Why A Big Team Is Going To UN General Assembly
August 27th, 2009
NZ will mount its heaviest political presence in years at the opening of the UN General Assembly next month. John Key will lead the …
Archive for August, 2009
Orion Upgrade Extends Defence Capability
August 27th, 2009
The first of the RNZAF’s newly upgraded P-3K2 Orion aircraft has made its initial test flight at contractor L-3 Integrated Systems’ facility in Greenville, …
Economic Debate – Can We Ignore Innovation?
August 27th, 2009
Financial markets and media organisations around the world, including here at home, were quick this week to seize on Fed chairman Ben Bernanke’s prognosis …
Who Won In Auckland Super City Maori Seat Row?
August 27th, 2009
The row over Maori seats on Auckland’s super-city council, as some media saw it, signalled the imminent break-up of the National-led coalition. Opposition leader …
Economic Debate – Is Joining The Euro The Answer?
August 20th, 2009
Rakon chairman Bryan Mogridge’s complaint last Friday about the volatility of the NZ dollar was not, on balance, particularly helpful to the wider currency …
Can The Govt Get All Climate Change Objectives In Line?
August 20th, 2009
The Govt is struggling to get all its climate change objectives into a row. The forestry sector could ease pressures on NZ’s greenhouse gas …
Mapp Canvasses Future Defence Options
August 20th, 2009
The Cabinet strategy Committee this week reviewed the first draft of the proposed defence white paper, in time for Defence Minister Wayne Mapp to …
Economic Debate – How To Encourage R&D
August 13th, 2009
The Aust Govt is forging ahead with plans for a R&D tax credit while its NZ counterpart dithers over how to progress a similar …
Worries For Govt Despite Better “Feel-Good Factor”
August 13th, 2009
Economists say NZ is moving towards recovery and a better “feel-good factor” has developed. But the Govt is worried by unemployment rising faster than …
Economic Debate – How To Tackle Tax
August 6th, 2009
The media made much of the package of Govt assistance for young unemployed people announced at the National’s annual conference. But when it came …
Bid To Lift Economic Performance In Pacific
August 6th, 2009
Aust and NZ are determined to achieve better co-ordination in the delivery of assistance to the Pacific. This is because, as Foreign Murray McCully …
Key Govt Playing A Long-Term Strategic Game
August 6th, 2009
John Key has shown a dazzling talent as a political tactician. This, to some commentators, explains why he commands 51% support as preferred PM …
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