Stuart Jolly acted as Donald Trump's national campaign field director during the Republican primaries. Photo: ReutersNew Zealand has hired a former campaign field director for US President Donald Trump to help its push for a long-sought visa that would give the Pacific nation's business employees easier access to the United States. Mr Jolly acted as Trump's national campaign field director during the Republican primaries and joined the super PAC Great America, which backed Mr Trump, as its national advisor in May. The NZ embassy's contract with Sonoran runs for two months from January 9 at a cost of $25,000 a month, according to the documents. New Zealand expressed disappointment when Trump last week pulled the United States out of a 12-nation trade pact, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and is now looking to strike a bilateral trade deal.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 30, 2017 20:32 UTC