Prime Minister John Key yesterday poured cold water on Super City Mayor-elect Len Brown's ambitious plans for rail.

For some professionals this week's tax cuts make them wealthier than before. Others take home less money than they did six years ago.

Two radio-thons held in Tonga over the past week have raised almost $600,000 for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund.

The "GST-income tax switch" will from tomorrow leave the vast majority of income earners with at least a few more dollars in their pockets each week.

A 3D software company that has so far received more than $14m from taxpayers says it cannot guarantee it will keep jobs in NZ.

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The first round of quake-affected businesses signed up to the Government's wage assistance package will see money in the bank tomorrow.

Peter Wood writes on the importance of resuming commerce after an emergency.

An estimated 5000 uninsured homes damaged in the Christchurch earthquake will have to make a case of "true hardship" to be considered for financial help.

The Christchurch earthquake is expected to provide a much-needed lifeline for NZ's beleaguered construction sector.

New Zealand is among only a handful of advanced economies where the government's budget is best placed to deal with "unexpected shocks", says the IMF.

Benefits for the elderly are being targeted by ministers in the hunt for spending cuts in the UK.