John Key

"The process has been a shambles from beginning to end. But the prize must go to Nick Smith and John Key for underestimating the cost of National's ETS by $50 billion," Phil Goff said. "That blunder doubled the cost of National's ETS,...

In this article: Phil Goff

...at the expense of taxpayers - an issue which has sparked dissent in Maori Party ranks. Mr Goff describes Prime Minister John Key's deal with the Maori Party as "cynical", "shabby and short term" by manipulating the treaty settlement process...

In this article: Phil Goff, Labour, Carbon, Palmerston North, and Paris

...accepted an invitation to meet the Dalai Lama, who is scheduled to speak in Auckland Dec 6, during his visit. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said on Wednesday that he would not meet the Dalai Lama when he visits the country next month.

In this article: Dalai Lama, New Zealand, China, Auckland, Labour Party, National Party, Murray McCully, and Phil Goff

Key rejects Goff's call for changes to monetary policy Keeping with the 100% Pure message CBS hails rating news Trustee to scrutinize Allied offer Fairfax exec joins Crown Fibre board Passion a crucial ingredient for success Tears flow as...

In this article: Phil Goff, New Zealand, Inflation, Christchurch, Goods and services, Fairfax, and Wellington

...complete lack of any real plan or action to protect Kiwi jobs. "150,000 Kiwis are now unemployed, that's 41,000 more than when John Key came into power. National could have done much more to keep many of those hardworking Kiwis...

In this article: Unemployment and Phil Goff

...effectively. Meanwhile, of all those polled, 30.3 percent preferred John Key as the prime minister, followed by Helen Clark, 10.9 percent, Dr Sharples, 8.7 percent and Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia 6.1 percent. Labour leader Phil...

In this article: Labour, Pita Sharples, Cost of living, Unemployment, Tariana Turia, Rodney Hide, and Phil Goff

...reason for that, and that reason is China's political and economic influence in New Zealand." Mr Goff declined to comment on Mr Key's decision. United States President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd are among leaders...

In this article: Dalai Lama, China, Phil Goff, Hu Jintao, Tax, The Dominion Post, Murray McCully, Labour, and Apec