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Thursday, 9 November 2006, 3:18 pm
Article: The Scoop Team

POLITICS HEADLINES:
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY
Parliament: MPs Vote 72 to 49 Against Bill To Raise Drinking Age
Education: TXT-In-Exams Debate Brings Out Creativity In Press Secretaries
MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES

QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00170.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00165.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00139.htm

Parliament: MPs Vote 72 to 49 Against Bill To Raise Drinking Age

MPs voted down the Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill last night 72 votes to 49 on its Second Reading. The bill will not proceed any further. The Government is however going to conduct a review into under-age drinking.
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00173.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00169.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00168.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00123.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0611/S00090.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00124.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00131.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00133.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00135.htm
[10] - http://scoop.co.nz#kept18

Education: TXT-In-Exams Debate Brings Out Creativity In Press Secretaries

Untd Futr is cncernd bout da xeptnce of txt spk 2 b allwd in ritn xams 4 NCEA. A spkesprsn 4 MP Judy Turna sez dat letn infrml, abbrev8td languag in forml xams snds compltly da rong msg 2 stdnts. “Skoolz r ther 2 educ8 + raze litracy 2 certn standrds. Thy set da bar – and it shud b hi – NCEA shudnt let da standard b decidd by informl pop cultr of da time. See... Txt spk juz nt up2 stndard! [1]
ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00175.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00172.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0611/S00039.htm

Legislation: Number of MPs Also Remains At Status Quo

While disappointed at the Electoral (Reduction in Number of Members of Parliament) Amendment Bill being voted down at its second reading last night New Zealand First will now seek to introduce a Members Bill to ensure citizens initiated referenda results are binding on the Government... “This debate is about more than reducing the size of the House - it is also about the will of the people being ignored, said Mrs Stewart. See... Battle Lost But War Not Over [1]
ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00176.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00179.htm

MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00181.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00167.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00180.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00160.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00174.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00166.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00178.htm

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