ACT Deputy Leader and Inter-Party Working Group (IPWG) on School Choice Chair Heather Roy was today pleased to announce the release of the report 'Step Change: Success The Only Option' - the culmination of a year of studying current education practice in New Zealand, and best practice around the

The Wanganui District Council's port and harbour local bill will be "amended and strengthened ahead of its introduction in early 2010".

Thousands of low paid workers took the streets of New Zealand from Kaitaia to Invercargill today.

The problem with advocates taking public cases on behalf of their clients is that they are utterly reliant upon their clients' misinformation.

20 NOV 2009 - Mayor Michael Laws today said the Wanganui District Council has asked the Department of Labour for an urgent inspection of the Wanganui port for public safety reasons.

This follows the receipt of an engineering report on the condition of the port and structures.

A parliamentary local bill, intended to clarify ownership responsibilities and create development opportunities at the Wanganui Port, has been tabled with the Clerk of the House today.

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A well-paid privilege

A new and brighter future for Wanganui's harbour and port

The clarification of contradictory ownership responsibilities

The freeing up of harbour owned assets for the wider use of Wanganui and the community

Family First NZ is furious that the Prime Minister has effectively killed a Private Members Bill which would have reflected the wishes of the 88% who voted NO in the recent Referendum.

Kiwi Party leader Larry Baldock welcomed the news that John Boscawen's bill was drawn from the Ballot only one day after the Chief Electoral Office released the final results of the referendum.