Manukau City Mayor Len Brown was praised over and over again last night as the city's council officially met for the last time.

Thomas Pippos answers the top questions about changes to the tax system.

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.

Incumbent Bob Parker is way ahead of rival Jim Anderton in the Christchurch city mayoralty race, according to a poll issued today.

I feel like a priest who has been wrestling with his belief in god...