Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament - 16.09.09

Thursday, 17 September 2009, 9:46 am
Article: Tom Frewen

Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament

Tom Frewen: Parliament still under urgency debating the Auckland super city council bill. Although the Government's allowing breaks for Questions to Ministers, Gerry Brownlee creates a stir by refusing to answer a query about mining conservation land from the Greens' Mitiria Turei.

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