Hundreds of thousands of households have been charged the higher rate of GST for goods supplied before the GST rise took place.

Wellington's new mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the closeness of her victory over Kerry Prendergast highlights the need for inclusiveness.

The Green Party's Celia Wade-Brown has ousted Kerry Prendergast as Wellington mayor after the counting of special votes was completed this afternoon.

Penny Hulse, Deputy Mayor of Waitakere City, has today been confirmed Deputy Mayor of the Super City by Mayor-elect Len Brown.

South Island mayors will unite to fight the economic pulling power of Auckland's new Super City - a move that may hamper multi-billion-dollar dreams to unclog the city's roads.

Goff has spent much of the past week playing political football with two of New Zealand's major trading relationships.

Chris Carter's warnings at Labour's hearing last night would have shown national council members he could no longer be trusted.

The economic recovery is proving 'brittle, uncertain, and full of surprises', Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard says.

Labour leader Phil Goff has rejected dumped MP Chris Carter's criticism and his claims the party was vindictive and petty toward him.

The former president of the Labour Party says MP Chris Carter's position was 'untenable' and he had to be kicked out of the party.

The Labour Party expelled MP Chris Carter late last night after meeting for more than six hours.