The foreign owners of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter have had discussions with Finance Minister Bill English about further sweeteners …
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National takes big hit in latest Roy Morgan NZ poll
The National Party has lost more than 10 percent of its support in two months, as measured by the New Zealand arm …
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John Key will have plenty on his plate this coming week. National has been on the backfoot since Labour blindsided …
Read More »70 years on: Korean Reunification – Bonanza or Bust?
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, and also the 70th anniversary of Korea’s …
Read More »NZ US Partnership Forum: What’s next?
The NZ US Partnership Forum provided the opportunity to present recommendations for what should come next in the relationship between …
Read More »Tim Groser: The Future of Global Trade – US and NZ as Partners in the Asia Pacific: Completing the TPP Negotiation
Address by the Hon Tim Groser, Minister of Trade and Minister of Climate Change Issues: US/NZ Partnership Forum, Auckland 30 …
Read More »Tripartite meeting speech: Guangzhou Mayor
Mayor Len Brown and Councillors Bill Cashmore and Denise Krum led a delegation of 43 Auckland businesses to the inaugural Tripartite Economic Alliance …
Read More »O’Sullivan: Bungled Saudi sheep deal a carcass that can be laid at Cabinet’s door
Murray McCully’s controversial $10 million deal to buy off an aggrieved Saudi Arabian investor and his Government and remove a …
Read More »Menzies Research Centre’s Nick Cater says Abbott Govt should take reform lessons from NZ
“Governments that understand the need for reform must find a way of countering this lazy, reactive style of politics, just …
Read More »Sean Keane: Is the CHAfta necessarily a bad thing for New Zealand?
The China/Australia Free Trade Agreement, or “CHAfta” as it is being called, gives Australian dairy farmers much better access to …
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