Video: An A NZ US Plan For Pacific Stability?

Foreign Affairs: Is NZ Poised For A Major Foreign Policy Shift? - A Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the United States may well be a longstanding goal of New Zealand governments going back to 1990. But in 2007, is an FTA with the United States a clever disguise, a red herring masking a more significant shift in New Zealand foreign policy? Scoop's Selwyn Manning analyses an emerging union of common foreign interests. See... State Visit Signals Shift In NZ/US Foreign Policy

KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman talks to Scoop's Selwyn Manning about the up-coming New Zealand state visit to the White House. What does this mean for NZ and the Pacific?

KiwiFM Audio: NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark talks to Wallace Chapman about her pending meetings in the United States with President George W Bush and other top U.S officials – disputes Scoop's interpretation of the US move to make 2007 the year of the Pacific.

Scoop Video: International Day Of Action Begins In New Zealand.

Paul Buchanan: Why The Time Is Nigh For PM Clark To Hand Bush A NZ' Wishlist - The upcoming state visit to the White House by Prime Minister Helen Clark confirms the view that US-New Zealand relations are warming up. After a cooling of relations during the first term of George W. Bush, notable for the intemperate remarks by US envoys about the obstacles New Zealand’s anti-nuclear policy and refusal to send combat troops (at least publicly) to Iraq pose for the achievement of a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, recent statements by US diplomatic and congressional officials point towards a softening of the US stance. See… When Beggars can be Choosy

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KiwiFM Audio: KiwiFM's Wammo discusses with Paul Buchanan the upcoming state visit to the White House by Prime Minister Helen Clark confirms the view that US-New Zealand relations are warming up. But should Helen Clark front-foot a NZ want-list?