Party Politics: ACT Looking For A Profile Boost
July 29th, 2010
The ACT party has been virtually invisible of late, with leader Rodney Hide slipping into the background. Hide’s Party has been overshadowed by John …
Archive for July, 2010
Political Leadership: Political Management Still A Concern For National
July 29th, 2010
John Key’s announcement of relatively minor, if right-leaning, changes to labour laws which provoked the most violent political demonstration seen for years in NZ, …
Employment Law: Government Buys A Fight With Unions
July 28th, 2010
There isn’t going to be any backdown on this one – the Govt is prepared to take on the unions and John Key is …
Elections: Labour Running Early Candidate Selections
July 22nd, 2010
Labour aims to have a full slate of confirmed election candidates by the end of the year as it moves quickly to get them …
Trade: Can NZ Double Trade With China In Five Years?
July 22nd, 2010
While the talks in Seoul and Hanoi were important diplomatic impact points, Key’s prime destination was Beijing where his relatively easy access to China’s …
NZ Trade: PM Talks Up Trade On Asia Jaunt
July 21st, 2010
John Key has swept through Korea, China and Vietnam with a mix of buoyant optimism, ambition for NZ and some tough talking along the …
Emissions: Could Methane Emissions Be “Parked” To Satisfy Farmers?
July 15th, 2010
The introduction of the ETS last week appeared relatively painless in political terms, but Govt MPs are still receiving the message it’s highly …
Economic Debate – How To Nurse The Recovery
July 15th, 2010
Business confidence is unlikely to be lifted by news of a June-quarter shrinkage of business optimism and its likely consequence of stalling a recovery …
NZ Politics: Key Govt Buoyant – Now Comes The Hard Part
July 14th, 2010
John Key’s team will go into the mid-term party conference next weekend (July 17, 18) in a positive, even buoyant mood. Under Key the …
Oil Exploration: Extent Of Oil Search Exposed
July 8th, 2010
Protests against the Govt’s award of an exploration permit to Brazilian oil giant Petrobras in the Raukumara Basin, backed by Ngati Porou’s influential leader …
Economic Debate – How Damaging Is Global Rebalancing?
July 8th, 2010
National MP Craig Foss’s patsy question on Tuesday provided Finance Minister Bill English with a pretext to rubbish the Clark Govt’s fiscal policy management. …
Economic Growth: English Tests Appetite For Next Economic Step
July 7th, 2010
Julia Gillard’s swift despatch last week of Kevin Rudd added a new dimension to the often brutal brand of politics practised in Canberra. If …
NZ Defence: Army, Air Force Likely Winners In Defence Review
July 1st, 2010
Officials have agreed on the initial outline of the Defence Review and this will go to Ministers shortly. With Finance Minister Bill English in …
Trans Tasman Relations: “Astonishing” Progress Towards Single Economic Market
July 1st, 2010
Trade Minister Tim Groser was claiming “astonishing” progress towards the single economic market between Aust and NZ out of the annual CER Ministerial Forum …
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