Once again Ardern and Peters at odds

The Herald reports:

A hard, no-deal Brexit could be damaging for New Zealand business, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has acknowledged.
Speaking to reporters in London ahead of a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Ardern agreed that if Britain left the European Union on March 29, which would see it exit with no deal in place, it could “absolutely” be damaging for New Zealand business.
“My job is to highlight and focus on the best interests of New Zealand business … and there’s no question that a no-deal situation would be very damaging and very difficult.”

So Ardern says a no-deal Brexit is a disaster and bad for NZ businesses. I’m not so sure about that incidentially. It would be bad for UK businesses, but if the UK loses preferential access to the EU, then in fact they are more likely to want to import from New Zealand.

But anyway the main thing is our Prime Minister is saying a no deal Brexit is very very bad. So what does our Foreign Minister say:

When asked if he believed New Zealand could go back to a relationship with Britain before the European union was introduced, Peters was optimistic it may actually benefit Kiwi farmers if that did happen.
“I saw opportunities for New Zealand farmers a few years in the farming area because of a consequence of Brexit. The real issue is the outcome was always going to be a hard Brexit, and a soft negotiating one.”

So Winston says hard Brexit will be good, the exact opposite of what the PM says.

Now normally two politicians disagreeing is not a big thing. But time and time again we see the PM and the Foreign Minister saying totally different things on foreign policy – and that is bad.