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Tuesday, 30 January 2007, 1:45 pm
Article: The Scoop Team

POLITICS HEADLINES:
Politics: Key Delivers 'Burnside One'
Welfare: Maori Party Solution To Unemployment - Raise Benefits To Minimum Wage Levels
Trade: Goff, National And Farmers Happy At WTO Talks Re-start
Corrections: National Wants Inquiry Following Blizzard Of Bad News
Scoop Satire: National Leader Announces New Leader Prize
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Political Columns

Politics: Key Delivers 'Burnside One'

National Party Leader John Key says National will make tackling New Zealand’s growing underclass a policy priority this year and in government. “We are seeing a dangerous drift toward social and economic exclusion,” Mr Key warned in his State of the Nation address, ‘The Kiwi Way: A Fair Go For All’, at the Burnside Rugby Clubrooms in Christchurch today. See... National to tackle NZ’s growing underclass [1]
ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00196.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00197.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00193.htm

Welfare: Maori Party Solution To Unemployment - Raise Benefits To Minimum Wage Levels

The co-leaders of the Maori Party have today called for a fresh look at the complex web of income support, meaningful work, decent wages and positive participation in society. "We believe the amount of the benefit should be raised to the minimum wage; and the work should be meaningful, productive and skill-enhancing," said Miss Turia. See... Maori Party urges a "fresh look" at Benefits [1]
ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00192.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00184.htm

Trade: Goff, National And Farmers Happy At WTO Talks Re-start

Last weekend's meeting at Davos represented important progress, but not yet a breakthrough in WTO talks, says Trade Minister Phil Goff. Mr Goff returns today from a World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Ministers' meeting in Davos and an intensive round of talks in Europe last week, which included meetings with WTO Director General Pascal Lamy. See... Goff Welcomes Formal Resumption of WTO Talks [1]
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00178.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00190.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00173.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0701/S00242.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0701/S00246.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0701/S00247.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00392.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00389.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00391.htm

Corrections: National Wants Inquiry Following Blizzard Of Bad News

National has previously asked for an independent select committee inquiry into the Corrections Department and will not be backing off that request, says National Party Justice & Corrections spokesman Simon Power. See... National will continue to pursue inquiry [1]
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00179.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00170.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00171.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00183.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0701/S00150.htm

Scoop Satire: National Leader Announces New Leader Prize

Prime Minister Helen Clark welcomed with thinly-veiled enthusiasm today’s announcement of the formation of the Hillary Institute and of a prestigious international prize for outstanding leadership... It will be awarded to a person who displays great leadership in their chosen field. The Prime Minister also suggested that "perhaps an interest in mountaineering might be taken into account". See... Hood: PM Welcomes New Leadership Prize Hint Hint [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0701/S00331.htm

More Politics News

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00194.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00191.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00187.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00186.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00181.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00179.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00195.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00189.htm

POLITICAL COLUMNS:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00168.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00167.htm

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