Sell-off could snooker referendum

Auckland : New Zealand | Jun 25, 2012 at 12:33 PM PDT

Source: New Zealand Herald

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Tuesday Jun 26, 2012 The partial sell-down of state-owned power companies will likely be a done deal before any referendum on the controversial plan is complete, Prime Minister John Key says. Legislation allowing the Government to forge ahead with its plan to sell up to 49 per cent of Mighty River Power,... FULL ARTICLE AT New Zealand Herald

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