Phil Goff
Phil Goff
Philip Bruce Goffis the Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mount Roskill. During the Fifth Labour Government, in office from 1999 to 2008, he served in a number of ministerial portfolios, including Minister of Defence of New Zealand, Minister of Corrections, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control and Associate Minister of Finance. He served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party between 11 November 2008 and 13 December 2011...
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Like many of the other industries in Northwest Arkansas, we are in constant need of workers. These people are in need of jobs, and we thought it was a good match.
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It is not within the power of the president to remove the prime minister other than on the vote of a majority of the house,
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It is likely that the relationship ... would become a distinctly cool and distant relationship,
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It is important in the current situation for steps to be taken to resolve the long-running public sector strike, which has contributed to this tension,
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That's the sad message that will be taken,
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Any action that may be planned will already be under way.
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They can choose the path of reconciliation, negotiation and peace ... or go down the other road ... of devastation, of thousands losing their lives and the country stagnating,
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That means that the next government in Fiji will not be able to relax either. Fiji is fast heading down the road of becoming known as a banana republic,
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Those people clearly felt that they were under threat,
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a man probably responsible for 50 deaths, the burning of hundreds of homes, destruction of villages and who currently holds several dozen people as hostage.
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Any offence that has been taken we obviously regret and we hope at this stage that will have no significant impact in terms of consequences on trade. But we can't rule out that potential at this point.
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People came to APEC with an expectation that the nature of the new administration would be known, and as of yet the answer to that question is not clear,
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These reservations relate to the reliability and admissibility of evidence, constraints placed on the defense, and the independence of the judiciary from the executive,
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that there were no immediate plans for a law change. But he would listen to the public debate, and it might be an area that officials could work on. Mr Goff said the case of deliberately not using protection and having intercourse was far more clear-cut.