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National will need Act at election, website predicts
A website is predicting that National is likely to need the embattled Act party in order to govern after next year's election.
NSW law requires fast food outlets to display kilojoule counts
There is praise in New Zealand for an initiative across the Tasman, forcing fast food outlets to display kilojoule counts.
Hide calls for more openness on spending
Rodney Hide - the minister who was busted for taking his girlfriend on a $22,000 trip to Hawaii and Europe - has called for openness about public spending.
Funding to trial new killer traps announced
Possums, rats and stoats have something new to fear after the Government and the Green Party today announced $4 million in funding to trial self-resetting traps.
TVNZ PR manager offers resignation
The TVNZ spokeswoman who defended Paul Henry's offensive comments about Sir Anand Satyanand has apologised to staff and offered her resignation.
NZ support staff move into Games village
New Zealand staff moving into their accomodation is seen a sign things are improving in the Commonwealth Games village.
Scandals hurt Act in the polls
A new poll suggests the saga around David Garrett's false passport and Heather Roy's ousting as deputy leader have hit the Act Party hard.
Harawira: Few Maori will pass foreshore ownership threshold
Hone Harawira believes that 98pc of Maori will fail to meet the threshold to gain ownership of the foreshore and seabed under pending Govt legislation.
Kedgley to step down at election
Green MP Sue Kedgley this morning announced that she would not stand for Parliament in 2011.
Foreshore bill through first reading
Rebel MP Hone Harawira broke ranks with his Maori Party colleagues in Parliament today and voted against the legislation that will replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act.
PM: 'Racism' remarks just humour
Maurice Williamson's comments that opponents of land sales to foreigners were sometimes being racist was a case of humour backfiring, John Key said today.