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Transtasman Political Letter – 27 April Digest
Thursday, 27 April 2006, 5:07 pm | Trans Tasman
David Parker rises like a Phoenix from the ashes ... The nation ponders what will be in a crucial budget ... Did NZ and Australia go into the Solomons again without any road map on the future? ... Phil Goff got a warm welcome from Donald Rumsfeld ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 13 April Digest
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 4:36 pm | Trans Tasman
The Govt continues its battle to win the “hearts and minds” of Maori ... Great strides are taken on the way to getting new oil exploration under way in the Great South Basin ... New tax rules are announced for investors and the budget starts to be a ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 6 April Digest
Sunday, 9 April 2006, 10:20 pm | Trans Tasman
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits NZ on a mission vital for this country ... Helen Clark reckons the Govt is gathering real momentum ... Don Brash doesn’t ... Cullen, regaining his old good humour, is soldiering on as Finance Minister ... And his Budget ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 30 March Digest
Friday, 31 March 2006, 11:04 am | Trans Tasman
The first British PM to visit NZ in 48 years spends a day in Auckland, but there’s no Parliamentary platform for him here, as there was in Canberra ... No chance for him, then, to make the case for the war against terrorism ... Michael Joseph Savage’s ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 23 March Digest
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 5:06 pm | Trans Tasman
This issue - 23rd March 2006 Labour’s bright star David Parker plummets to earth ... The Govt scrambles to retrieve its reputation as a clever political manager ... And is Cullen turning into Dr Sullen? ... NZ to host Tony Blair and China’s Premier ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 16 March Digest
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 5:04 pm | Trans Tasman
Argument rages over whether there’s an energy crisis on the way ... A rude shock for South Island power generators, and probably consumers too ... Benson-Pope takes a rest, but National continues its attack on arrogance ... How far will the dollar ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 9 March Digest
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 3:37 pm | Trans Tasman
9th March 2006 Powerful lesson for Benson-Pope, but is he a slow learner? ... PM jets off to Santiago to meet other world leaders ... Exporters breathe sigh of relief as dollar slips from dizzy heights ... Govt names new defence bosses, but elsewhere ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 2nd March Digest
Friday, 3 March 2006, 1:33 pm | Trans Tasman
Clark sticks by her Minister, but is her defence weakening as the B-P collateral damage begins to deepen ... Cullen warns restraint is his budgetary watchword and fires a shot to counter doomsayers ... Nats upbeat as they look more like an alternative ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 23 Feb. Digest
Friday, 24 February 2006, 10:20 am | Trans Tasman
Winston Peters chides the US for not understanding “we’re doing our bit” in the Pacific ... Will it expedite an invitation from the White House? ...The Govt survives its first confidence vote easily, but National comes out of a bruising Parliamentary ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 16 Feb. Digest
Friday, 17 February 2006, 11:21 am | Trans Tasman
The Govt squirms as the Nats call on PM to pay back pledge card spending ... PM sticks to the High Road, managing NZ through a dip in the business cycle ... And gives Telecom the message ... Is TVNZ beyond redemption? … Yes, the Tax Reform will be deep, broad ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 9th February Digest
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 3:36 pm | Trans Tasman
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Transtasman Political Letter – 2nd February 2006
Friday, 3 February 2006, 3:24 pm | Trans Tasman
Don Brash gives the Govt a rev-up on the economy...Cullen says it’s all old hat...So who’s going to find the silver bullet before we all leave for Aust?...But Fletcher Building boss Ralph Waters reckons NZ is not such a bad deal...Clark meets Howard ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 26 Jan, 2006 Digest
Friday, 27 January 2006, 3:46 pm | Trans Tasman
It’s the economy, stupid ... The Govt is playing a hand now short of aces. Clark and Cullen are finding their reputations as competent economic managers being put to the test. Back from their summer break, they’re full of energy ... It’s Don Brash ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 1 Dec. Digest
Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 1:51 pm | Trans Tasman
There won’t be much harmony in Parliament next week when the Opposition targets the Clark-Peters combination ...We wonder whether Michael Cullen is enjoying life as the economy turns sour ... The Nats get back on the tax-cut trail ... And what kind ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 24 November Digest
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 3:17 pm | Trans Tasman
Euphoria in the Govt over the Rugby World Cup bid faded quickly ... Defying the seasons, a winter chill is creeping over the Govt - business confidence has slumped to its lowest level for 17 years ... Cullen’s credibility as an efficient economic manager ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 17 November Digest
Friday, 18 November 2005, 10:53 am | Trans Tasman
Treasury says tax cuts across the board are best for growth, leaving Michael Cullen as blue in the face as the Treasury briefing paper … Is it a smile we see spreading across John Key’s face? ... Trade issues loom large as the Doha round slips closer ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 11 November Digest
Friday, 11 November 2005, 12:02 am | Trans Tasman
Parliament resumed this week, still in shock after Rod Donald’s sudden death ... Winston Peters wore his widest grin (as well as the baubles of office) …Next week he might get to meet Condoleeza Rice in his search for political fame and fortune ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 3 Nov. Digest
Friday, 4 November 2005, 11:29 am | Trans Tasman
It’s pretty quiet around the capital as politicians and pundits await next week’s storm of the new Parliamentary term ... National has reason to smile, because it looks set to dominate the Committee rooms ... Helen Clark and Michael Cullen will ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 27 October Digest
Monday, 31 October 2005, 12:23 am | Trans Tasman
Brash lets McCully off the leash to take the Parliamentary battle to Winston, who finds his PM will back him up in a tight spot …The new Transport and Energy Minister has a big hurdle to climb … But Michael Cullen may have the toughest task as the ... More >>
Transtasman Political Letter – 20 October Digest
Thursday, 20 October 2005, 4:23 pm | Trans Tasman
Clark goes for a safety first Cabinet, and says this administration will go the distance ... National says it is just shifting the deck-chairs on the deck of the Titanic ... The Greens pick up the pieces after being shafted by almost everyone ... Peters ... More >>
