Cabinet Blends Experience And Fresh Faces
October 23rd, 2008
John Key has concentrated his top Ministers into the economic portfolios (himself with Tourism, Bill English, Finance and Infrastructure, Gerry Brownlee, Economic Development, Energy …
Archive for October, 2008
NZ Sidelined In New Nuclear Disarmament Group
October 23rd, 2008
For more than 20 years NZ’s Labour Party has considered itself a leading authority on nuclear disarmament and its anti nuclear policies have earned …
Economic Debate – Is NZ’s High Inflation Self Inflicted?
October 23rd, 2008
Helen Clark and John Key were in agreement, when September-quarter CPI figures showed annual inflation had risen 5.1%. It was the biggest rise in …
Economic Debate – Who Gets A Fair Guarantee?
October 16th, 2008
Many Americans are dismayed by the rewriting of the rules of capitalism and the massive US govt bailout of the banks; others see state …
Delays To Maari Oil Production
October 16th, 2008
First production from the Maari oilfield, 50km off the Taranaki coast, which was scheduled to begin this month, may be delayed until closer to …
Economic Debate – What About Growth?
October 9th, 2008
Bugger. As the prospective beneficiaries of buckets of election bribes, we’ve been done no favours by the opening of the Govt’s books. The Treasury’s …
New Assessment System May Tax Incoming Building Minister
October 9th, 2008
An effort by local authority building officials through their national body, the Building Officials Institute of NZ (BOINZ), to set up their own assessment …
Govt Spending To Be Reviewed “Rigorously”
October 9th, 2008
John Key says the severity of the international downturn has exposed the economy’s weaknesses more quickly than anyone expected. The choices facing NZ have …
Maori Party Ponders Its Future Under MMP
October 2nd, 2008
The Maori Party’s post-election position is becoming an issue of intense speculation, because it’s tipped to add two more seats to the four it …
Tough Message Handed To Fijian Leaders
October 2nd, 2008
Fiji has been handed its toughest message yet on the need to hurry-along elections and restore genuine democratic and constitutional Govt. Meanwhile, there are …
Economic Debate – To Bail Or Not To Bail
October 2nd, 2008
President Bush – trying to woo legislators who scuttled a $US700bn Wall Street bailout – warned the threat to the US economy will worsen …
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