Key sworn in as New Zealand's new prime minister

Wednesday 19th November, 10:54 AM JST

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powderfinger at 04:06 PM JST - 19th November

The long national nightmare is over.
SushiSake3 at 04:55 PM JST - 19th November

No, it's just beginning.

I read he wants to 'soften' Helen Clark's environmental policy - bad move.
powderfinger at 05:41 PM JST - 19th November

New Zealand is finally back on track. Kiwis abroad can again hold their heads high.
powderfinger at 06:05 PM JST - 19th November

Clark signed on to the Kyoto Protocol foolishness and it cost NZ taxpayers billions of US dollars. The NZ government ended up getting duped into paying most of that money to the ecological outlaws of Vlad Putin's Russia. It worked out to 900 US dollars each family. You have to laugh at such pious idiocy. I recall one environmental official saying something to the effect that even though New Zealand is too small to make any real impact on global warming or to even begin to offset China's gargantuan capacity to pollute it was still necessary for all good Kiwis to make an effort. When and why did embracing futility become official national policy?

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/593018/
Apsara at 08:07 PM JST - 19th November

I've been holding my head high for years, powderfinger, and am especially proud of New Zealand's equality and environmental records- efforts in New Zealand will have results in New Zealand, which is surely the most important thing for New Zealanders. You don't speak for all of us.
Everton2 at 08:54 AM JST - 20th November

New Zealand has been a shining example of environmental responsibility for at least the last 70 years. They led the way in refusing to allow warships carrying nuclear weapons in to their ports and the first to be smart enough to give women the vote.

They apprehended and prosecuted those French agents who successful carried out a terrorist attack against a Green Peace vessel hankered in their port; and conducted sustained and effective campaigns against French nuclear testing in the Pacific. In addition, New Zealand under Helen Clarke has been a staunch defender of the natural environment in the Southern Ocean being a major thorn in the side of the Japanese whaling interest.

New Zealand's history has been one of progress and enlightenment under a succession of liberal and conservative governments. The New Zealand people are naturally progressive and any excessive moves to the right will be countered with an abrupt end to the conservative party's time in power.
powderfinger at 12:44 PM JST - 20th November

I reckon N Zealand looked at Australia's disasterous choice (K Rudd) and America's recent election and the unprecedented post-election stock market drop that has followed and concluded that putting conservatives back in power would be best. Good on em.
SushiSake3 at 02:43 PM JST - 20th November

powderfinger - considering what happened last time NZ's National party was in power, I strongly beg to differ. :-)
powderfinger at 03:46 PM JST - 20th November

Helen Clark was a national embarrassment. Most Kiwis I know are glad she is gone. Most hated political figure since Roger Douglas.
Everton2 at 06:39 AM JST - 21st November

Helen Clark was in power for nine years wining at least three elections. I can't how she was an embarrassment.

Also Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia who has now signed on to the Kyoto protocol has an approval rating of nearly 70%.