John Key yesterday displayed all the characteristics of a man deeply afflicted with political Tourette's syndrome.

Economic data to be released tomorrow will show the Government's fiscal position is on the outer limit of what it regards as acceptable, Prime Minister John Key says.

If the good news is that the Reserve Bank expects rates to be lower for longer, the bad news is why it thinks that.

Treasury is sitting on advice to the government about options for selling state assets, and is just waiting to be asked to produce it.

The Government has signalled a further round of belt tightening in the public sector.

Dita De Boni is horrified at the fear of a 2-year-old kicked to death after wetting himself.

Taxpayers have paid $500m-plus to subsidise big-budget movie makers. Is it money well spent, asks Karyn Scherer.

The parents of tens of thousands of preschoolers can expect to start paying more for early childhood care next year.

Standard and Poor's has put NZ on notice of a possible downgrade to its credit rating unless it reduces its reliance on imported savings.