Free Palestine protest drapes Auckland's motorway

Parliament Today:

• Debate Transcripts On-Line
• Feb 14 — Parliament Today
• Blood and Prostitution - Parliament Resumes With More Maiden Speeches
• Audio - The Week In Parliament Feb 10 - Select Committees

Gordon Campbell: On The Law Commission Plan To Scrap Jury Trials

Chances are, scrapping the system of trial by jury is not the top priority for most New Zealanders. Not many of us woke up this morning and felt dead keen on dumping our centuries-old right to be tried by a jury of our peers, while yearning to adopt the French system of justice by a judge and a couple of court-appointed experts. More>>

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• Law Commission - Law Commission Considers Alternative Trial Processes
• Direct Link - Alternative Trial Processes Consultation | Law Commission

Scoop Audio & Video: Mondayising Holidays

David Shearer's regular pre-caucus standup. Issues include:SOE Sales, Auckland Council funding & the Labour relationship with Maori. Issue of the day was clearly the Mondayising of holidays - following this was a second standup with First Term MP David Clark. More>>

Scoop Business: Govt’s Answer To A Smaller Public Service: Google It

The government is talking seriously to the global search engine giant Google about providing software services to cut the cost and improve the efficiency of public services, Prime Minister John Key says. More>>

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• Multimedia - Prime Minister's Press Conference - 13 Feb 2012
• Labour - Mindless cost-cutting won’t improve public service
• 2010 Office of the Privacy Commissioner - Google agrees to protect privacy better
• TV3 Video - PM's vision for Smartphones replacing public servants

Urewera Raids: 'Operation 8' Trial Begins

Annemarie Thorby of the October 15 Solidarity Group: Over four years ago in New Zealand, on October 15th 2007, more than 300 police carried out dawn raids on scores of houses... More>>

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• TV3 Video - Jury chosen for Urewera trial
• Martin Doyle - Martin Doyle cartoon: An Unexpected Raid
• Wellington October 15th Solidarity Group - Urewera trial start, Crown propaganda begins
• 2009 image - Bell Murphy October 15th Solidarity - Explosive Expression: Remember State Terror Raids
• TV3 Video - Urewera trial set to start today - Urewera firearms trial to begin