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Labour changes closer to passing

Rebel schools: We won't set standards

More than 200 schools are refusing to introduce part of the Government's mandatory national standards next year after voting "no confidence" in the system.

<i>Steve Mackenzie:</i> Crunch time looms for hospitality trade

The hospitality business is about to get a shake up by way of a long-awaited Food Bill that will focus on food safety, writes Steve Mackenzie.

Regulator warning to RWC businesses

<i>Tapu Misa:</i> Hobbit sorted - what's the next bad law?

Turia apologises to Harawira over row

Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia has publicly apologised to Hone Harawira for not standing by him over the white mother-f....email turmoil.

PM against move to keep MPs' overseas travel secret

John Key has come out against Lockwood Smith's move to shield individual MPs' travel expenses from public scrutiny.

<i>Audrey Young:</i> Electric start to Maori Party conference

Tax carrot should bring films

Film studios are more likely to make big-budget movies in NZ because they will benefit from broader tax rebate rules, the Govt says.

Death threats fly over <i>Hobbit</i>

Actresses and unionists have received threats, including some against their lives, during the heated row over <i>The Hobbit</i> movie.

<i>Hobbit</i> bill passes first reading

Parliament was tonight working its way through a labour law change the Government says is essential to ensure The Hobbit movies are made in New Zealand, but was facing stiff opposition from Labour.

<i>The Hobbit</i> law - what does it mean for workers?

Employment law specialist Jim Roberts explains how the proposed law change spurred by <i>The Hobbit</i> saga will affect film industry workers.

Govt supports legalised drunk driving, says trust

Alcohol Healthwatch has told the Government it is supporting "legalised drunk driving" by delaying moves to lower the drink driving limit.

Jackson says thanks for <i>Hobbit</i> rescue

Sir Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have thanked the Govt for stepping in to keep filming of <i>The Hobbit</i> in NZ by introducing legislation that is being pushed through Parliament today.

<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Committee accused of dragging feet

<i>Gehan Gunasekara:</i> Protect those who risk it all for truth

<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Friend seeks drink-drive answers

A friend of a woman killed by a repeat driver has asked for a ministerial inquiry into the justice system's handling of the offender.

Call for new addiction treatment law

New Zealand needs to overhaul laws governing the compulsory treatment of severe alcoholics and drug addicts, says the Law Commission.