NZ now has a Minister for Space - what potential does our aerospace industry have?
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Space – The Final Frontier. But for the new government, it’s being seen as an area ripe for expansion.
Judith Collins has been appointed as New Zealand’s first ever Minister for Space, with a focus on our growing the aerospace industry
With New Zealand one of the few countries in the world able to launch rockets into space, how important is this portfolio to our country’s future, and can we catch up with the big global players who have been at this since the Cold War?
Today on The Front Page, Kevin Jenkins, a long-time business consultant and a board member at Aerospace Auckland, joins Damien to discuss a giant leap for our new government.
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Host: Damien Venuto
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