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Verdict soon on PPPs for schools
Finance Minister Bill English says decisions will be made mid-year on whether to use public-private partnerships to build new schools and a new prison.
Moves to help mum and dad investors
Mum and dad investors could get a one stop shop agency to watch over investments under a new proposal being considered by the Government.
Sewage pipe to be kept as monument
One of Auckland's oldest eyesores - the concrete sewer pipeline across Hobson Bay - is to join the city's list of 14,000 historic sites.
Anti-abortion doctors challenge guidelines
Anti-abortion doctors are challenging new Medical Council guidelines covering the way doctors who object to abortion must deal with patients.
<i>Tracey Barnett:</i> All commentary, no analysis, all of the time
Commentators, pundits, columnists, people like me who get their little heads put in a box on the left side of the story, are myopic sheep - on a good day.
Sarah Palin – Presidential material?
Could Sarah Palin become a serious contender for US president?
She who hesitates is lost, as Tolley learns the hard way
Hesitation is death in Parliament. Hesitation suggests a minister is not on top of his or her portfolio, writes John Armstrong.
Terror threat: Black Sticks reluctant to travel to India
The NZ men's hockey team will stay in Perth for the time being rather than travel on to India for the Hockey World Cup.
Officials and sports bodies consider al Qaeda threats
Govt officials are liaising with sports bodies in light of terror threats targeting sports events in India as the NZ hockey team prepares to travel there.