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Tui billboards headed for the axe
Irreverent Tui billboards will survive even if liquor laws are reviewed the way the Law Commission envisages: Yeah, Right.
Increase in alcohol excise tax 'extremely unlikely' - Power
The Govt says it's likely to reject a recommendation to lift alcohol prices.
PM 'naive in the extreme' over UN declaration - Hide
The PM says the UN declaration on the rights of indigenous people that NZ signed up to overnight will have no practical effect, but Rodney Hide disagrees.
Nats give in to Maori over rights declaration
National has agreed to support the contentious UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
We're paying for MPs' legal bills, but it's a secret
Taxpayers are increasingly covering the legal costs when MPs are sued - but MPs can keep the use of public money for their defence secret.
Blue collar - the new conservatives take over
A new generation of conservatives has wrested our biggest city from the left, and they're just as likely to wear black jeans as business suits.
Heatley didn't intend to deceive, says Key
Phil Heatley says he will be more careful in future after being told he was back in the Cabinet.
Heatley to return to Cabinet after being cleared by audit
Phil Heatley will return to Cabinet on Thursday after the Auditor-General found no intentional wrongdoing on his part.
Bolger removed from KiwiRail chair
Former PM Jim Bolger is to be removed as KiwiRail chairman, SOE Minister Simon Power has confirmed.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Brownlee stews after Mallard hijacking
Gerry Brownlee had to control himself in Parliament yesterday if only to avoid Labour making him even more of a laughing stock than he had already become.
Kaye says she discussed mining opposition with Key
The Prime Minister says he is not overly concerned by his Auckland Central MP's stance on mining on Great Barrier Island.
National MP to fight gulf mine plan
National MP Nikki Kaye has criticised Government plans to open Great Barrier Island to mining, as have mayors John Banks and Len Brown.
Working with Nats is tough - Sharples
Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples says working with the Nats in govt is proving to be "very difficult and stressful", writes John Armstrong.
Steven Joyce becomes Govt's 'everywhere man'
Joyce is easily the third most powerful man in Cabinet - a remarkable achievement after just 16 months, writes Audrey Young.
Rugby legend's tough choice
Becoming a father once more at the age of 45 is forcing former All Black Michael Jones to think again about a possible jump into politics.