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The Dominion
Power Prices – Expensive Renovations – Kiwi Cuvee – Star Power
POWER PRICES: “If I were to regulate to lower [electricity] prices, the chances of us having national blackouts would rise,” Energy Minister Pete Hodgson said as he prepared to face some big business consumers today.
EXPENSIVE RENOVATIONS: Ministerial Services is under fIre for paying the price of an average house to upgrade Alliance MP Matt Robson’s ministerial house.
KWI CUVEE: A French wine company is marketing a sauvignon blanc under the label Kiwi Cuvee.
STAR POWER: Actor Sam Neill and opera legend Dame Kiri Te Kanawa are tipped to take part in a million-dollar spectacle featuring the biggest names in New Zealand sport and performing arts.
Inside Political
Headlines:
- Enza using bully-boy tactics against
growers, says MP;
- Minister has pledged to help –
firefighters;
- Mixed messages over power bill;
-
Minister steps in to settle dispute;
- Singapore’s
airline chief puts case;
- Maori channel falling into
same trap as ATN – Fox;
- State agency legal threats
concern MP.
Editorial: Not a
mega-president.
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