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...
message sad
That's the sad message that will be taken,
hopeful remain
I remain hopeful they will (implement the agreement) but I am not yet confident,
high level tension
indications of the high level of tension in Tonga.
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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,
action planned
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,
cool distant likely relationship
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 obviously is a total collapse of the rule of law. Again that can't be allowed to continue,
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If they were to succeed, ... that clearly would lead in the direction to the release of Mr. Speight and an end to the inquiry of those people who were behind the illegal and violent overthrow of the constitutional government of Fiji.