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HEADLINES:
Parliament: Don Brash Bows Out
Of The House
Health: Campaign To Review
Pharmac Crawls Forward -
Ashley
Report: Nats Say Minister Should
Resign
Environment: Independent Inquiry
Into GE Sweetcorn Import
Legislation:
Peters Confronted By Angry Herbalists
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PM's Presser
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Parliament:
Don Brash Bows Out Of The House
Today I come to the end of my Parliamentary career, just four and a half years after it began. I well remember telling my then press secretary at the Reserve Bank, Paul Jackman, that I was resigning from the Bank to seek election in the 2002 election. He told me that, while he'd never envied me my job as Governor of the Reserve Bank, he envied me the chance to be a Member of Parliament... I agree with him. It's been a great privilege. See... Brash: Notes for Valedictory Speech [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00238.htm
Health: Campaign To Review Pharmac Crawls
Forward
As part of the Government's confidence and
supply agreement with United Future a review of New
Zealand's medicines strategy was implemented. United Future
Leader and Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne took charge
off this strategy and today released a discussion document
'Towards a New Zealand Medicines Strategy'. See... New
Zealand Inches Towards A Review of Pharmac [1]
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00195.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0612/S00053.htm
Ashley
Report: Nats Say Minister Should Resign
It is
disappointing that Damien O'Connor continues to refuse to
resign despite the systemic shortfalls in Corrections that
caused the death of Liam Ashley, says National's Justice &
Corrections spokesman, Simon Power. "He should be taking
responsibility for these disastrous systemic shortfalls."
See... Minister
in charge of department should go [1]
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00234.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00222.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00140.htm
Environment:
Independent Inquiry Into GE Sweetcorn Import
An
independent inquiry into the Ministry of Agriculture's
management of maize and sweet corn seed imports has been
welcomed by Biosecurity Minister Jim Anderton. The inquiry
has been initiated following the discovery of genetically
modified sweet corn in seed consignments imported from the
United States. See... GM
Inquiry Welcomed - Anderton [1]
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00224.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0612/S00147.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0612/S00149.htm
Legislation:
Peters Confronted By Angry Herbalists
There were
dramatic scenes outside Parliament today as NZ First leader
Winston Peters was verbally attacked and shouted down by a
group of enraged people at a protest rally. Several hundred
natural health product supporters met to protest the first
reading of the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill,
which would see control of the sector given to an Australian
agency. See... Winston
looses the plot at Natural Health Protest [1]
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0612/S00162.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00239.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00240.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0612/S00157.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0612/S00152.htm
Scoop
Audio: PM's Presser
The Prime Minister outlined her views on keeping NZ carbon neutral – none of which however included the grinch like proposals of turning off the pretty Christmas displays in various Beehive Ministers offices. Later in the press conference the report into the murder of teenager Liam Ashley while in the care of private security firm Chubb was also discussed. See... PM's Presser - Carbon Neutrality, Liam Ashley Report [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00174.htm
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