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Party backs Goff on Nationhood speech
Phil Goff has pleaded ignorance about how his "Nationhood" speech ended up with the same title as Don Brash's infamous Orewa address.

Treasury: Unemployment to peak at 7pc - Key
Treasury now believes unemployment will peak at 7 per cent, less than what it predicted when the recession first hit, John Key told Parliament today.

Labour closes ranks, backs Goff on speech
The Labour caucus backs "the tone and content" of a speech in which Phil Goff accused the Govt of reopening old racial wounds.

PM wants to work with Labour on seabed law
The PM has left the door open for Labour to work with the Government on a solution to the problematic foreshore and seabed law.

Goff downplays party dissent
Labour leader Phil Goff has rubbished claims that his nationhood speech didn't sit well with party president Andrew Little.

Goff faces grilling on seabed speech
Labour's president, Andrew Little, reveals "personal concerns" over Phil Goff's nationhood speech with other Party members also unhappy.

Private prisons bill passed
Privately run prisons are on the Government's agenda after Parliament today passed a bill allowing them to be handed over.

Investigation over National MP's flyer
The State Services Commission has ordered an investigation into a Labour Party complaint about National MP Paul Quinn.

Harawira's party leaders just as bad, says Labour MP
Labour MP Shane Jones has attacked the Maori Party for a racially divisive attitude that makes it "the mirror image of Don Brash at Orewa".

Mallard outs himself over UK 'work trip'
Labour MP Trevor Mallard has outed himself for using his taxpayer-funded travel perk to jet to London to watch the All Blacks play.

<i>Paul Thomas:</i> Has our democracy become too big a burden to these tycoons?
The path to a free enterprise nirvana is being blocked by an ignorant, nervous electorate.

Govt not rushing to make Foreshore and Seabed changes
The Govt says it will repeal the Foreshore and Seabed legislation but not until it has a viable alternative.

TVNZ winding down English 'propaganda' ad
TVNZ says it always intended to phase out the 45 second ad for TVNZ 7's 'Focus on the Economy' series over the next few days.

TVNZ should pull Nats 'propaganda' ad - Labour
Labour has written to TVNZ asking it to pull an ad it says gives National about $1 million in free publicity.

Labour MP denies intentional wrongdoing over polls
Rick Barker says keeping his pollsters' party loyalties secret prevents people from giving biased answers.