Overseas Investment Rules: New National Interest Test
Associate Finance Minister David Parker said under current Overseas Investment Act rules, assets such as ports and airports, telecommunications infrastructure, electricity and other critical infrastructure are not assessed through a national interest lens.
“We are introducing a number of new powers, consistent with global best practice, to protect New Zealanders’ best interests in such important – often monopoly – assets,” David Parker said.
Responding to concerns about overseas investment in water bottling, the Government will also require consideration of the impact on water quality and sustainability of a water bottling enterprise, when assessing an investment in sensitive land. More>>
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"Allegations raised this morning by Stuff Limited / Fairfax concern a party matter but I am confident that New Zealand First has operated within electoral laws, now and for the last 27 years." More>>
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Gordon Campbell: On Labour’s Age Problem, And The Port Hills
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Child Deaths Revealed: NZDF Deal To Clear Afghan Firing Ranges
The Defence Force has agreed a deal to clear unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan after revelations seven children were killed by unexploded devices left there. More>>
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Charles & Camilla: Visit Takes Royals From Waitangi To Christchurch
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Gordon Campbell: On The Farming Sector’s Persecution Complex
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Corrections: Independent Review Of Prisoner Mail Management
The independent review into the prisoner mail system has today been released, with Corrections accepting all 13 recommendations and making a number of changes to strengthen the management of prisoner mail. More>>
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IPCA: Unlawful Detention Of Teenager; Influence Of Investigation
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that former Inspector Hurimoana Dennis unlawfully detained an Auckland teenager in 2015, and improperly influenced the outcome of a criminal investigation into his own son in 2014. More>>
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SOP For Gun Bill: New Measures For Modified Pistols
The new controls will • Prohibit short-barrelled semi-automatic rifles which currently are defined as pistols because they are shorter than 762 millimetres. • Introduce tighter controls over pistol carbine conversion kits… • Prohibit firearms which contain a part known as a centrefire lower receiver… More>>
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Auckland Port Move: Cabinet Ministers Deliberate On Report
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Toxicology Tests Planned: Dead Rats Washed Up On Beaches
As many as 600 rats washed up on Westport's North Beach over the weekend to the horror of locals. DOC said they may have been killed by a recent 1080 poison drop 140km away and washed down the Buller River after heavy rain battered the coast. More>>
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Hope For Nature: A New Deal For The Commons
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Good Death: A Historical Perspective On Euthanasia
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5 November - Parihaka: How NZ Government Misused Laws To Crush Non-Violent Dissent
This week, Māori in the Taranaki region remembered the “day of plunder” – the 1881 government invasion of Parihaka, the small settlement that had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the confiscation of Māori land. More>>
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Untied Kingdom: UK PM Moves To Suspend Parliament In Weeks Before Brexit
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Gordon Campbell: On The Hong Kong Protest Movement
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