Penguin MP Breaks Wind -er Silence on Bush "Stiffing"

"This is extremely sordid. George Wobblebottom Bush has an obsession with Saddamy Hussein 'stiffing' the world over (...) weapons inspections.

“I am sure that lesbian separatists all over the world will be smirking triumphantly at the thought that an unmitigated tragedy could be linked to the two gentlemen in questions anxieties about their respective 'little friends' but I doubt whether anyone else will be."

"Should New Zealand really have connections with a world leader who is insecure for such a specious reason...?" Tripitaka Adelie-Penguin, Corrective MP for the Ross Dependency said in Parliament today.

Ms.Adelie-Penguin is the only survivor of a tragic bombardment of the Our Lady of Misery Convent with images of scantily clad go go men which caused massive cardial infarctions in the former SM nuns who ran the organisation for what seemed like an eternity.

Contact: Tripitaka Adelie-Penguin MP The Corrective Party: The Ridiculous Alternative (06) 3583609

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Overseas Investment Rules: New National Interest Test

Associate Finance Minister David Parker said under current Overseas Investment Act rules, assets such as ports and airports, telecommunications infrastructure, electricity and other critical infrastructure are not assessed through a national interest lens.

“We are introducing a number of new powers, consistent with global best practice, to protect New Zealanders’ best interests in such important – often monopoly – assets,” David Parker said.

Responding to concerns about overseas investment in water bottling, the Government will also require consideration of the impact on water quality and sustainability of a water bottling enterprise, when assessing an investment in sensitive land. More>>