Labour leader Phil Goff tackles the political issues of the day including a possible review of legal aid, Fiji booted out of the commonwealth (again) and gang patches in Wanganui.
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The news of the week in song form. Lindon Puffin on the vocals & ukulele delivers a wrap up of the stories that hugged the national headlines throughout the week. From Fiji, the Blenheim airshow, Phil Spector, Gypsy shows and dead rabbits to neo, hikoi, holidays and snakes on a plane. It’s all in the week that was waiata.
Listen/Download Lindon Puffin’s week that was 17th April ’09
Te Radar muses from the Gisborne departure lounge about the political situation in Fiji. In particular Bainimarama’s white dress military uniform that must be awfully difficult to keep clean at state dinners. Also a chap who planned to row around Antarctica has given up before he reached Stewart Island. Plus we discuss the merits of Lego.
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- Image by Policy Network via Flickr
Labour leader Phil Goff says the Pacific Island’s forum needs to step up and carry through on it’s threats of smart sanctions against Fiji.
Mr Goff made the call after Fiji authorities expelled three foreign journalists and arrested a local reporter in a crackdown on reporting of the nation’s political upheaval. Mr Goff also called on Fijian peacekeepers to be withdrawn from their duties outside of Fiji but stopped short of calling for economic sanctions against the rogue state though suggests John Key enter into talks with partners in the EU and the US who provide aid money to Fiji.
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