A free trade agreement between India and New Zealand is expected to increase trade between the two nations by hundreds of millions of dollars.
The agreement between New Delhi and Wellington was confirmed on Monday, with the announcement that it would be officially signed in the first quarter of next year.
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Due to the uncertainty brought on by US President Donald Trump’s extensive tariffs, governments around the world are making the announcement.
India will be able to export all goods to New Zealand duty-free under the terms of the agreement. About 70% of India’s tariff lines, which cover roughly 95 percent of New Zealand’s exports to India on a gradual basis, will be subject to duty concessions and market access, according to officials.
With anticipated gains in horticulture, wood products, and sheep wool, New Zealand is attempting to expand its exports of dairy, fruit, wool, and wine to India.
Textiles and apparel, engineering goods, leather and footwear, and marine products are expected to be the main industries that India will profit from tariff-free access to New Zealand’s market.
According to the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Zealand will commit to investing in India for a $20 billion project over the next 15 years, while skilled Indian professionals should have easier access to the job market in New Zealand.
Countries are less prone to rising protectionism and US import tariff increases as a result of Trump’s unconventional economic policies, which has sparked bilateral trade agreements.
As part of a wider plan to protect its economy, New Delhi has made more efforts to expand its export destinations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi put that pressure on the front foot as he welcomed Vladimir Putin from Russia earlier this month for talks on trade and the inevitably contentious subject of geopolitical tensions.
New Delhi is still attempting to maintain a long-standing balancing act between the West and the East. Piyush Goyal, the country’s commerce minister, said that on Monday. India is also pursuing agreements with the US and Canada in addition to the deal with New Zealand.
According to New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the deal’s exports to India are projected to increase by $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion annually over the next 20 years.
According to Luxon, “boosting trade means more Kiwi jobs, higher salaries, and more opportunities for hard-working New Zealanders.”
The right-wing New Zealand First, a populist party, has criticized the agreement, though.
According to a statement cited by The New Zealand Herald, party leader Winston Peters claimed the agreement “gives too much away, especially regarding immigration.”
Additionally, the agreement could compromise some Indian sensibilities.
In a nod to those concerns, New Delhi has forbid dairy imports from the agreement, along with a number of animal and vegetable products, including goat meat, onions, and almonds, as well.
The Jewish community was appalled last week at the Bondi Beach attack, which resulted in the deaths of 15 people at a Hanukkah ceremony, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demanded stricter laws against hate speech and violent behavior.
Albanese promised to protect Jewish Australians a week after Australia’s nation was shaken by the country’s deadliest mass shooting in a generation.
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He said, “I feel the weight of responsibility for an atrocity that occurred while I’m prime minister, and I’m sorry for what the Jewish community and our country as a whole have gone through.”
Albanese pledged that his administration would work to advance the rights of Jewish Australians to “practice their faith, educate their children, and participate in Australian society.”
Authorities in Australia continue to look into the December 14 attack, which included a 10-year-old girl and a Holocaust survivor, as a form of “terrorism.”
Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed, 24, are suspected of being inspired by ISIL (ISIS), according to police, who claim their car’s flags were discovered in their vehicle.
Naveed has been charged with 59 crimes, including murder and terrorism, despite the police killing him and still recovering from his bullet wounds in a hospital.
Police claimed the men had video surveillance of “Zionists” and that they were “their motivation for the Bondi attack” in a court filing.
According to the court documents, the suspects allegedly planned the attack for months “meticulously” and “meticulously” by “executing” “firearms training” in the New South Wales countryside.
“We won’t allow the terrorists motivated by ISIS to prevail.” In his remarks, Albanese said, “We won’t let them divide our society, and we’ll work through this together.”
He said, “Urgency and unity is what we need,” and he demanded that “create an aggravated offence for hate preaching” be supported by both parties.
Despite Australia already having some of the strictest gun laws in the world, Albanese has also proposed some of the most radical changes to gun laws, which appear to have decreased since the attack.
On Monday, the state where Bondi Beach is located, New South Wales, attempted to pass strict new draft gun laws as well as a ban on displaying “terrorist” symbols.
The new regulations would increase the number of firearms a person can own to four or ten, as opposed to 10 for exempt individuals like farmers.
Following a occurrence deemed “terrorism,” protests would also be prohibited for up to three months.
This week, the reforms are expected to pass the legislature.
Johan Tham, the husband of Call the Midwife star Jenny Agutter, passed away at the age of 81 after battling cancer. The Swedish hotelier and property entrepreneur who was in charge of restoring Cliveden House to its former splendor passed away on November 17.
After meeting at the Bath Literary Arts Festival, Jenny, who also appeared in The Railway Children and An American Werewolf in London, wed Johan. Jonathan, a son of the couple, works as a general practitioner in London. Jennifer previously claimed that being married was “lovely” and “very grounding,” but the actress acknowledged that when they first met in 1989, they had no idea who she was.
She stated to the Daily Mail, “One of the benefits of meeting people and forming relationships as an actor is that people don’t know who you are before they meet you.” That’s challenging in any relationship, especially for men.
Johan and I initially didn’t seem to know who I was at all when we met, but he wanted to find out, which made a big difference. 31 years later, I’m still learning more about him.
Johan and his first wife Anna Lallerstedt had two stepchildren and a daughter named Johanna, who is now a special needs teacher.
Jenny’s son, who arrived five weeks early on Christmas Day, is a dramatic real-life birth. Jenny was a prisoner of war in 1990 when she was away celebrating with her family in Oxfordshire.
Jenny recalls his birth in an interview with Yours Magazine, saying, “I called my obstetrician and he inquired whether I was in labor.
“I told him I didn’t know because I hadn’t gone through it or anticipated him.” You’d better come in, he said, and I’ll see you.
Jenny concludes, “My son arrived very late, and I was there all day.” A long day was it”!
Viewers adore Jenny Agutter’s heartfelt portrayal of Sister Julienne on Call the Midwife.
The 73-year-old actress has been a fan favorite since the very first episode of the BBC period drama first aired in 2012. Sister Julienne is a force to reckon with, empathetic but forceful, and as if frequently the voice of reason among Nonnatus House’s nuns and nurses as well as the wider Poplar community.
On December 20, 1952, Jenny was born in Taunton, Somerset. Due to her father, Derek, being a former member of the British Army, she reportedly spent time living in various locations around the world, including Singapore, Cyprus, and Kuala Lumpur as a child.
Jenny was spotted by a casting agent at a boarding school in Birmingham between the ages of 8 and 16. After starring in East of Sudan in 1964, Jenny re-entered the world as a 12-year-old actress.
She made her first appearance in the BBC’s adaptation of the well-known book in 1968 in The Railway Children. Jennifer reprised her role in the 1970 film adaptation of The Railway Children as Roberta.
The actress made her third appearance in an ITV movie version of the book in 2000, this time as the mother. She reprised her role in the movie The Railway Children Return in 2022.
Jenny has appeared in numerous television shows and movies, including the smash-hits American Werewolf In London, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Walkabout, with an incredible, and very successful, acting career spanning more than six decades.
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The 63-year-old Manchester-born actor also co-starred in Primal Scream and died last month. Before the procession, people started lining the streets around Manchester Cathedral. The service has featured a number of the city’s legends, including Paul Weller and David Beckham and Gary Neville, as well as music royalty. Ian Brown, the former Mani frontman, also paid his respects at the Cathedral.
Liam Gallagher, the frontman of Oasis, and Debbie Gallagher, his partner, are now making their way to Manchester Catherdral for the funeral.
On X, Liam had posted the following statement after Mani’s passing: “IN TOTAL SHOCK AND ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED ON HEARING THE NEWS ABOUT MANI MY HERO RIP RKID LG.
Ian Brown, the frontman of Stone Roses, briefly addressed reporters as he entered the service.
He told BBC News, “We will celebrate his life like the beautiful person that he was. He’s a brother to me.”
David Beckham and Gary Neville, both of whom are close friends, were present for the funeral.
Paul Weller is pictured saying goodbye to the Stone Roses star among the music legends.
Paul Weller, the guitarist who recorded the song “gutted” Mani’s passing, provided a glimpse into the personality of the bass player. He wrote, “I still can’t believe it,” in a social media post. He had a big personality, like his bass sound, for a small fella. A genuine one-off. We’re going to miss you, Mateo. Your family, and especially your two lads, are in our thoughts. Another extremely bright light is out. I’m devastated. The Vespa scooters that are taking the hearse to Manchester Cathedral this morning, in my opinion, are a joke.
Ian Brown, who is wearing a pinstriped suit and having longer hair than usual, is the Stone Roses’ first member to arrive to pay his respects to Mani.
The Stone Roses’ band played their final performance as The Stone Roses in 1984, and Ian was Mani and Co’s final member. With their debut album, The Stone Roses, which included anthems like “I Am The Resurrection” and “I Wanna Be Adored,” they would forever alter music.
Lemon stickers and logos are currently displayed on lampposts and traffic lights in Manchester, along with other wearables by fans gathering outside the cathedral. Even some specially designed stickers feature a heart-shaped lemon that has been split in half. The Stone Roses were associated with the logo.
Two Oasis members have already arrived for the service. Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs and Andy Bell, two guitarists, have entered Manchester Cathedral.
Oasis’ lead singer Liam Gallagher, who frequently cited The Stone Roses as their main influence, admitted on X that he was “total shock” by Mounfield’s passing last month.
He described the bass player as “my hero,” saying that he was “absolutely devastated”.
Bonehead is a big Manchester United fan, just like Mani. On a number of dates from their most recent tour, Oasis dedicated Live Forever to Mani.
A moving floral tribute reading R Kid . was seen besides the coffin of the Stone Roses’ legend as the funeral procession made its way through the streets of Manchester today.
The band’s 1989 debut album had the same background as the coffin, which was displayed on the coffin.
As the procession travelled to Manchester Cathedral, there were photos of people clapping.
Prior to the funeral service’s scheduled service at Manchester Cathedral, the funeral director has been in charge of the service.
The Stone Roses legend’s family, including his wife Imelda, who passed away in 2023, are included in the booklet.
Prior to Manchester Cathedral’s funeral service this morning, Shaun Ryder has posted a tribute on X to Mani.
The Happy Mondays star expressed his “love and thoughts” to everyone ahead of the service saying he was “absolutely gutted” to be missing Mani’s funeral this morning because he was “bedridden with the flu.”
The 63-year-old musician passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 20.
Imelda, Mani’s beloved wife, passed away on November 18, 2023, just two years after Mani’s death, which was almost two years earlier. In November 2020, she was given the news that she had bowel cancer of the fourth stage.
Three weeks after the former Salford team was acquired, the Rugby Football League has approved a new Salford team championship membership for 2026.
Three “high-quality” proposals have been chosen to form a consortium led by former Red Devils player Mason Caton-Brown.
Salford RLFC Ltd’s submission, according to the RFL, “proved a clear commitment to sustainable governance, financial responsibility, and long-term stability.”
The new club is in a race against time as they prepare for a scheduled season-opening game against Oldham on January 16th, according to Caton-Brown, who earlier earlier claimed that he had a head coach and players ready to join the club.
He stated at the time, “We already have a few agreements with some players, and if this bid is successful, we can turn those agreements into concrete agreements with the players.” “I’m really confident we can get a full squad out on our first game,” he said.
“We have a coach on our hands, and he’s really excited and prepared.” He has been putting in a lot of effort to talk to players as well.
Following a turbulent year, the Red Devils of Salford were forced to liquidate on December 3rd, leaving them without their Super League status for 2026. A mass player exodus, late pay, severe defeats, and closure.
The 152-year-old club was ended by the High Court’s decision, but hopes were quickly that a Phoenix club could join the second-tier Championship in 2026.
The RFL stated they hoped Caton-Brown’s group could work alongside the unsuccessful parties in a “mutually beneficial way” with a consortium led by former Salford chief executive Chris Irwin.
According to interim chief executive officer of the RFL, “the quality of the proposals we received reflects the strength of commitment to rugby league in Salford.”
Matt Newsum, a rugby league reporter for BBC Sport,
Salford may be in existence for 2026, but Mason Caton-Brown, Malcolm Crompton, and Paul Hancock must work together to put the finishing touches on it.
Most rugby teams are players, and Salford are now significantly behind the eight-ball, not to mention being fed from the bottom of the proverbial trough; most clubs have had their recruitment procedures in place for a while, so Salford will largely be looking at those out-of-contract players or young people looking for an opportunity rather than established names.
To appoint, there will also be a coaching team and performance and medical personnel. The footballing side is a top priority, but the off-field personnel are also taken into account.
If this new outfit maintains its top spot in the division, even though the previous club’s IMG grading does not account for their central distribution, which will be among the highest in the division. Despite this, the new ownership will make up the majority of the investment.
