The mass of Wikileaks cables relating to New Zealand ('Kiwileaks') have suddenly exploded into New Zealand political scene. I’ve got a copy of a 613-page PDF file of all the recent Kiwi Wikileaks – which you can download here: Wellington US Embassy cables. The Herald on Sunday published details of the leaks yesterday. The paper published a few of my comments (‘Bryce Edwards: Foreign meddling laid bare’), and also in these stories: Key exposed over Dalai Lama and NZ-US peace deal sacrificed for votes - cable. This blog post provides an extensive list of links to some initial stories and analysis in the mainstream media and blogosphere. The list is being updated regularly. [Read more below]
There hasn’t been a lot of reaction to the Kiwi Wikileaks yet – mostly because politicians and the media have just closed for the holiday season. Even most of the bloggers seem to have gone on holiday. Nonetheless, here’s some of the most interesting stories, reactions and analysis about the NZ-related Wikileaks/Cablegate.
NZ Herald: Drug firms tried to ditch Clark
NZ Herald: What our politicians didn't want you to know
NZ Herald: Clark sent troops to Iraq over Fonterra - cables
Dominion Post: Clark bowed to sending Iraq troops
NZ Herald: Disgraced immigration head 'invaluable'
NZ Herald: NZ asked to take US terror prisoners
NZ Herald: US wanted military accords kept quiet
NZPA: Shipley Offered Colleagues Advice On STDs - Cable
NZ Herald Editorial: WikiLeaks cables throw welcome light on diplomacy
Dominion Post: Nuclear ship ban 'irrelevant' to US
Otago Daily Times: Nuclear-free policy accepted: WikiLeaks (comments by Prof Robert Patman)
NZ Herald: NZ disturbed by China's rising power in Pacific
NZ Herald: Wellington pushed hard for Japan to help in Afghanistan
TVNZ: What the WikiLeaks cables say about NZ
TV3: Key right to say cables would 'embarrass'
TV3: Fonterra contract behind NZ involvement in Iraq
RNZ Nine-to-None: Audio interview
RNZ Morning Report: Audio report
NewstalkZB: Interviews with Jane Clifton
RadioLive: Interview with Bryce Edwards
The Dim-Post: Don’t say I never do anything for you [all the 243 cables separated out and sorted]
No Right Turn: Cablegate: Protected sources
Kiwiblog: More Wikileaks
Kiwiblog: Milk for blood
Against the Current: WIKILEAKS CATCHES OUT KEY AND MCCULLY
No Right Turn: Cablegate: New Zealand edition
No Right Turn: Blood for butter
Whaleoil: Sold out for Butter
The Standard: Wikileaks NZ cables
The Standard: Herald into smear mode for election year
The Standard: Blood for milk? Pull the other one
Imperator Fish: Our Man Phil
Paul G. Buchanan (on Scoop): Leaked Cables Detail Evolution Of Post 9/11 Foreign Policy
Goff: Troops-for-trade Allegations Complete Fiction
Stuff: Action against Israel to aid trade, US ambassador claimed
NZ Herald: Fonterra-troops claim 'preposterous' - Helen Clark
Otago Daily Times: Editorial - Security leaks
NZ Herald: WikiLeaks a quid pro quo for Phil Goff
NZ Herald: Brian Rudman - Kiwi bumpkins on the US naughty stool
Radio NZ: Helen Clark interviewed on Nine to Noon discussion (audio)
Guardian: US embassy cables: New Zealand uncomfortable with Hamas praise
Guardian: WikiLeaks cables: Lamb sales behind New Zealand's 'flap' with Israel
Guardian: US embassy cables: US anger over Fahrenheit 9/11 screening at New Zealand Labour Party fundraiser
Guardian: US embassy cables: New Zealand PM suspected passport fraud pair were 'Israeli intelligence agents'
Guardian: US embassy cables: New Zealand PM suspected passport fraud pair were 'Israeli intelligence agents'
Scoop's Gordon Campbell: Helen Clark’s sob story
Bnet (US): Pfizer’s Pforeign Intrigue: Tried to Scupper U.S. Trade Deal in Price Control Protest
Frogblog: Keith Locke - Why NZ sent army engineers to Iraq in 2003
Anderton: Someone Made It Up - The Fonterra Claim Is Wrong
Dominion Post: Editorial - US diplomats need to get out more
Stuff: NZ sheltered Saddam loyalist - cable
Stuff: WikiLeaks: Family access threat over Fiji coup
Guardian: WikiLeaks cables: US intervened in Michael Moore NZ screening
NZ Herald: US asked Clark Govt to explain Fahrenheit 9/11 fundraiser - cable
Stuff: US feared 'fiasco' at Wellington film screening
Stuff: NZ 'misled' over status at the UN
The Standard: Key, Brownlee & McCully have questions to answer
NZPA: US Embassy Accused Clark Govt Of "Flap" Over Passport Fraud For Arab Trade Gains
Grant Duncan Public Policy blog: Leaky nonsense
World Socialist Website: WikiLeaks cables reveal commercial motivations behind New Zealand troop deployment to Iraq
No Right Turn: Denied
No Right Turn: Kiwileaks and "national security"
NZPA: Goff Lashes Out At Former Ambassador Over Cables
Free Malaysia Today: WikiLeaks: Malaysia on NZ radar screen
Jerusalem Post: New Zealand furor at 'spy scandal'
The Standard: Diplomatic Stupidity
Whaleoil: Goff hiding behind Helen's skirt
Kiwiblog: Goff exposed
I’ll keep updating this blog as I become aware of more Wikileak/Cablegate NZ coverage. Please let me know if I’ve missed anything significant.
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