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Govt details infrastructure priorities
A second Auckland harbour crossing and a lack of trains are two gaps identified in an infrastructure stocktake, Bill English said today.
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Slim chance of Heatley returning to Cabinet job
John Key says that Phil Heatley's misuse of his credit card was stupid and silly - but not dishonest.
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MPs expenses down, ministers' travel bill soars
Labour leader Phil Goff and National MP Speaker Lockwood Smith were the largest spenders for their parties over the past three months, expense figures released today show.
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Door to Cabinet still open for Heatley, says Key
The door is still open for Phil Heatley to return to Cabinet if an Auditor-General inquiry into his ministerial expenses comes back clean, John Key said today.
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Phil Heatley's resignation statement
Phil Heatley's resignation statement delivered to reporters this morning.
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Heatley: 'I haven't lived up to my own standards'
John Key has accepted Phil Heatley's resignation over an expenses claim but says he has no reason to believe the MP was dishonest.
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Heatley and Brownlee pay back expenses
Housing Minister Phil Heatley says he is embarrassed and upset about slip-ups involving taxpayer-funded credit card spending
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Verdict soon on PPPs for schools
Finance Minister Bill English says decisions will be made mid-year on whether to use public-private partnerships to build new schools and a new prison.