Media Advisory
The Cabinet will consider a status report on Air NZ from Cameron&Co on Monday [August 27.]
A
decision from the Cabinet that day is highly
unlikely.
However the deadline of September 4 - the following Tuesday - still holds.
There will be no further comment.
Patricia
Office of Hon Dr Michael
Cullen
Gordon Campbell: On Last Night’s Leaders DebateDo political debates change voter intentions, and cause voters to switch sides? According to a 2019 Harvard Business School study conducted across 61 elections in nine countries involving 172,000 respondents, the answer would seem to be a resounding “No.” Political debates have little effect on voter behaviour, let alone on election outcomes. Crucially, the limited effect they do have does not involve a change in voters’ policy preferences... More>>
National Agriculture Policy: Will Restore Farmer Confidence And Pride
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Dunne Speaks: The Election Campaign Just Grinds Slowly On And On
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Electoral Commission: Candidate And Party Lists Released
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National: Plan To Restore NZ’s Prosperity
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NZ First: Party List