Gerry Brownlee

A new agreement's been reached on how earthquake claims for seriously damaged mortgaged houses in Canterbury will be handled. Audio

Emergency laws to fast track reconstruction in Canterbury are expected to be passed into law by Parliament today. Audio

The Cabinet is expected to approve legislation today to clear the way for reconstruction work in Canterbury. Audio

The Cabinet is likely to approve emergency legislation today that will smooth the way for reconstruction efforts in Canterbury. Audio

The Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, says the recovery process from Canterbury's earthquake is moving quickly, despite strong aftershocks yesterday setting back repair work. Audio

Businesses, farmers and workers in Canterbury are anxiously waiting to see what more the government will do to help after the 7.1 earthquake that devastated the region on Saturday morning. Audio

Cabinet yesterday approved an immediate contribution of five million dollars to the mayoral fund and has made 94-million-dollars from the Emergency Works budget available so that work on roads can… Audio

The government's being accused of massaging statistics to make it look like it's closed the wage gap with Australia. Audio

A humiliating backdown or listening to the public - either way the Government has dropped its controversial plan to open up the most protected conservation land to mining. Audio

Gerry Brownlee comments. Audio

With public consultation closing today, a mountain of submissions on the government's mining proposals have already been received. Audio

One of the companies at the centre of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a major stakeholder in exploration plans off the South Canterbury Coast. Audio

Ian Telfer examines whether mining can really be done in an environmentally friendly manner on conservation land. Audio

The government's been caught flip-flopping on the details of plans to mine schedule 4 conservation land. Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee has told reporters the potential mineral value in Great Barrier… Audio

As our largest city's mayor and the Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye, a National member, agree the case for mining on Great Barrier Island does not stack-up, we're joined by the Energy and Resources… Audio

The Government wants seven thousand hectares of the most protected Conservation land opened up to mining and will investigate whether there is more worth exploiting. Audio

The Energy Minister has rejected warnings that changes to the electricity industry could raise the risk of a system failure. Audio

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee won't be following Phil Heatley and resigning from his ministerial post, despite both being in hot water over their credit card use. Audio

Federated Farmers will today try to broker a deal between Transpower and South Canterbury farmers over compensation for access to pylons. Audio

The head of America's largest environmental group is warning the government it risks putting off tourists from visiting here through a proposal to mine for minerals in national parks. Audio