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!['The minister wants you out'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'The minister wants you out'
The convicted violent criminal who lived in Government minister Paula Bennett's home is out of prison - and has been kicked out of the country.
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Risk of terror exaggerated, say British MPs
A committee of MPs has rubbished ministerial claims that Britain still faces a "public emergency" eight years after the September 11 attacks.
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Mining on DoC land puts sides at loggerheads
As the Government pushes ahead with plans to open up conservation land for mining, Isaac Davison finds the combination is already causing trouble in the Bay of Plenty.
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Blue-green ambitions
Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye's stance against her party's proposed mining on Great Barrier Island is not just political it's heartfelt.
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<i>John Roughan:</i> Coromandel can bear more mining
John Roughan writes that the Coromandel peninsula's beauty is not exceptional and doesn't warrant particular protection.
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<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Better controls needed over sloppy ministers
Fran O'Sullivan writes that till now, Key has operated a rather laissez-faire approach to Cabinet management.
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<i>John Armstrong:</i> At last, Key's Govt shows some spine
John Armstrong writes that the backbone displayed by Brownlee and Bennett will please the National traditionalists, but we'll have to watch it bend again in election year.
![Leaky homes a disaster and a $2b tax windfall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Leaky homes a disaster and a $2b tax windfall
Rotting buildings are NZ's worst catastrophe, but the Govt is cashing in, says a study commissioned by the North Shore City Council.
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<i>Jim Hopkins:</i> Be open - modern mining isn't the pits
Jim Hopkins writes that our memories go into cliche mode when politicians mention the digging of large holes.