The Labour Party has signalled a willingness to allow private capital into state-owned enterprises - at the subsidiary level.

Check here for developments in the wake of the Pike River mine disaster today.

'People find just that extra little bit, they take a deep breath, they will raise the bar…,' Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn says.

The abrupt certainty of a second blast at Pike River shattered hundreds of loving hearts.

Consultants have produced a glowing business case for a $2 billion-plus inner Auckland rail tunnel.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown wants to make an immediate start to build a cruise ship terminal on Captain Cook Wharf costing up to $200 million.

Pair face hundreds of charges over roading work paid for but allegedly never done.

The Serious Fraud Office has announced that two North Shore City Council workers have been charged in a $840,000 corruption case.

Labour's Kris Faafoi has won the Mana by-election to become New Zealand's newest politician.