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    John Key on foreign aid - by frog



    John Key gave a speech yesterday on international affairs.  I thought it was worth pulling out this one quote from that speech, where he discusses aid to the Pacific: It is also important that this aid is properly focused. New Zealand’s aid in recent years has been targeted at “poverty elimination” – the focus should [...] read more
    April 9, 2008 12:56 pm - 10 Comments
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    Winston’s credibility - by frog



    Like people from most corners of the political spectrum, defending Winston Peters doesn’t come naturally to me. But in this case I think he probably does deserve some support. Kiwiblog, Whale Oil, the Hive and others are all calling for Peters to resign following his announcement that NZ First will not be supporting the Preferential [...] read more
    April 9, 2008 8:15 am - 21 Comments
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    Labour joins Winston in the gutter - by frog



    With the Minister of Foreign Affairs not in the house today to answers Keith’s question about the links between human rights and trade it was extraordinary to see the Deputy Prime Minister step not only into his shoes, but also his persona, by launching two ad hominem abusive attacks on Keith. Keith’s record on human [...] read more
    March 19, 2008 4:52 pm - 34 Comments
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    Keith vs Winston. Round 2 - by frog



    For those of you who enjoyed the debate in Parliament last week between Keith and Winston Peters, I’m pleased to announce that today it continues, with Keith intending to ask the following question in the house: Keith Locke to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What human rights abuses, if any, would lead him to advise [...] read more
    March 19, 2008 10:59 am - 1 Comment
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    The Minister of Fonterra Affairs - by frog



    There has been a suspicion for some time that the Minister of Foreign Affairs holds differing personal views on the issue of trade with China to those held collectively by Cabinet. So when Keith stood up today to ask the Minister about human rights abuse in China, there were a few waiting to see whether [...] read more
    March 13, 2008 7:57 pm - 8 Comments
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