CLIMATE CASE: National happy the way things are
6 Sep 2017

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NATIONAL is taking a business-as-usual approach to climate policy, warning that Labour and the Greens would go too far if they got into government.
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6 Sep 2017
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NATIONAL is taking a business-as-usual approach to climate policy, warning that Labour and the Greens would go too far if they got into government.
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