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- Minister rejects health and safety accusation
- The Minister of Labour is rejecting accusations that the Government's commitment to improving workplace health and safety is hollow.
- Green Party to submit oil and gas exploration bid
- The Green Party plans to submit a bid to the Government's oil and gas exploration tender.
- NZ's China relationship puts pressure on its US ties - Goff
- Labour defence spokesperson Phil Goff says New Zealand's close trading and diplomatic relationship with China puts pressure on the country's ties with the United States.
- Scientists now influence international security policy - Greens
- The Green Party says scientists are starting to have an influence on international security policy as well as the military.
- Maori Party tensions expected to be resolved soon
- The Maori Party candidate for the Ikaroa Rawhiti by-election says tensions within the party over leadership are expected to be resolved very soon.
- Parliament passes rise in petrol tax
- Parliament has passed a bill locking in petrol tax increases for the next three years, rising after a rare under urgency Saturday night sitting.
- Crackdown on anti-mining protests passed
- Parliament has passed under urgency legislation that will extend a crackdown on anti-mining protests at sea to areas on or above the continental shelf.
- Labour criticises 'shonky' process to pass carers bill
- Opposition parties say the process to pass legislation enabling family members to be paid for looking after their adult disabled children has been "shonky".
- English hopes Meridian sale will be less political
- Finance Minister Bill English does not expect the partial sale of Meridian Energy to be as politically fraught as the Mighty River Power offering.
- Amended Crown minerals bill debated
- A bill changing newly-enacted Crown minerals legislation has passed its second reading in Parliament.
- Reviewable tenancies bill passes first reading
- Legislation extending reviewable tenancies to all Housing New Zealand tenants passed its first reading in Parliament under urgency on Friday morning.
- Petrol tax increases due to tax cuts - Labour
- Labour says three petrol tax increases are needed only because the Government gave top income earners big tax cuts in 2010.
- Housing bill passes first hurdle under urgency
- Legislation that would increase the supply of land and affordability of housing has passed its first reading in Parliament under urgency.
- Reserve Bank bill plucked from ballot again
- For the second time, a Member's bill has been drawn which would make the Reserve Bank take more account of the exchange rate.
- Bill to empower Commissioner drawn from ballot
- A bill which would substantially strengthen the powers of the Privacy Commissioner has been drawn from the Member's ballot at Parliament.
- RNZ board concerned over budget freeze
- Radio New Zealand has told MPs that its employees are not complaining about their salaries, despite the organisation having had frozen funding for half a decade.
- Housing to be centrepiece of Budget
- Radio New Zealand's political editor Brent Edwards previews the 2013 Budget.
- Budget surplus in 2014-15 predicted
- Finance Minister Bill English delivers his fifth Budget on Thursday, confident the books will be back in surplus in 2014-15.
- English promises significant housing package
- The Finance Minister is promising the Budget will include a significant housing package aimed at slowing the property market, but Opposition parties are sceptical.
- Collins defends not trying for changes to MMP
- Justice Minister Judith Collins is defending her position on not trying to get changes to the MMP voting system.
- Bill limiting outside investment in Fonterra fails
- Legislation that would impose a limit on outside investment in dairy cooperative Fonterra has failed to clear its first hurdle in Parliament.
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