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12 February 2012 - 6:24 pm NZ time
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- Harawira scoffs at assurance over asset sales
- Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says Maori should put no faith in assurances by the Government that iwi and small investors will do well out of shares in state-owned energy companies.
- MP travel spending for election period
- Members of Parliament spent $1.3 million more on travel and accommodation in the period covering the general election than they did for the same months the previous year.
- Less exploration than under Labour - Heatley
- Energy and Resources Minister Phil Heatley says the Government is considering opening up less land for oil and gas exploration than under the previous Labour government.
- NZ wary of US stance on China in trade talks
- Trade Minister Tim Groser says New Zealand will pull out of the TransPacific Partnership trade talks if politicians in the United States use them as a vehicle to try to contain the rise of China.
- Maori Party pressure possible due to support status
- The Maori Party says it's been able to put more pressure on the National Party to include a Treaty of Waitangi clause in legislation paving the way for asset sales because it is a Government support party.
- Improvement in jobs not enough yet - Government
- The Government says jobless figures are heading in the right direction but more needs to be done.
- Election broadcast laws seen as messy
- Current laws governing broadcasts during an election are described as a dog's breakfast.
- Milk inquiry to continue
- Parliament's Commerce Select Committee has decided its inquiry into the price of milk will continue.
- Radio Live appearance matter for broadcaster - Key
- Prime Minister John Key says a possible breach of the law, following his appearance on Radio Live is a matter for the broadcaster.
- Electoral commission refers TVNZ to police
- The Electoral Commission has referred Television New Zealand to police for what it believes is a breach of electoral law.
- English confident about economy
- Finance Minister Bill English is confident the New Zealand economy would weather any further economic disruption in Europe.
- Treaty obligations advice issued by English
- Finance Minister Bill English has warned potential investors in the country's four State energy companies that they need to be aware of Government obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
- Offshore drilling seen as inconsistent with international law
- Members of Parliament have been told that legislation on managing offshore activies such as drilling and mining, is not consistent with international law on protecting the marine environment.
- Series of sale hui defended by English
- Finance Minister Bill English denies that a series of hui to explain partial sales of State asset is paying only lip service to Maori concerns. He says who attended take the meetings seriously.
- Minimum wage not enough to live on - union
- The Service & Food Workers Union says the latest increase to the minimum wage is still not enough for people to live on.
- NZ on Air board member accused of conflict of interest
- Labour is accusing a member of the board of New Zealand on Air of a confict of interest over a documentary to be made about the Whanau Ora social services policy.
- 100 attend Hamilton hui
- One hundred people have attended a hui in Hamilton held to consult Maori on the government's planned partial sale of four state-owned power companies.
- Labour says minimum wage rise falls short
- Labour Party leader David Shearer says the minimum wage increase offers only a bit of help for those on the lowest incomes.
- Whanau Ora funding meets stringent criteria - Key
- Prime Minister John Key says stringent criteria must be met to get Whanau Ora funding.
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