Saudi Arabia
Business briefs
The Saudi Finance Minister says the country is cutting spending and delaying some state projects due to the decline in oil prices. Audio
Labour claims subterfuge over Saudi sheep deal may be illegal
Labour says Foreign Minister Murray McCully appears to have broken the law around public spending with a $4 million payment to the businesman at the centre of the Saudi sheep farm affair. Audio
Green Party isn't buying govt's explanation of Saudi deal
The Green Party says it doesn't buy the government's official explanation of the Saudi sheep deal. Audio
PM says proper processes were followed in the Saudi deal
We spoke to the Prime Minister John Key earlier and he says proper processes were followed in the saudi deal. Audio
Govt pushed animal welfare laws to the limit on Saudi export
Animal advocates and opposition MPs say they're appalled the Government pushed the country's animal welfare laws to the very limit in order to fly 900 heavily pregnant sheep to Saudi Arabia. Audio
Government instructed Saudi to take legal action - Greens
The Green Party says the Government told a Saudi businessman to sue New Zealand over its ban on live sheep exports. Audio
Govenrment accused of endangering NZ's reputation
The Government is facing fresh accusations that it has endangered New Zealand agriculture and the country's corruption-free reputation with its controversial Saudi farm deal. Audio
Official tightlipped on NZ's measures for dying Saudi lambs
Trade and Enterprise is not saying what killed hundreds of lambs in the Saudi desert even though it knows what happened. Audio
Confusion over the cause of sheep deaths in Saudi Arabia
Labour says blaming sand storms for the deaths of lambs on the government backed Saudi farm is another ludicrous attempt to disguise a bribe for a wealthy Saudi Arabian businessman. Audio
Trade officials confirm mass lamb deaths
Officials have confimed high numbers of New Zealand-bred lambs died shortly after being being born on the Government's controversial demonstration farm in the Saudi Arabian desert. Audio
Greens say lamb deaths highlight shonkiness of Saudi deal
Officials have confimed high numbers of New Zealand-bred lambs died shortly after being being born on the Government's controversial demonstration farm in the Saudi Arabian desert. Audio
Labour release Cabinet papers over Saudi sheep exports
The Labour MP and former Cabinet Minister, David Parker, has released Cabinet papers from 2007, in the latest twist in the controversy over sheep exports to Saudi Arabia. Audio
Government concedes it's part of the Saudi problem
The Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has conceded that the Saudi businessman, Hamood Al Ali Al-Khalaf, was not impressed with the Government when it didn't lift the ban on live sheep exports in… Audio
Sarah Chayes: corruption and security
Expert in kleptocracy, anti-corruption, and civil-military relations with ten years' experience in Afghanistan; currently a senior associate in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program and the South Asia… Audio
Ali Al-Ahmed: Saudi royal reshuffle
Director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs in Washington DC, discussing the international significance of the repositioning of power in Saudi Arabia. Audio
Should Bronagh Key comply with Saudi dress code?
The Prime Minister's wife Bronagh Key has chosen to wear an abaya during her visit to Saudi Arabia with her husband. Audio
Prime Minister meets with Saudi king in Riyadh
The Prime Minister John Key met last night with the Saudi king. Audio
Prime Minister told he has a duty to raise human rights
The Prime Minister is being told to take a harder stance on Saudi Arabia's human rights record during his historic visit to the country. Audio
Greens urge PM to put human rights first
The Green Party co-leader, Metiria Turei, suggested Mr Key should delay any free trade agreement until Saudi Arabia improves its human rights record. Audio
PM's wife to wear head scarf
Bronagh Key will cover her head when she's in Saudi Arabia. Is she doing the right thing? Audio
