Friday, 17 April 2015, 5:38 pm Press Release: The Nation
This weekend on The Nation...
A rare
interview with Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf about the
impact of the international economic recovery on New Zealand
and the main opportunities and threats now facing the
country.
Then in a New Zealand exclusive, Tony Blair’s
former spin doctor Alastair Campbell discusses the upcoming
British election, what PR advice he might give to contenders
David Cameron and Ed Miliband, and the influence of the
minor players such as UKIP and Scottish National
Party.
And in the week Woolworths Australia was slammed
for using Anzac images in their advertising, we take an
in-depth look at the ways our remembrance of World War I is
being commercially exploited.
We’ll discuss all this and
more with our panel: Business New Zealand chief executive
Phil O’Reilly, Massey University vice-chancellor Steve
Maharey, and former Internet Party leader Laila
Harre.
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