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John Banks (New Zealand) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1058 words) |
 | The Honourable John Archibald Banks QSO (born 2 December 1946) has made a career as a New Zealand politician. |
 | He served for a time as Chairman of the New Zealand Licensed Restaurant and Cabaret Association. |
 | For a time, rumours suggested that he might return to national politics, standing as a candidate either for the National Party or for ACT New Zealand. |
| New Zealand (09/04) (3528 words) |
 | New Zealand was declared a dominion by a royal proclamation in 1907. |
 | New Zealand was a direct beneficiary of many of the reforms achieved under the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations, with agriculture in general and the dairy sector in particular enjoying many new trade opportunities. |
 | New Zealand is an active member of the global coalition in the War against Terrorism, and deployed SAS troops to Afghanistan, and naval and air assets to the Persian Gulf. |