Wikileaks Cablegate NZ Release: Nukes, Elections, Defence...

Sunday, 12 December 2010, 11:29 am
Article: The Scoop Team

[Story will be updated – reload for latest version - Latest update 19/12/2010]

Secret US State Department cables relating to New Zealand have been released by the Sunday Star Times. Journalist Nicky Hager has received the 1490 cables sent from the Wellington embassy (analysis of the subject information for those cables here) and leaked to Wikileaks. Today a further seven cables were released. Earlier on 12/12/2010 eight cables were released, with analysis.

Latest NZ Cable Leaks (19/12/2010):

• Wikileak: Amb. Swindells Looks For Nuke Ships Opening (2005)
• Wikileak: The Death Of David Lange - 15/8/2005
• Wikileak: Lange's Last Laugh - 16/1/2006
• Wikileak: Groser on TPP - The Hour Is Not Yet Here - 18/9/09
• Wikileak: NZ Discusses Vision and Challenges for TPP 12/09
• Wikileak: 2009 National Trade Estimate Report Reftel 7/11/08
• Wikileak: DAS Reed Engages On TPP, UN, Env, Fiji, APEC

On The Stuff Website 19/12/2010

• Niky Hager: Trade Deal Suspect
• Nicky Hager: Wikileaks Cloak And Dagger

Full Text Of First 8 NZ Wikileaks (12/12/2010):

• Wikileak: Don Brash Resigns; Key Tipped To Take Charge 2006 (06WELLINGTON928)
• Wikileak: 2008 Election - Focus On Pm Clark And Don Brash (05WELLINGTON696)
• Wikileak: NZ Media U.S. Visitors Emerge As Media Leaders (06WELLINGTON341)
• Wikileak: National (McCully) Contemplates End Of Nuke Ban (06WELLINGTON128)
• Wikileak: NZ Accepts U.S. Proposal On Defense Engagement (08WELLINGTON66)
• Wikileak: A/S Fort's October 9-10 2008 Visit To NZ (08WELLINGTON356)
• Wikileak: PM Clark Goes To Washington 3 02 2007 (07WELLINGTON194)
• Wikileak: Scenesetter For Sec. Clinton's NZ 2010 Visit (10WELLINGTON3)

On the Stuff website:
WikiLeaks' Kiwi leaks
Nicky Hager: US cables spill beans on NZ ties
Nicky Hager: US tried to change nukes stand in 2005
DOWNLOAD THE CABLES (as one PDF) [Scoop copy]

Danyl McLaughlan of the Dim-Post has split the memos into seperate files and noted their subject and some names mentioned.

Blogger Idiot/Savant of No Right Turn is tweet summaries and comment on these and other cables at @norightturnnz on Twitter.

Previously from Scoop:
Scoop Links: Wikileaks Releases US Diplomatic Cables
Wikleaks: Clinton Seeks Helen Clark's Frequent Flyer Number (mentions of NZ in the Wikileaks cables)
Wikileaks: Subject Information For New Zealand Cables
Gordon Campbell: On the Wikileaks window on US diplomacy
Scoop Coverage: Wikileaks 'Cablegate' Diplomatic Leak

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