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Michael Cullen

NZ, Australia agree emission schemes compatible

Published at 8:03am on 18 July 2008 Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan agree their proposed Emissions Trading Schemes are compatible. The ministers held a bilateral meeting in Wellington on...

The transforming of Helen

Brian Edwards leans forward, eyes sparkling with rare enthusiasm as he talks of the prodigious intelligence of Prime Minister Helen Clark. "In terms of intelligence I wouldn't be in the same league as this woman," says the...

NZ approves Vector asset sale to HK's Cheung Kong

WELLINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand has approved the sale of a NZ & #36;785 million ( & #36;604 million) electricity network by Vector Ltd VCT.NZ to Hong Kong's Cheung Kong group, the finance minister said on Wednesday.

Tax cuts will bring relief, says Cullen

Finance Minister Michael Cullen is betting his October 1 tax cuts will help households struggling with spiralling food and fuel costs that have pushed inflation to new highs. Latest figures show inflation rose to 4 per cent in...

Big River Paradise Limited v Congreve

Press Release: NZ Supreme Court IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND BETWEEN BIG RIVER PARADISE LIMITED Applicant AND ROBIN LANCE CONGREVE, ERICA MARGARET CONGREVE AND THOMAS ALBERT CECIL MURRAY Respondents Court: Tipping,...

Anger greets axing of UK scholarships

University chancellors are blasting Britain's decision to slash a university scholarship programme which has drawn hundreds of New Zealand students to England. From next year, Britain will no longer fund the prestigious...

Fran O'Sullivan : 100 per cent there for the taking

You've probably seen it: The spoof on New Zealand's "100 per cent pure" international advertising campaign sports slogans signalling our "0 per cent" defence capability (along with the usual sheep and landscapes) as Aussie jets...

Brands Hatch - Race results (2) [amended].

Michael Cullen and Paddy Shovlin celebrate their third win of the year after a rear wheel problem denies James Gornall and Jon Barnes a dream way to win the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship. The Team Trimite Brookspeed...

KiwiRail locomotives could be assembled in NZ

The Government will consider assembling new KiwiRail locomotives in New Zealand instead of overseas, State Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Trevor Mallard says. But the National Party says the plan is "an idea from the 1950s"...

Goff critical of outgoing SFO head

The Government is challenging former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director David Bradshaw's opinion that the investigation of high-end white collar crime will be seriously compromised by the decision to abolish the agency. The...