Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says the Government appears to have little idea about how much it relies on some regional services.
NBR's political wrap for the week looks at New Zealand's relationship with China.
National put trading relationship with China first.
Interest rates by committee.
Why mess with an industry training system that is performing well?
Risks to economy evenly balanced.
National opposes centralisation of industry training.
Intention is to make system cheaper and more efficient.
Pressure on KiwiBuild and the Provincial Growth Fund.
International trading tensions pose risk to economy.