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Today In Parliament 14.09.10

Tuesday, 14 September 2010, 5:55 pm
Article: Tom Frewen

Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 14.09.10

Tom Frewen: Parliament rushes through special legislation to speed the recovery from the Canterbury earthquake. Parties agree to sit late into the night if necessary to pass the bill through all its stages, without the need for the government to put the House under urgency.

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