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Transtasman Political Letter – 15 November Digest

Published: Fri 16 Nov 2007 05:38 PM
Transtasman Political Letter – 15 November Digest


Transtasman is a subscriber newsletter published weekly and read widely in New Zealand and abroad. The following is a summary of this week's edition. To subscribe and read the full newsletter see.. http://Transtasman.co.nz
15th November 2007
Govt loses some momentum, under fierce (newspaper) attack on electoral funding...While another newspaper publishes police affidavit on so-called terrorist raids...Hunn report re-establishes political neutrality of public service, but does it let some senior public servants off the hook?...Close eye by NZ parties on Aussie election, for different reasons...And Clark heads off on wide-ranging mission abroad.
Government’s Momentum Leaking Away
Some of the momentum the Govt was generating with its switch towards tax cuts, new Cabinet line-up, and climate change initiatives has slowly leaked away this week.
Public Frustration - Evidence On Terrorist Plans Out In Open
The decision of newspapers to publish a police affidavit on material from their protracted surveillance of terror suspects may rate among the most courageous in the history of the NZ newspaper industry.
Question Mark Hangs Over Politicisation Of Public Service
The inquiry into the sacking of Madeleine Setchell from the Ministry of the Environment conducted by former state service boss Don Hunn, identified significant “errors,” a lack of “leadership and guidance,” and “an absence of formal records and poor information flows.”
Worries On Emissions Trading Scheme
Fletcher Building this week warned the Govt’s carbon emissions trading scheme will affect some of its significant operations, including Golden Bay Cement and Pacific Steel which will have to buy carbon credits to offset their CO2 emissions.
CAPITAL TALK
Newstalk ZB’s effervescent Barry Soper was spun out of the media team accompanying Winston Peters to North Korea, the first official visit by a NZ minister to the hermit kingdom. .
Play Of The Week: A Clear Line
Perhaps the Madeleine Setchell affair - which is really a misnomer, since the woman concerned is innocent of any wrongdoing - might have some positive impact after all.
Transtasman is a subscriber newsletter published weekly and read widely in New Zealand and abroad. The above is a summary of this week's edition. To subscribe and read the full newsletter see.. http://Transtasman.co.nz

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