Multimedia: Finance Minister PREFU Presser

Monday, 6 October 2008, 3:54 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

Scoop Photos + Video: Finance Minister PREFU Press Conference - October 10 2008

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Finance Minister Michael Cullen at his October 6 Pre Election Fiscal Update Press Conference See another image below

Scoop Video: Video on Demand of NZ Finance Minister Michael Cullen at his October 6 Pre Election Fiscal Update Press Conference. Dr Cullen explained that New Zealand was well placed to weather the financial storms ahead but warned that ongoing fiscal prudence was required.

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Scoop Image: More Images from today's PREFU press conference and lockup.

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Finance Minister Michael Cullen at his October 6 Pre Election Fiscal Update Press Conference

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Alastair Thompson

Scoop Editor & General Manager

Alastair Thompson is the Editor and co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. A journalist with 24 years experience at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.

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