One hundred and sixty had said they wanted to be heard but the Government proposed hearing just 50, prompting Act and Maori MPs on the select committee considering the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill to vote with Labour and Green MPs to secure more time for hearings. | Read the story here

In contrast, more than 1500 oral submissions have been heard on the zero-carbon bill, the latest round of changes to the CCRA.