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POLITICS HEADLINES:
International Trade: Goff, Air New Zealand Go To China
Politics News: Peters Claims National Knows Who Leaked The Emails
Mental Health Awareness Week: Mental Health Commission Made Less Temporary
Environment: Labour Welcomes National's Endorsement
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International Trade: Goff, Air New Zealand Go To China
Trade Minister Phil Goff will lead a major trade mission to Shanghai and Beijing in November to coincide with the launch
of the first direct air service between New Zealand and China. "Air New Zealand will be launching a direct air service
to Shanghai on 6 November and around 60 New Zealand business people will join me on that flight", Mr Goff said. See... Goff to Lead Major Trade Mission to China [1]
ALSO:NZ Govt - Trade with Indonesia Growing Prospects Good - Goff [2] Greens - Challenge to National: tropical forests or imports [3] NZ US Council - FTA case profiled in US magazine [4] Maritime Union - Minimum wage free trade deal will meet resistance [5]
Politics News: Peters Claims National Knows Who Leaked The Emails
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he's aware who the email-mole is inside the National Party. He informed TVNZ's Agenda programme on Saturday that
an "insider stole them from inside the National Party". Mr Peters said he had a good idea who the person was, but
distanced himself from any wrongdoing in acquiring the e-mails. He said he knew where they came from "and I've got good
reason to believe that." See... Peters Claims National Knows Who Leaked The Emails [1]
ALSO:AGENDA Transcript - October 7 2006 [2]
Mental Health Awareness Week: Mental Health Commission Made Less Temporary
The Labour-led government will introduce legislation to extend the term of the Mental Health Commission to 2015, Health
Minister Pete Hodgson announced today. The Minister has also announced that former Ngai Tahu Development Corporation
Chief Executive Ray Watson has been appointed as a new commissioner. See... Extended term for Mental Health Commission [1]
ALSO:National - Labour’s mental health management inadequate [2] Maori Party - Future of Mental Health Commission Secure [3] Maori Party - Turia: Mental Health Awareness Week Public Launch [4]
Environment: Labour Welcomes National's Endorsement
Environment Minister David Benson-Pope today welcomed National’s belated endorsement of the government’s environmental
policies. “You have to wonder where Nick Smith and the National Party have been all this time and whether they have
really sorted out their differences within their caucus. “The National Party has borrowed extensively from the
government's Sustainable Water Programme of Action with its focus on water quality and water allocation, right down to
the very detail of "transferable consents”. See... Where have you been Dr Smith? [1]
ALSO:Greens - Blue Green vision a start [2] Greens - Challenge to National: tropical forests or imports [3] Maori Party - Leadership Required For Action On Climate Change [4] Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Welcomes National's Climate Change Policy [5] NZ Forest Owners Association - Nats' forest carbon initiative welcomed [6] Business Council for Sustainable Development - Quality of life and growth go hand in hand [7]
MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES:
NZ Govt - Make a start now to get ready [1] NZ Govt - Fiordland worth $228m to NZ economy in 2005 [2] National - National wants assurances over leaked report [3] National - Bureaucracy keeps 200 teachers out of classrooms [4] National - O’Connor clueless about medicine in prisons [5] ACT - Govt Leaves Fisheries Officers To Fend For Selves [6]
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