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Greenpeace has erected a billboard in downtown Wellington challenging the Energy Minister to release documents proving he was not pressured by the oil industry to introduce a new law cracking down on…

Labour Minister Simon Bridges has announced the board which will set up a new Crown agency to reduce workplace injury and deaths.

The Green Party is worried a precedent is being set by granting a mining permit for some protected Schedule Four conservation land, but the Government says it is scaremongering.

The Government has stepped up its monitoring of employers using migrant workers in the Christchurch rebuild.

The Council of Trade Unions says pressure is mounting on the Minister of Labour to launch an inquiry into safety practices in the forestry industry.

It will cost more to fill up the car from Monday due to the latest petrol tax increase of 3 cents a litre.

An opponent of the Government's plan to expand offshore petroleum exploration is calling on the Minister of Energy to hold a referendum on the issue.

Legislation that would implement the recommendations of a Royal Commission into the Pike River mining disaster has unanimously passed its first reading in Parliament. Audio

The Government has issued five new permits for mineral exploration in Northland.

The Government says a new report which shows the global mining industry slowing down does not reflect the reality in New Zealand.

New figures released by the Labour Party show an increase in the number of people whose power supply has been cut off because they didn't pay their electricity bill.

Labour Minister Simon Bridges says he is considering introducing corporate manslaughter legislation, but similar laws overseas have found problems with prosecutions. Audio

The Labour Party continues to doubt whether the Government has the right to regulate shipping in waters above the continental shelf - even though it is adamant it does. Audio

The Minister of Labour is rejecting accusations that the Government's commitment to improving workplace health and safety is hollow.

Labour says a lack of new funding in the Budget for workplace health and safety shows the Government's commitment to improving New Zealand's record in this area is hollow.

A bill changing newly-enacted Crown minerals legislation has passed its second reading in Parliament.

The Government is to spend $100 million over three years on insulating more cold homes.

The Government is being accused of stalling in its response to a hard-hitting report into health and safety at work. Audio

The Government is to offer up large sections of on and offshore New Zealand for oil and gas exploration. Audio