Press Office

WED 16 FEBRUARY 2011

Joint Statement by Prime Ministers Gillard and Key: February 2011 Report on Trans-Tasman Cooperation

Prime Ministers John Key and Julia Gillard held bilateral talks in Wellington on 16 February 2011 during Prime Minister Gillard’s first official visit to New Zealand. The Prime Ministers welcomed the opportunity to meet and committed to holding annual Prime...

WED 16 FEBRUARY 2011

Order of Australia investiture ceremony

Prime Minister Julia Gillard will confer an honorary Order of Australia on the Hon. Hugh Templeton in Wellington today for his role in establishing the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA).  ...

WED 16 FEBRUARY 2011

Transcript of joint press conference with Prime Minister John Key

PRIME MINISTER KEY: Okay good afternoon, so the programme is that I’m going to make some opening remarks and then I’ll pass to Julia Gillard to make some remarks and then we’ll go over and sign the investment protocol then we’ll come back and take questions....

WED 16 FEBRUARY 2011

Transcript of interview with Simon Mercep, Radio New Zealand

HOST: The Prime Minister Julia Gillard is with us here in our Wellington studio. Welcome. PM: Good morning. HOST: Good to see you with us here at Morning Report. First of all Prime Minister, New Zealanders have been voting with their feet and going to Australia for a...

WED 16 FEBRUARY 2011

Australia and New Zealand sign historic investment protocol

Australia and New Zealand have reached an historic agreement today with the signing of a new protocol that will strengthen economic ties between the two countries. ...

WED 16 FEBRUARY 2011

Address to the Parliament of New Zealand, Wellington

Mr Speaker Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet Leader of the Opposition and party leaders ...

TUE 15 FEBRUARY 2011

Trans-Tasman Business Circle Luncheon, Auckland

Kia ora tatou katoa I have come here today to pay tribute to the friendship between our two nations and to offer a very special tribute to the people of New Zealand for your overwhelming support during Australia’s summer of hardship. ...

TUE 15 FEBRUARY 2011

Transcript of joint press conference with Prime Minister John Key, Auckland

JOURNALIST: Could I start by asking you about why you chose this school and its relevance to national standards, and were you acknowledging that there are teething problems in the system? ...

TUE 15 FEBRUARY 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Auckland

PM: Well, thank you very much. It’s great to be here in New Zealand. I’m very much looking forward to this visit. Of course, I’ll have the opportunity now to speak to some of New Zealand’s business leaders. There’s no closer economic partnership between...

SAT 12 FEBRUARY 2011

Statement on Egypt

This is a remarkable day for the people of Egypt.  In their millions, Egyptians have called for change - for an open, democratic society that offers greater opportunity for its people. ...