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Audio & Images: PM's Press Conference 8 Nov. 2010

Monday, 8 November 2010, 5:30 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

Alastair Thompson

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Prime Minister John Key at his Monday, 8 Nov 2010 press conference See more images below

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Scoop Audio (36 Minutes): Audio on Demand of NZ Prime Minister John Key's post Cabinet press conference for Parliamentary press gallery journalists held this afternoon. The PM began by reading out a prepared statement about the Government's war on the drug P - a pure form of methamphetamine. This was followed by a wide ranging Q&A which touched on:
- today's announcement about a widening deficit from Treasury;
- currency issues and whether or not the Chinese should allow their currency to rise in value faster;
- upcoming animal welfare announcements;
- a suspected kiwifruit virus outbreak in Bay of Plenty;
- APEC and the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations;
- the decision by the US President not to pursue climate change legislation;
- the Himalaya Trust;
- the much delayed constitutional review
- Australian/US defence relationships, ANZUS and the NZ defence white paper.

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The Press Gallery assembled in the Beehive Theatrette

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Prime Minister John Key

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