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An estimated 600 Maori die every year from smoking

Maori smoking inquiry - BAT to front up video  

Politicans at a select committee hearing have been accused of milking the tobacco industry for taxes. +more
3News - Labour MP Charles Chauvel's member's bill - the Credit Reform (Responsible Lending) Bill - was introduced to Parliament last August (file pic)

MPs asked to back bill capping loan shark rates   

MPs are being urged to send to a select committee a bill seeking to cap i...
3News - Between 1986 and 2009 the number of female sentenced prisoners increased from 98 to 389 - a growth of 297 percent

Number of female inmates growing twice the rate of men   

The number of women in prison since 1986 has grown at nearly twice the ra...
3News - More than 700 submissions on the proposed boundaries and representation had been received

Auckland Supercity boundary details released   

The Local Government Commission today released its decisions on the bound...
3News - The report recommends increasing the penalties for carrying weapons (file pic)

Knife laws to be reconsidered - justice minister video  

The Government has released a report into the laws around knife crime....

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3News - Education Minister Anne Tolley said the savings were being sought by 2012/2013

Redundancies 'inevitable' at Education Ministry   

Some redundancies are inevitable at the Education Ministry as it seeks to prune $25 million from its...


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