Also on his agenda were meetings with Prime Minister Bill English and Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee. New Zealand is taking an interest in the UK again, mainly because of the decision to leave the European Union, commonly called Brexit. But Mr Johnson assured the country it is one of the great exporters of human capital, something the UK massively values. Mr Brownlee welcomed further engagement between New Zealand and the UK, saying the establishment of a people-to-people dialogue was announced by Mr Johnson's visit. Mr Brownlee will provide glowing reports from the visit of Mr Johnson when he is really glossing over what is becoming an ever increasing difficult relationship between New Zealand and the UK.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 25, 2017 18:22 UTC