you saw one of those rubbish
balloons being launched by North Korea today.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Yeah, I have to be honest with that. It was
really interesting today because you know, we live in a
pretty benign environment in the South Pacific, but you know
up here in you know, you've got North Korea on
your border. And so I went to the DMZ this morning,
and if you think about it, you know, the Korean
War finished, but actually essentially a ceasefire was maintained or
through an armistice, and we've had peacekeeping troops here on
(04:59):
the ground. In fact, I've tripled the resources. Overcoming year
will happen as well. But essentially, as we were standing
there on the DMZAH balloon went up with rubbish bags
attached to it. And that's North Korea sending trash in
to South Korea, and they're weird.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Jesus is like stuff you do at school.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Yeah, a lot of it's irrational and it doesn't make
a lot of sense. But what does make sense is
that you very clearly the message I've been trying to
communicate over the course of this year is that that security,
peace and stability relatively we've had on the Korean Peninsula,
rather than a hot war or hot conflict has meant
that South Korea has grown into the fourteenth largest economy
in the world. New Zealand has doubled our trade with
(05:38):
South Korea in the last nine years. And so you
cannot have economic prosperity without security and peace and stability.
And that's why I keep saying in twenty twenty four,
security and economic interest are inextricably linked. And that's why
you've got able to talk both of those conversations at
the same time.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
What's up with Elon Musk's love affair with you?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
I thought that one of my kids told me that, but.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
I follows you on Twitter. Now did you see that?
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Anyone who support us? Of us? That's great? So I
take support from anyone. But more importantly, I'm just focused
on the job and getting things done.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Listen, why don't you milk that for us? Like Elon Musk?
I mean, he's about dodgy, but he's got heaps of money.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
So well, I've got to do the business here in
South Korea, so we'll be focused on the trade, make
sure we grow New Zealand. That's what it's got to
be about. Trade trip, job done.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Trade trip to Elon's house next day Thank you very much,
Christopher appreciate to look after yourself as Christopher Lux and
the Prime Minister who's over in South Korea at the moment.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
Now the Prime Minister is beating the trade drum again
on his ninth trip overseas since coming into office. He's
on a mission to double trade in the next ten years.
Spent two days in Malaysia, the first visit by a
New Zealand Prome minister there since twenty fifteen, and he's
currently in South Korea with trade and security high on
the agenda and Christopher Luxin's with us.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Now, Hey, Chris, get a here. How are you today?
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Well? Thank you? Hey. Do you know what I've noticed
about your trip is that there's hardly any media coverage
of it. What's going on?
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Well, all I know is I'm going from meeting to meeting,
meeting with investors and he got a business delegation. I've
been doing a bunch of deals while I've been here,
both in Malaysia and Korea, so i haven't been paying
too much attention to media attention on it. I'm just
getting on and getting the job done, which is that
we have to get rich, and we've got to get
rich by selling more stuff to people around the Southeast
data region for sure, Rich.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Chris, who've you got on which media? Who's who from
the media, contingent are on the trip with you.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
We've got TVs there with us on this trip and
they were with me today when I was sat at EMC.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
You've got Bennette Collins and that's it.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
I think that's in the delegation. Yes, he's traveling on
us in the downgdation.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Okay, an ease line commercial.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yes, I am.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Well, there's your problem, isn't it. You haven't subsidized the
media to come on the trip with you, so they
don't want to pay.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Well, look, I mean I'm able to talk directly to
the New Zealanders through something called social media, which is
a novel idea, but it seems to work, and we
talk straight to them and tell them exactly what I'm doing.
So I think people at home understand why I'm here,
and why I am here is because you know, New
Zealand needs to become much wealthier. We do want to
double our exports. We do want to attract investment to
New Zealand to get out roads built, to get a
(01:37):
lot of infrastructure built in the country. And you know
that's my job is to make sure that we are
making people aware that we are open for business and
we want to be able to work with them and
deep in those relationships.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Has the fairy issue come up in South Korea?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
No, not at all, because you know, you've got to remember,
a career is a two point seven trillion dollar economy,
and ultimately that's a dispute between two commercially and US.
You see, it's results.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
It's obviously sensitive enough for our ambassador there to have
to tell a high level diplomat beforehand, right, So, like,
are you telling me absolutely? No one's mentioned it at all.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
No, I hasn't come up in conversation whatsoever. And it's
not something that I've proactively raised either. It's something that
deserves you know, that can be raised through contractual arrangements
and contracts that exists between Korean firm and a New
Zealand firm, and they're quite capable of sorting that out.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Hey, how are you going to make us rich out
of South Korea?
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Well, look, I mean there's huge opportunities here. I mean
even yesterday I talked to President Un and we agreed
to remove some what are called non tariff barriers that
exists between our two countries. And so you know, five
different dairy type of products that have been difficult to
sell in Korea. We've been able to free that up.
The same with things like blueberries and you know, even
(02:49):
just those little things. You know, that's fifteen million dollars
worth of value to New Zealand each and every year.
We've agreed to look it upgrading our FTA agreement over
the course of next year, which is important to make
sure that we've got really competitive settings that New Zealand
growers and producers and those of tech firms look renewable energy,
but also in advanced aviation and space our opportunities for New
(03:11):
Zealand as well. So you know, it's really about us understanding. Look,
you know, we do not get wealthy in a small
country selling stuff to each other. We need to get
out in the world and hustle. And that's why I've
had it so hard in my first year, because I
really and I've got Winston Peter's out there on the
planes a lot. I've got Trade ministerm maclay out there.
I've got Defense Minister Collins out there as well, like
(03:31):
the four of us to lift our intensity and our
urgency and our relationships because we have to convert opportunity
for New Zealand people and that means trade, and we
know when New Zealand firms are exporting, they are able
to pay much higher wages as a consequence because they're
doing better than those that aren't exporting. And so it's
a really important thing that I do everything I can
(03:51):
to set the conditions and the set up right. We've
got I think twenty two outstanding business leaders here from
a range of sectors across the economy. Yous today. I
sat there and you know, we signed ten deals between
Korean and New Zealand companies. We did similarly similar activity
in Malaysia as well, So all of that is incredibly
positive in Malaysia. You know, just by showing up talking
(04:12):
to the Prime Minister and the officials, I said, well, look,
you know, we want to sell red meat into Malaysia.
It's very difficult at the moment with halal regulations and
bureaucracy on your side. We need to get that sort
of Prime Minister and we both committed that, you know,
in the next two months, we would make our officials,
particularly on the Malaysian side, actually get that job done
so we can get red meat flowing into Malaysia.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Did I hear that you saw one of those rubbish
balloons being launched by North Korea today.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Yeah, I have to be honest with that. It was
really interesting today because you know, we live in a
pretty benign environment in the South Pacific, but you know
up here in you know, you've got North Korea on
your border. And so I went to the DMZ this morning,
and if you think about it, you know, the Korean
War finished, but actually essentially a ceasefire was maintained or
through an armistice, and we've had peacekeeping troops here on
(04:59):
the ground. In fact, I've tripled the resources. Overcoming year
will happen as well. But essentially, as we were standing
there on the DMZAH balloon went up with rubbish bags
attached to it. And that's North Korea sending trash in
to South Korea, and they're weird.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Jesus is like stuff you do at school.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Yeah, a lot of it's irrational and it doesn't make
a lot of sense. But what does make sense is
that you very clearly the message I've been trying to
communicate over the course of this year is that that security,
peace and stability relatively we've had on the Korean Peninsula,
rather than a hot war or hot conflict has meant
that South Korea has grown into the fourteenth largest economy
in the world. New Zealand has doubled our trade with
(05:38):
South Korea in the last nine years. And so you
cannot have economic prosperity without security and peace and stability.
And that's why I keep saying in twenty twenty four,
security and economic interest are inextricably linked. And that's why
you've got able to talk both of those conversations at
the same time.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
What's up with Elon Musk's love affair with you?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
I thought that one of my kids told me that, but.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
I follows you on Twitter. Now did you see that?
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Anyone who support us? Of us? That's great? So I
take support from anyone. But more importantly, I'm just focused
on the job and getting things done.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Listen, why don't you milk that for us? Like Elon Musk?
I mean, he's about dodgy, but he's got heaps of money.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
So well, I've got to do the business here in
South Korea, so we'll be focused on the trade, make
sure we grow New Zealand. That's what it's got to
be about. Trade trip, job done.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Trade trip to Elon's house next day Thank you very much,
Christopher appreciate to look after yourself as Christopher Lux and
the Prime Minister who's over in South Korea at the moment.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
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news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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