Some hints from the Finance Minister about what may be in the Budget a week from today.
Read Now

Justice Minister Judith Collins has initiated High Court defamation action against Trevor Mallard and Andrew Little but the two Labour MPs remain defiant, saying the case is unlikely to make it into the courthouse.
Read Now

Cabinet has been told by the Foreign Affairs Minister he'll make cuts in his departments now, but he wants an increased budget in a couple of years.
Read Now

Performance pay for teachers is being seen as a sign of the times.
Read Now

The New Zealand embassy in Stockholm is to be closed.
Read Now

A tricky position for the Government as it seeks to establish an environmental management regime for the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Read Now

The Governor-General will visit East Timor for 10th anniversary independence celebrations.
Read Now

America is a popular destination for our government ministers this week, with three of them heading stateside.
Read Now

The establishment of a board to oversee the Government's controversial welfare reforms is being viewed with cynical eyes by Labour.
Read Now

A group trying to save TVNZ7 says the money required to keep it going is a drop in the bucket.
Read Now

Classrooms are about to get a bit more squashed under Government moves announced this morning.
Read Now