http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Government headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:00:03 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=49 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633236&ref=rss WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives is poised for a historic vote that could bring into law the biggest changes to the country's healthcare system in half a century, and transform Barack Obama's Presidency.If approved,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:48:36 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633188&ref=rss The Prime Minister, John Key, labelled as "hysterical" the news coverage at the beginning of this week that quoted Forest and Bird revealing Government intentions for mining sensitive Crown land. He and his Government claimed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633184&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633125&ref=rss On platform one at Bolton train station in England a mob of about 100 men punch the air in unison as a chant goes up: "Muslim bombers, off our streets! Muslim bombers off our streets!"Their voices echo loudly, and as more men... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633122&ref=rss It says a lot about Steven Joyce's growing importance in the Government that he was the first person to be interviewed on TV3's new political show The Nation this morning.Not the Prime Minister or Finance Minister Bill English,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633121&ref=rss With his face gazing from posters celebrating the 600th anniversary of the founding of this historic city, Narendra Modi - Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat - likes to present himself as a man of destiny. Yet slowly... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633120&ref=rss New Zealand's minimum wage is still close to the highest it has been, as a proportion of the average wage, since the late 1970s.It is also the second-highest of any developed country in relation to the median wage, although well... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633106&ref=rss Number-crunching by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research suggests a package of income tax cuts and a GST increase could be constructed to leave most households at least slightly better off, without resulting in a significant... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633100&ref=rss Hysterical? Who's being hysterical? Not the media, Prime Minister. If anyone is suffering from a slight touch of hysteria it is your Government.As much as one can tell, it appears to be engaged in a frantic rewrite of a long-awaited... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633081&ref=rss The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) has Japanese lawyers lined up to defend incarcerated anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune, but hopes Japanese authorities will consider him a "hot potato" and send him home.Mr Bethune... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:50:57 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10633040&ref=rss Labour MP Lianne Dalziel has drafted a bill to ensure investors benefit from action taken by regulators against investment companies.The Illegal Contracts (Unlawful Limitation on Regulator's Powers) Amendment Bill aimed at ensuring... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10632981&ref=rss A Labour MP says former National prime minister Jenny Shipley is to be put in charge of Canterbury's regional council but Environment Minister Nick Smith says such decisions haven't been made yet.In February a review team recommended... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:05:08 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10632972&ref=rss Ask Rabbi Sam White what he thinks of the global political row over plans to expand the community in which he lives, prays and studies, and he answers bluntly: "I don't see the problem. God gave us the land of Israel."The notion... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10632968&ref=rss LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson will plead with British Airways and the Unite union over the next 24 hours to return to the negotiating table so the cabin crew strike due to start... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10632962&ref=rss Up to six Government departments face investigation in the hunt for the sources of leaked Cabinet papers.State Services Commissioner Ian Rennie yesterday announced investigations into the leaking of the two papers detailing mining... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10632956&ref=rss When peace activists used a sickle to puncture a plastic radar cover at Blenheim's Waihopai spy base, they temporarily deflated a key link in an organisation that is a global eavesdropper.Both Waihopai and the Tangimoana radio... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10632945&ref=rss Sometimes you get the feeling Auckland is just a giant dolls house, built for the pleasure of idle Government ministers.Rodney Hide is a regular, having endless fun flushing mayoral dolls down the dunny, and dreaming up Brave... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10632943&ref=rss A North Shore community leader says residents are against the Super City bill, in contrast to the views of local MP Jonathan Coleman.Carol Scott, a member of the Birkenhead Residents Association, said she found most people were... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10632942&ref=rss The Government's plans for seven council-controlled organisations (CCOs) to run at least 75 per cent of services in the Super City have brought claims and counter-claims about a public lock-out of assets.Critics say decisions... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/government/news/article.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10632941&ref=rss Incidents of police firing the Taser device will no longer be routinely reviewed, as officers should not be deterred from using them for fear of being subject to a long investigation, Police Minister Judith Collins says.Under... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200