Transtasman Political Letter – 16 June Digest

6th September 2007

Helen Clark faces a big task getting traction on climate change at APEC…
But Winston is off to a flier with a meeting with Condoleeza Rice…
the global round of WTO talks is still a big issue…
Moore’s madness continues, but has he blunted his attack on Clark?…
And a week makes a big difference in the House as Labour decides it’s not worth the trouble of going after John Key.

Climate Change Poses Problems At APEC

Helen Clark is heading for the APEC leaders summit in Sydney with no illusions about how difficult this year’s climate change policy debates are going to be.

Peters Wins Prize Meeting At APEC Summit

Foreign Minister Winston Peters scored a one-on-one meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice at the APEC summit, which has been described in reports from Sydney as a diplomatic first prize.

Governance Issues Raised By Air NZ Spat

Air NZ’s extraordinary scrap with its 76% owner the NZ Govt raises significant governance issues – and questions over the company’s political judgments.

Different Dynamics Apparent In The House

What a difference a week makes. Coming back from recess, the dynamics of the debating chamber were entirely different at the start of this week - there were no attacks by Govt Ministers on National’s leader John Key.

CAPITAL TALK

Christopher Blake has been appointed the new Secretary of Labour, replacing James Buwalda who resigned in May this year.

Play Of The Week: Groundhog Day

So by Tuesday afternoon we had another finance company fall over and Mike Moore attacking the Labour Party. Again. Same as last week. And it wasn’t very good the first time around.

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