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Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 9:14 am
Article: The Scoop Team

POLITICS 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
Scoop Audio: PM's Presser
MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES
POLITICAL NEWSLETTERS

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

MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00250.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00233.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00232.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00225.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00235.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00230.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00228.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00221.htm

POLITICAL NEWSLETTERS:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00142.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00170.htm

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