JUST POLITICS
Spooks Snooping Moves To Be Opposed By Greens
Copter Common Sense Urged By Minister
Health Bill Treaty Clause Clarified
Nats Say Health Reforms Headed For Trouble
ACT Aim To Bring Justice To Family Courts
Hidden Agenda In Proposed Property Act
Overstayer Policy Needs Examination
Reference Group To Assist TEAC
Ministers Praise Dame Margaret
Cullen Talks To New Plymouth
Shipley Looks For Lost Entrepreneurial Spirit
POLITICS FROM TOP SCOOPS
Scoop Is In The House - Today's Questions
Singapore Trade Agreement Signing
Govt Calls For Submissions On R
Irony In Goff’s Sentencing Proposal, Says Neeson
Swain Ignoring Rural Telecommunication Realities
Govt Should Buy Back Rail Corridors
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JUST POLITICS
Spooks Snooping Moves To Be Opposed By Greens
- The Greens are not supporting Associate Justice Minister Paul Swain's Notice of Motion (No 1 government motion on the
order paper) that allows the police and security services the right to hack into computers and intercept emails, faxes
and pager messages. See... Greens to oppose hacking by security services [1]
Copter Common Sense Urged By Minister
- Minister for Accident Insurance Michael Cullen is calling for common sense to prevail in the wake of the Northland
rescue helicopter incident involving a three year old burns victim. See... Patient safety must be paramount - Cullen [1]
Health Bill Treaty Clause Clarified
- Health Minister Annette King and Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia say amendments to the Bill have helped
clarify the Treaty of Waitangi provisions. See... NZ Public Health And Disability Bill Reported Back [1]
Nats Say Health Reforms Headed For Trouble
- The Government's health reforms look to be heading for trouble if the widely held concerns heard at the select
committee come to pass, National Health spokesperson Wyatt Creech said today. See... Health Reforms Heading For Trouble [1] and Change Puts Elderly Services At Risk [2]
ACT Aim To Bring Justice To Family Courts
- ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said his success in the ballot of a member’s bill which promotes open justice in
Family Courts is extremely timely. See... ACT Aims to End Secret Injustice in Family Courts [1]
Hidden Agenda In Proposed Property Act
- ACT Justice spokesman Stephen Franks has challenged the Government to allow a true conscience vote on its proposed
Property (Relationships) Act. See... Hidden Second Leg to Attorney General’s Strategy [1]
Overstayer Policy Needs Examination
- “Only 455 of New Zealand’s estimated 22,000 overstayers have applied for work permits in the first month of the
Government’s six-month transitional overstayer strategy,” said ACT Immigration Spokesman Penny Webster. See... Government's Overstayer Policy Needs Examination [1]
Reference Group To Assist TEAC
- An international reference group comprising leading post-compulsory education specialists is being appointed to
assist the Tertiary Education Advisory Commission, Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey said
today. See... Reference Group Appointed To Strengthen TEAC [1]
Ministers Praise Dame Margaret
- Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey and Associate Social Services and Employment Minister Tariana
Turia pay tribute to Ministry of Social Policy Chief Executive Margaret Bazley whose retirement from the public service
has been announced. See... Maharey pays tribute to Dame Margaret Bazley [1] and Dame Margaret - Tariana Turia [2]
Cullen Talks To New Plymouth
- Thank you for coming along this evening. I want to do two things: give a broad review of where we are at in terms of
the economy and then, more specifically, say a few things about superannuation. See... Michael Cullen to New Plymouth Labour Party [1]
Shipley Looks For Lost Entrepreneurial Spirit
- The role of an opposition is not simply to oppose the government of the day. It is to make clear our views, illustrate
the points of difference and provide a coherent vision of the world and a positive programme for the future. See... Rediscovering the Kiwi Entrepreneurial Spirit [1]
POLITICS FROM TOP SCOOPS
Scoop Is In The House
- Today’s Questions concerned the subjects of: R Taxation Treatment – Treaty Clauses In Health Legislation – Biosecurity Breaches – Auckland Transport - Tertiary
Education Accountability – People’s Bank – Sustainable Farming Fund – SOE Spending – E-Business – Northland Emergency
Helicopters – Palmerston North Unemployment – Good Health Wanganui’s HFA Contract. See... SCP HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 14 November [1]
Singapore Trade Agreement Signing
- The Closer Economic Partnership between New Zealand and Singapore will bring exciting new opportunities for the
traders, industries and entrepreneurs of each country, Prime Minister Helen Clark said today. See... PM signs historic trade deal with Singapore + Q [1]
Govt Calls For Submissions On R
- “The proposal in the discussion paper the Government is releasing today would make all research expenditure and most
development expenditure immediately eligible for tax deduction,” Revenue Minister Michael Cullen says. See... Govt calls for submissions on R [1] and R Expenditure – Discussion Paper [2]
Irony In Goff’s Sentencing Proposal, Says Neeson
- Justice Minister Phil Goff's proposal for 'degrees of sentencing' is ironic given that he has been giving
hard-hitting speeches for years opposing the idea as put forward in my private members bill, National's Police
spokesperson Brian Neeson said. See... Goff's Sentencing Proposals Ironic [1] , ACT Welcomes Sentencing Review [2] and Crimes (Criminal Appeals) Amendment Bill - Goff [3]
Swain Ignoring Rural Telecommunication Realities
- Federated Farmers Telecommunications spokesperson Tom Lambie said the call by the Information Minister, Hon Paul
Swain, for small businesses to study up on e-commerce was ignoring the sad reality of rural telecommunications. See... E-Commerce Pointless For Rural Small Businesses [1]
Govt Should Buy Back Rail Corridors
- Auckland local body leaders met behind closed doors at Eden Park yesterday to try to create a united front in their
effort to find the money to buy rail corridors and infrastructural assets from Tranz Rail for $112 million. See... Government Should Buy Back All Rail Corridors [1]