wellington new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern say thursday seek renegotiate trans-pacific partnership tpp agreement vietnam two weeks time allow government ban foreign speculators buy new zealand exist home ardern swear thursday negotiate labour-led coalition tight election result say already start work restrictions whether tpp agreement make sure ability ban foreign buyers buy exist home new zealand ardern tell reporters wellington 11 tpp members set goal reach broad agreement pact november asia-pacific economic cooperation meet set hold vietnam danang new zealand previously tout champion free trade key backer tpp since unite state withdraw january labour express concern tpp would stop ban foreigners buy exist home foreign investors still buy new house apartments policy design combat politically sensitive house crunch price many new zealanders market price 50 percent nationally last decade city auckland price almost double period new zealand sixth popular market chinese investors fifth last year say jane lu head australia new zealand international property website juwai.com say foreign buyers tend fast-forward plan purchase overseas new restrictions tax loom voters take charismatic 37-year-old leader traders less impress government plan protectionist policies coalition government currency fall 0.6861 wednesday low level since may plummet percent since sept. 23 election kiwi last stand 0.6878 veteran protectionist politician winston peters leader new zealand first hold balance power deliver victory labour 23 sept. election fail result majority labour national peters last year describe chinese company take majority ownership small new zealand dairy processor lunacy call dairy giant fonterra decision send cow china economic treason policies consistently center around tight control immigration foreign investment well renegotiate tpp ardern say thursday immigration number would cut 30,000 record level 70,000. trade foreign ownership restrictions could hurt new zealand reputation open economy antagonize like china trade two countries grow nz 20 billion 14.4 billion year chinese president xi jinping call relationship unprecedented depth nz prime minister head trade talk foreign investment ban mind