Archive for November, 2010

Roll Call 2010: Key Pipped Again As Trans Tasman’s Politician Of The Year

November 29th, 2010

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Trans Tasman’s 2010 Roll Call has named Parliamentary power house Simon Power as its politician of the year …

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Trade: Key Plans Moscow Trip As Russian FTA Takes Shape

November 24th, 2010

John Key is expected to visit Moscow next year with the ambitious aim of sealing a FTA with Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus by 2012. …

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Election: Ministers Confident Of Electoral Future

November 18th, 2010

The present outlook is overcast, but Ministers are bubbling with confidence the electoral stars are coming into the appropriate alignment for National, as it …

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Re-Election: Key Coalition Enters A Vital Phase

November 17th, 2010

The Key coalition is entering a vital phase in its 3-year term. Twelve months out from the next election, the Govt has been battling …

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Politics: Tensions Still Bubbling Within Maori Party

November 11th, 2010

The Maori Party did not hide the tensions within the party over the Marine and Coastal Areas Bill when it held its annual conference …

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Economic Debate – What Does A Productivity Commission Do?

November 11th, 2010

Business groups should welcome economist Murray Sherwin’s appointment to head our Productivity Commission, an outfit with a wide-ranging brief to inquire into productivity-related matters. …

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By-Election: Why John Key Is Running Hard In Mana

November 10th, 2010

The Mana electorate has always been one of Labour’s strongholds, so why is National running such a high-profile campaign in the by-election, due on …

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Economic Debate – Is Tourism Worth Subsidising?

November 4th, 2010

The tourist industry’s contribution to NZ’s economic well-being is shown in the just-published Tourism Satellite Account: 2010. The combined spending of domestic and international …

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Hobbit Drama: Passions Run Deep Over Saving NZ”s Film Making Industry

November 3rd, 2010

Forget the economy, forget the earthquake, forget the teacher’s rolling strikes. The big, the only, issue this week has been can The Hobbit be …

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