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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.
Lockwood Smith, PM top performers in pundit's rankings
Speaker Lockwood Smith has dethroned Prime Minister as 2009's top parliamentary performer, a newsletter claims.
Police probe ex-MP's expenses
A former Govt minister is being investigated by police for allegedly using his ex-MP perk of taxpayer-funded flights on business trips.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Key's faux pas looking like Freudian slip
No one is underestimating the political difficulties in making substantial change, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
Catching Oz not possible without slashing Govt spending - Brash
Govt spending would have to be slashed by $9 billion for NZ to catch Australia in the wealth stakes, Don Brash said today.
<i>2025 Report:</i> Brash comes up with predictable prescription
The 2025 taskforce report, on ways to catch up with Australia, presents radical suggestions to cut taxes and government spending.
Labour calls for review of Tisch's expenses
Labour has called for an independent review of Deputy Speaker Lindsay Tisch's expense arrangements to "protect the integrity of Parliament".
Senior MP becomes own landlord to claim maximum allowance
A National MP has been using a front company to maximise the amount of taxpayer-provided cash he can claim from the accommodation allowance.
New educational standards will fail, academics say
A system of new national educational standards to assess primary school students is doomed to fail, academics across New Zealand say.
Buy own furniture, ministers told
Ministers will have to personally buy the taxpayer-provided furniture, crockery and whiteware in their Wellington homes.
Key scores top marks for crisis plans
Days before its first anniversary, John Key's minority National Government has received a ringing endorsement from voters.