My passport is due to be renewed shortly and I'm incensed that I'm not going to be able to reapply for one that will last me 10 years.

Finance Minister Bill English has acknowledged there is little he can do to stop shares from partial floats of state-owned enterprises ultimately ending up in foreign hands.

"Our estimates suggest this is the most aggressive period of fiscal repair since at least 1972," is one of the reactions....

Govt departments and agencies could save $236m a year in efficiencies on backroom administrative and support service, a Treasury report released today says.

A new welfare code for layer hens which effectively bans battery cages is expected to push up the price of eggs to consumers.

Growing problems for New Zealanders trying to obtain British visas will be up for discussion in talks with British ministers this week. From April, the number is to be limited to 21,700 a year, compared to about 28,000 in 2009.

Wellington's mayor has defended a leaked email which suggests councillors learn Te Reo, Mandarin or ballroom dancing to keep 'mentally fit'.

Two men were back in court today facing more 300 charges relating to defrauding the former North Shore City Council of more than $800,000.