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AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Careful now . China might get angry and we wouldn't want that. Beijing officials maintain the Olympics are threatened by terrorists and other extremists and some fear Chinese authorities could use that as an excuse to move against political opponents. Rice and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said any such action could mar the Games. "Security threats have to be dealt with and that is fully understood...
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Whenua Fenua Enua Vanua (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jul 25, 2008 3:40 PM A free trade agreement between New Zealand and the US is expected to be on the agenda when the Prime Minister meets with the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Rice arrives in New Zealand on Friday night and will hold talks with Helen Clark and Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Saturday. The NZ US Council Chairman, former prime minister Jim Bolger, says they will have a number...
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Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
An in depth interview with Sir Roger Douglas by Salient. Extracts: Are you not concerned at all about any bad blood in the house? (Laughs) What kind of bad blood is there? Tensions between various other politicians… Like who? Well for starters Helen Clark and Michael Cullen… Oh look, im not worried about Helen Clark or Michael Cullen, we are not [...]
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Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
It seems to be my day for disagreeing with gallery journalists. Of course nothing wrong with disagreements. Colin Espiner has blogged on why this is a good week for Labour: I can just visualise Helen Clark and Michael Cullen doing a little jig in their Beehive offices this morning. A further lowering in the OCR is [...]
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Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
THE New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, says Fiji coup leader and interim Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, may seek to become the country's president, Radio Australia reported yesterday.
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Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
No Right Turns blogs on Helen Clark’s see no evil policy: Despite clear Cabinet guidelines about the declaration of interests and a separate (but sadly confidential) process for Ministers to declare interests, Clark insists that it is nothing to do with her, but instead a question for the Registrar of Pecuniary Interests. This is simply false; [...]
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Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
WELLINGTON, Pacnews - Interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has "shattered promises" and made pledges to Pacific leaders he never intended to keep, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said, reports NZPA
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Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Also some stories in the Fairfax group. First Martin Kay: Prime Minister Helen Clark is seeking advice on whether Winston Peters should hand over the $100,000 donated by shipping billionaire Owen Glenn under rules requiring ministers to disclose gifts. Miss Clark told Parliament she wanted to know if the donation, to help pay Mr Peters’ legal [...]
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Wellington - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark was forced to defend her Foreign Minister Winston Peters in parliament on Tuesday following a storm of attacks about cash donations to him and his party. Peters leads the nationalist New Zealand Fir...
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Prime Minister Helen Clark today told Parliament she had confidence in Foreign Minister Winston Peters. Under questioning from National leader John Key following a series of allegations about donations to the New Zealand First...
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Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Update: 9:49AM New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark believes the interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama is guilty of serious crimes and may be planning to become president, a move she says that could give him immunity from prosecution.
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Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
So much to report today, so where do we start. Say the Herald: The Prime Minister gave cautious support to Winston Peters last night as fallout from his about-face on his $100,000 donation continued. Helen Clark also risked a backlash from the volatile New Zealand First leader and Foreign Minister by publicly saying that the Owen Glenn [...]
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
The Prime Minister gave cautious support to Winston Peters last night as fallout from his about-face on his $100,000 donation continued. Helen Clark also risked a backlash from the volatile New Zealand First leader and Foreign...
