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Labour calls for petrol price inquiry
The Labour Party is calling for a parliamentary select committee inquiry into the prices petrol companies charge.
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Petrol companies 'on notice' over prices
Energy Minister Simon Bridges is keeping a close eye on petrol companies and the prices they charge motorists for fuel, he says.
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Mining decision will hit investors - industry
There are claims the rejection of another seabed mining proposal will put investors off New Zealand and the country will miss out on significant royalties.
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Leave coal in the ground - study
A British study has found most of the world's coal reserves need to be left alone in order to keep global warming within the two-degree safe limit.
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Energy Minister says NZ plays big role in climate change talks
Simon Bridges is the Minister of Energy and Resources and Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues. Audio
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First $10m of cycleways package confirmed
Transport Minister Simon Bridges has announced the first $10 million tranche of funding from a cycleways package the Government committed to last year.
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Disused Auckland flyover to be cycleway
A disused motorway flyover in central Auckland is to become a cycleway, in an announcement due from the Government this afternoon.
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Aucklanders to debate taxes and charges
Aucklanders are about to take part in a debate, over whether they are happy to pay new taxes and motorway charges totalling hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Audio
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Outspoken - Funding Auckland Transport
Todd Niall looks at the upcoming debate over how to fund Auckland's transport needs. Audio
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Push for change in Vector ownership
An Auckland business group is rallying support for a council takeover of a community trust's stake in the electricity lines company Vector. Audio
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Permits set to fuel more protests
Māori protesters predict there will be growing opposition now that the Government has granted 15 oil exploration permits to oil and gas companies worth about $110 million. Audio
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Bridges defends oil company permit
The Energy and Resources Minister has defended the decision to grant an exploration permit to an American oil company which was recently responsible for a massive oil spill. Audio
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Bridges announces 15 new O&G permits
The Minister of Energy and Resources Simon Bridges has announced 15 new permits to explore for oil and gas have been awarded.
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Govt sticks to 2020 for Akl rail fund
The Government says it still will not provide funding for Auckland's City Rail Link until 2020, despite a mayoral proposal to delay construction until 2018.
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Rena agreement damaging - Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown's agreement with the owners of the stricken container ship Rena damaged its treaty relationship with Maori.
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Campaign for council to own most of Vector
A campaign has begun to have Auckland Council take over the $2 billion lion's share of Vector, a move that would end an annual payout to hundreds of thousands of consumers.
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Speed limit rise to 110km/h considered
The Government is considering raising the speed limit on the best roads to 110 kilometres an hour pending safety considerations.
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Minister disputes power price claim
Energy Minister Simon Bridges has rejected claims that people are spending more of their pay packet on power and the government's electricity market is failing. Audio
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Energy Minister responds to power price claims
Listening to that was the Energy Minister, Simon Bridges... Audio
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A knock, a noise and minister appears
A report into an airport security breach by minister Gerry Brownlee has found the official involved was surprised and unsure of what to do but not pressured, the CAA boss says. Audio
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Transport Ministry hails driverless cars
Driverless vehicles and cars that brake by themselves are being hailed as the future of transport in this country.
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Government begins exploration consultation
The Government will begin consultation with iwi and local authorities over oil and gas exploration in an area that covers more than 450,000 square kilometres.
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Mayor calls for urgent review of ferry
Marlborough mayor Alistair Sowman is calling for the Government to carry out an urgent review of the beleaguered Cook Strait ferry service.
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PM raises possibility of Pike River civil case
The taxpayer will fund a civil case against parties involved in the Pike River mine disaster, if its advisors believe such a case could succeed, Prime Minister John Key says. Audio
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Legal option
Tax payers could fund case over Pike River disaster, if lawyers say win likely.