Nick Smith
ACC Minister apologises over suicide comments
The ACC Minister Nick Smith has been forced to apologise over comments he made about the support given to families of those who commit suicide. Audio
Govt announces proposed changes to ACC
It's going to cost you more to register and run your car as the Government moves to raise more money for Accident Compensation and cut entitlements Audio
End of ACC support for injured criminals
Big changes to accident compensation will be announced tomorrow and the result will be a hike in the levies New Zealanders all pay for coverage. Audio
ACC levy proposals about to be released
Cabinet's about to discuss how much more money ACC needs from your pocket. Audio
National's ETS leads down the garden path - Greens
Opposition parties say the revised Emissions Trading Scheme will cost taxpayers two billion dollars more a year than what's been touted by the Government. Audio
Managing the trees
We discuss changes to the Resource Management Act, which take effect from the 1st of October, with Environment Minister Nick Smith and Stop the Chop campaigner Stacy Colyer. Audio
Final shape of ETS still up in the air
Just a day after announcing a deal with the Maori Party to forge a new Emissions Trading Scheme, National is saying it's still open to doing a deal with Labour. Audio
National abandons consensus with surprise ETS deal
The Maori Party is being accused of selling out over its deal with National to bring in a new emissions trading scheme. Audio
National and Maori Party reach deal over ETS
The National Party and the Maori Party have hammered out a deal over the Emissions Trading Scheme, and will have legislation ready to introduce to Parliament next week. Audio
Minister explains 'streamlined' resource management law
Wholesale changes to the Resource Management Act were passed by Parliament last night under urgency. The Government says it means a lot of red tape is now in the dustbin. Audio
Focus on politics for 14 August 2009
The National-led Government has announced it will cut greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 10 to 20 percent by 2020. The Cabinet agreed on the target this week and tabled it at a meeting of… Audio
Smith defends climate change policy
Nick Smith, the Minister for Climate Change Issues. Audio
New target for greenhouse gas emissions
The government wants to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 20 percent below 1990 levels, by 2020. Audio
Greenhouse gas emissions
Nick Smith, Climate Change and Environment Minister; Peter Neilson, chief executive, NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development; and Simon Boxer, Greenpeace Climate Change spokesperson. Audio
New research puts price on cutting greenhouse gas emissions
The Government has unveiled data which it says is good news for meeting climate change obligations under the Kyoto protocol. Audio
Government considers economic impact of emission targets
The Government is to consider a report on the cost of the various possible targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Audio
Emissions jump by 4 perecent in a year
There has been a big jump in New Zealand's emissions of greenhouse gases in the first year they count towards the country's Kyoto Protocol obligations. Audio
Energy emission levels increase
In the first year that New Zealand's energy emissions levels counted towards the Kyoto Protocol they rose four per cent. Audio
Meetings start on 2020 greenhouse gas targets
The Government's about to start asking the public what cuts New Zealand should make to greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Audio
