Ban this Vertically Challenged Vigilante!!!

"The Corrective Party wants to jump on the bandwagon and state that we think John Howard should never have been allowed in the country either. This country has had quite enough problems with annoying vertically challenged politicians in the past without importing them." Tripitaka Adelie-Penguin, Corrective Party MP for the Ross Dependency, stated today.

"And it seems to have had unpleasant effects like leading certain rancid old Capons to squawk, with little meaning or common sense. Once again, the Correctives call for height-based immigration policy criteria. Except for penguins."

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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>>