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Transtasman Political Letter – August 14 Digest
Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 3:34 pm | Trans Tasman
Gap between Labour and National narrowing, but Nats still well ahead...Renewed speculation on when the only poll which really counts will be held...Playing Hide to Peters’ Jekyll...Exporter getting currency relief as the dollar’s downward slide begins...Michael ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – August 7 Digest
Thursday, 7 August 2008, 2:37 pm | Trans Tasman
Ugly election campaign looms, as accusations of “dirty tricks” fly back and forth...Treasury confirms NZ is in recession: how quickly will it bounce back?...Economy is re-balancing with export sector taking up the slack, while consumer spending dives...Sovereign ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – June 26 Digest
Friday, 27 June 2008, 1:47 pm | Trans Tasman
Clark thinks voters will swing back to Labour, but polls say something different...Nats gain upper hand in Auckland...Winston gets his wish - Condoleeza Rice to visit...Historic day in Treaty settlements - is process coming to an end?...Global food shortage gives ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – June 12 Digest
Saturday, 14 June 2008, 3:19 pm | Trans Tasman
Will a high-powered Aust delegation do more than pay lip service to the NZ relationship?...New chance to add some bricks to the single economic market structure...Parliament gets back to work, some knotty problems to unravel with Climate Change ETS Bill...Dunne ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 5 June Digest
Monday, 9 June 2008, 1:31 pm | Trans Tasman
A paradox of MMP politics in NZ - the world calls for more food, but the Greens want to leg-rope the dairy industry… Nats are well ahead, but have to solve some fiscal headaches…Making sense of the Peters’ shadow-boxing and the price he wants for ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 23 April Digest
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 6:49 pm | Trans Tasman
Transtasman is a subscriber newsletter published weekly and read widely in New Zealand and abroad. The following is a summary of this week's edition. To subscribe and read the full newsletter see.. http://Transtasman.co.nz More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 17 April Digest
Thursday, 17 April 2008, 2:01 pm | Trans Tasman
A rip-tide is running through the economy - and its political effects are significant...The PM seeks to build on her Beijing triumph...Winston Peters gets a bounce (but is it a dead cat?)...Bill English gets under Labour’s skin on electoral funding...“Demand ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 19 March Digest
Friday, 21 March 2008, 11:52 am | Trans Tasman
Renewed carnage on global financial markets sends shudders through NZ economy... Govt holds firm on its “prudent” fiscal line... Bean counters in IRD have a bad day, but it’s $600m of good news for Michael Cullen... Health Board inquiry a vindication ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 28 Feb Digest
Sunday, 2 March 2008, 10:09 am | Trans Tasman
Transtasman is a subscriber newsletter published weekly and read widely in New Zealand and abroad. The following is a summary of this week's edition. To subscribe and read the full newsletter see.. http://Transtasman.co.nz More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 24 January Digest
Friday, 25 January 2008, 9:35 am | Trans Tasman
24th January 2008 : Cabinet faces its own “Hillary Step” - has it got what it takes to scale a new peak?... Clark insists the economy is strong, but households are feeling the pinch... Sharemarket carnage wipes off billions... Goff talks up ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 13 December Digest
Friday, 14 December 2007, 11:44 am | Trans Tasman
Govt ending year on a downer... - Nats correspondingly chipper... - Ministers under strain, why doesn’t Trevor just pull the plug?... - Economy could grow another leg in 2008... - Govt in a “frenzy” of activity on Treaty claims... - But why ... More >>
2007 TransTasman Roll Call - how our MPs performed
Monday, 10 December 2007, 2:07 pm | Trans Tasman
Another year is drawing to and end it’s time to take a long hard look at just how well our Members of Parliament have done during the past 12 months. Attached with this email is the 2007 TransTasman Roll Call, which measures how our MPs performed ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 22 November Digest
Monday, 26 November 2007, 11:15 am | Trans Tasman
Transtasman is a subscriber newsletter published weekly and read widely in New Zealand and abroad. The following is a summary of this week's edition. To subscribe and read the full newsletter see.. http://Transtasman.co.nz More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 15 November Digest
Friday, 16 November 2007, 5:38 pm | Trans Tasman
Govt loses some momentum, under fierce (newspaper) attack on electoral funding...While another newspaper publishes police affidavit on so-called terrorist raids...Hunn report re-establishes political neutrality of public service, but does it let some ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 8 November Digest
Friday, 9 November 2007, 3:01 pm | Trans Tasman
8th November 2007 Labour seeks to re-invent itself... Clark drives the tax cut policy... Will voters see it as deathbed repentance ... Challenge to Nats to top Labour’s offer... Cosgrove hits at rogue realtors... Core queries on emission trading scheme ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 18 October Digest
Saturday, 20 October 2007, 11:08 am | Trans Tasman
Poll’s bad news for Govt, puts more backbenchers on death row...Have cops found another Osama Bin Laden in the Ureweras... Aust & NZ share Pacific discomfort...But Cullen refuses to take a leaf out of Howard’s book on tax cuts... Just what will ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 11 October Digest
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 4:43 pm | Trans Tasman
Govt sits on another cash mountain, handy for election year... Cullen feels heat for tax cuts... Foreign Minister accused of being “careless with truth” insists he’s misled no-one... PM, without reconditioning, shows more stamina than All Blacks... ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 4 October Digest
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 1:22 pm | Trans Tasman
4th October 2007 - PM rubs shoulders with the great and good, in London, Oxford, Paris etc... Her Govt picks up speed, as chastened Nats lick their publicity wounds... Fidel Castro wants to set up a Pacific outpost in Wellington... Tui oil starts the ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 27 September Digest
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 1:20 pm | Trans Tasman
Thursday, September 27, 2007 - Parliament marks Dominion Day centenary, but is NZ ready to become a republic?... Professional diplomat to be next Hicom in London (we name him)... Govt gets a boost from climate change programme, but industries wonder ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 20 September Digest
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 2:38 pm | Trans Tasman
Thursday, September 20, 2007: Govt seeks to reclaim political momentum, unveils carbon trading plan and sustainability policies... Despite polls, Clark back on top of her political game... But there are worries on living costs rising sharply... ... More >>
