John Key says research, science and technology will get the biggest boost after health and education in next week's Budget.

What a doctor and mother of a King's College student wrote to fellow school parent John Key after the death of 16-year-old James Webster.

Gordon Brown's dramatic resignation was hailed as a "game-changer" by ministers but infuriated the Tories.

A tally of the harm alcohol causes to young people in New Zealand, as detailed in last month's Law Commission's report.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced he will resign as leader of the Labour Party by September at the latest, after his party lost 90 seats in the UK election.

Britain's beleaguered election officials face more criticism after it emerged eligible voters living in New Zealand missed out on casting their ballot.

Bureaucrats are three times more likely to earn six-figure salaries than other workers, a study reveals.