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22 August 2010: TVNZ Q & A Panel
Click here to view TVNZ's live political affairs Q+A programme. The panel members included Stephen Franks, Katherine Rich, and political scientist Therese Arseneau.

1 July 2010: Less service + higher fees = fewer clients
To read Chalkie's Independent opinion piece on the impact on the recent NZX price increases click here. Stephen Franks' blog post referred to in the opinion piece is here.

13 June 2010: TVNZ Q & A Panel
Click here to view TVNZ's live political affairs Q+A programme. The panel members included Stephen Franks, Tukuroirangi Morgan, and Dr Jon Johansson.

28 May 2010: Watchdog must use its teeth
Click here for an opinion piece by Stephen Franks on the Financial Markets Authority published in the NZ Herald.

27 May 2010: Finally, the one-stop financial regulator
To read the NZ Herald article on the establishment of the new Financial Markets Authority, click here.

10 May 2010: RadioNZ Afternoons with Jim Mora
Click here to listen to the panel discussion with Liz Bowen-Clewley and Stephen Franks.

29 April 2010: Nine to Noon With Kathryn Ryan
Click here to listen to the interview with Stephen Franks on the new financial super-regulator.

15 March 2010: Victims' families take aim at police, Corrections
Franks & Ogilvie solicitor Pam McMillan was junior counsel to Nikki Pender at the District Court hearing where the applicants applied for an extension of time to prosecute the New Zealand Police and the Department of Corrections under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. Click here to see the NZPA coverage.

5 March 2010: Manuka Honey Export Industry – Letter to the Minister of Agriculture
This letter to the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon David Carter, reports on the results of a survey distributed to the industry to assess the level of support for amending the Horticulture Export Authority Act 1987 to include manuka honey. A list of the common concerns, suggestions and comments on these is available here.

 
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