"Now John - When can we get past this whole anti-nuclear thing?" 3 November 2010

American Secretary of State Hilary Clinton sits with PM John Key on the occasion of her state visit to New Zealand at the beginning of November 2010. She asks Key how they can get past this whole anti-nuclear thing and he says 'By lunchtime... in fact if you'd been here last week we'd have made protest illegal, and given you tax breaks to make a movie!' Refers to Labour's ban on ships that were nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed that led to George Schultz confirming in 1985 that the United States was no longer willing to maintain its security guarantee to New Zealand, although the ANZUS treaty structure remained in place. Refers secondly to the 'Wellington Declaration' that 'formalises a new strategic partnership between New Zealand and the United States, and commits to regular meetings at foreign minister level, which includes working together on trade and holding annual military talks' that was signed between Clinton and Key on the occasion of the November meeting. Refers lastly to the successful resolution of the impasse over the making of the two Hobbit films in New Zealand after meetings between PM John Key and Warner Brothers representatives, that divided New Zealanders. The government agreed to amend the country's labour laws and offered a $25m tax break to the Hollywood studio Warner Bros.

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