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PM's Press Conference Monday 20th Feb, 2012
Scoop Audio, Photos and VideoBy Mark P. Williams
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CONTENT
SUMMARY:
PM began with remarks on the forthcoming one
year anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake and took
questions on a variety of topics
- PM was asked his
opinion on whether he considered the recent High Court
ruling to be a tightening of the law on foreign ownership of
New Zealand assets
- PM was asked about the Commonwealth
donations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
- PM was
asked his opinion on the increase in infectious diseases in
NZ
- PM gave his opinion on Stephen Fry's comments about
New Zealand broadband
- Scoop Images:Today's PM's press conference.
Mark P. Williams
Political Journalist and Independent Academic Researcher
Journalist and independent academic researcher with primary interests in politics and literature.
As a researcher I am a contributor to various academic publications, including Alluvium journal of 21st century literature, The Literary London Journal, The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies, and Critical Engagements: Journal of the UK Network for Modern Fiction Studies (UKNMFS).
As a journalist, I have worked as Parliamentary reporter for Scoop Independent Media and International editor for the Scoop Review of Books.
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