Spot the Difference

Where Helen's flip-flopped:

"New Zealand remains overdependent upon the production and exporting of commodities." - Speech from the Throne, 21 December 1999

"The backbone of the New Zealand economy will continue to be our primary industries." - Speech from the Throne, 8 November 2005

Where Helen's done nothing:


"The general issue of lifting our savings performance will be part of the broad structural review of the taxation system which will be undertaken." - Speech from the Throne, 21 December 1999

"Work will continue on relevant taxation regimes to ensure that they are conducive to the promotion of savings." - Speech from the Throne, 8 November 2005



"It is crucial that government policies ensure that New Zealand transforms the base of its economy much faster than has been the case in recent years. The future must be one of a high skills, high employment, high value added economy." - Speech from the Throne, 21 December 1999

"The security of the New Zealand economy in the 21st century will come from the ability of our firms to be part of a high skill, high productivity, and high wage economy. New Zealand's transformation demands the move to new business models of higher value and more sophisticated products." - Speech from the Throne, 8 November 2005