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| | New Zealand: Angus Reid Global Monitor |
 | | The 55-year-old Clark has consistently topped all surveys on who New Zealanders prefer as their prime minister, but satisfaction with her government dropped, from 49 per cent in an April Colmar Brunton/One News poll to 44 per cent in June. |
 | | In a Jun. 26 speech to party faithful, Brash expressed confidence in his proposals, saying, "The things that mainstream, hard-working, over-taxed New Zealanders expect from their government are not that complicated, and they are certainly not unreasonable. |
 | | Clark retained her position as prime minister, in a cabinet featuring New Zealand First leader Winston Peters as foreign minister, Phil Goff as defence minister, Rick Barker as interior minister, and United Future leader Peter Dunne as revenue minister. |
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