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The Otago Daily Times
July 29, 2002

First task for Prime Minister
Letter to the Editor [Abridged. - Ed.]
by Ian Morgan, Oamaru   


Assuming that Labour is re-elected, the first task for Helen Clark is to replace a non-performing Minister of Justice. I have written several times to both Phil Goff and the Prime Minister setting out my concerns at the injustice to Peter Ellis and giving the reasons why Ellis is completely innocent, and this well before A City Possessed was published.

Mr Goff never replied until I wrote to the Prime Minister. It does seem very obvious that Mr Goff prefers to strut the international stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs and appears not to give sufficient time to his justice portfolio.