Scoop Audio: Phil Goff Media Stand-Up 27-06-11

Monday, 27 June 2011, 4:40 pm
Press Release: Scoop Audio

• Scoop Audio: - Phil Goff Media Stand-Up 27-06-11

• happy with Tai Tokerau result, looking to win the seat in November.

• wishes the Government well on trip to India and free trade negotiations there.

• Beachhead Advisory Board resignations "Very bad news for New Zealand."

• high levels of obesity in New Zealand suggest healthy food needs to be affordable.

• Labour aims to win all seven Maori seats come November.

• Labour won't work with the Mana Party: "Not a reliable coalition partner."

• on reinsurance for Christchurch: "Cant' leave local Governments out to dry" - they must be reinsured.

• doesn't agree with anti-MMP campaign launched today: "personally I'll be backing MMP."

• on Tai Tokerau campaign costs.

• no election policy announcements yet.

• on Act Party campaign against youth rates (funded by taxpayers).

• Indian free trade agreement will be harder to accomplish that FTA with China. But India wants food security, which New Zealand can provide.

• Pharmac should not be on the agenda for an Indian FTA: "Its got nothing to do with free trade. It's got a lot to do with the powerful pharmaceutical companies and the money they provide to senators in the United States"

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