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Parliament remained under urgency on Friday to debate legislation enacting major parts of the Budget. MPs debated provisions to extend paid parental leave.

The Government is again warning power companies they must stop disconnecting electricity to vulnerable customers.

An environmental group claims an Australian company awarded a five year permit to look for gold on the central volcanic plateau has also gained a prospecting permit for an adjacent area that's a…

Labour says the Minister for Labour should speak to the family of a worker killed on a Tokoroa forestry block last July.

The Government has awarded an Australian exploration company a five-year permit to look for gold on the North Island's central volcanic plateau.

The Labour Minister Simon Bridges says the forestry industry is not safe enough but it will be months before new regulations to better protect workers come into force. Audio

The Prime Minister says he is in favour of changing the law to allow businesses to open if they want on days currently restricted including over Easter. Audio

Labour is accusing the electricity industry of putting up power prices just as winter hits.

Labour leader David Cunliffe says a Labour-led government would demand higher environmental standards of oil companies prospecting in New Zealand. Audio

The Taranaki peace settlement of Parihaka has been spared in government plans for more onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration.

Power companies are under growing pressure to cut back on the number of households they disconnect, or face regulation. Audio

The Royal Society says environmental problems are beginning to threaten the social and economic wellbeing of the country.

The Green Party has accused the Government of trying to minimise electricity price rises by changing the way they are reported.

The company that audits adventure tourism operators has suspended its business because it says it has not received enough funding and support from the Government. Audio