Road User Charges
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 9:59 pm
Article: ParliamentToday.co.nz
Road User Charges
The committee stage of the Road User Charges Bill was interrupted
when the House rose shortly before 10pm.
This
Parliament’s final day will start tomorrow at
2pm.
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