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![Surge in booze-shop bids as tough law looms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Surge in booze-shop bids as tough law looms
Would-be liquor merchants are flooding NZ with applications for new bottle shops before an expected law tightening, a liquor chain says.
![Air gun clampdown wins applause](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Air gun clampdown wins applause
The family of a man shot dead by a high-powered air rifle is welcoming a policy change that will see all those with such weapons requiring a firearms licence.
![Phone rings hot with support for euthanasia campaign](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Phone rings hot with support for euthanasia campaign
A terminally ill doctor who reignited the euthanasia debate says he has received offers to help him die.
![Unions rallying against new employment laws](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Unions rallying against new employment laws
Unions are warning of heated collective contract talks on the horizon.
![<i>Garth George:</i> Union tirade the same tired story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Garth George:</i> Union tirade the same tired story
Garth George writes that after the Labour years, activists are relishing the chance to take their fight back to the street.
!['We won't support GST removal' - PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We won't support GST removal' - PM
Prime Minister John Key has ruled out the Government supporting Maori Party MP Rahui Katene's bill to remove GST on healthy food.
![<i>Inside Money: </i> Why politicians are disgusted with advisers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Inside Money: </i> Why politicians are disgusted with advisers
New financial advisers rules won't stop the world turning to custard.
![Plan makes sacking workers easier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plan makes sacking workers easier
Employment law changes will swing the balance in favour of bosses and expose workers to easier dismissal, an expert says.
![Labour law changes promote growth - Key](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Labour law changes promote growth - Key
John Key says extending the 90-day trial period is about "giving prospective employees a shot", but the Greens say National is breaking one of its pre-election policies by doing so.
![Protesters storm cordons at National Party conference](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Protesters storm cordons at National Party conference
Protesters briefly broke through security cordons at the hotel beside the convention centre where the National Party's annual conference was being held.
![Sweeping changes to labour laws announced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sweeping changes to labour laws announced
The Government today announced sweeping changes to labour laws, including changing the test for reasonable dismissal to make it easier for employers to fire workers.