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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08WELLINGTON141 |
PETERS REVEALS MAJOR EFFORT TO EXPAND NZ DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 16, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced an ambitious funding and staffing boost for MFAT which will pave the way for a significant expansion of New Zealand's presence around the world. The new funding come after decades of under-resourcing of New Zea [...] |
2008-04-24 05:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NEW ZEALAND |
| 08WELLINGTON154 |
FM PETERS TO ADJUST BEHAVIOR AS ELECTION NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 8, Foreign Minister Winston Peters repudiated the China-New Zealand FTA, widely hailed as the premier foreign policy accomplishment of Prime Minister Helen Clark's Labour Government. Clark was widely criticized when she appointed Winston Peters as New Zealand's Foreig [...] |
2008-05-07 19:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NEW ZEALAND |
| 08WELLINGTON174 |
NO POLLING DIVIDEND FOR LABOUR FROM 2008 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent polling showed that the Labour Government's 2008 budget failed to provide any boost to its flagging popularity. In fact, Labour lost ground in all three post-budget polls as the opposition National Party gained support. PM Helen Clark also lost ground to National Party [...] |
2008-06-05 01:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NEW ZEALAND |