Fran O'Sullivan: Bank deal aligns politics and finances
COMMENT: NZ Super Fund's decision to try to buy a 25pc stake in Kiwibank from NZ Post should not be any surprise.
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Expert wary of Kiwibank share sell-off
Govt sale of Kiwibank stock to taxpayer-owned entities may see them fall out of public ownership in future
Barry Soper: Cullen skilled at shifting money around
COMMENT: Michael Cullen's always been good at shifting money around without necessarily having to spend it, so what better way to finance KiwiBank than through his fund, writes Barry Soper.
Fran O'Sullivan: NZ Post a brilliant Wellington deal
FRAN O'SULLIVAN: This is a Wellington deal that brilliantly suits the objectives of two finance ministers, current and former.
Goverment will extract $300m - $350m dividend from Kiwibank
The special dividend will be gained from the sale of a 45 per cent stake in Kiwibank.
Liam Dann: Why Kiwibank sell-off is the smart move
COMMENT: The Government's decision to sell a 45 per cent stake in Kiwibank is a financially smart one. And its decision to sell it to itself is politically shrewd.
$495 million for Kiwibank stake
Bill English says NZ Post's plan for ACC and NZ Super Fund to buy into Kiwibank will ensure bank remains wholly Government owned.
Mike Hosking: What would $100m gift to Kiwibank get us?
COMMENT: Mike Hosking asks, what the $100m that the Greens want to give to Kiwibank will get NZ. Does it give the Government the right to dictate how the bank operates?
Raybon Kan: Saving post shops one referendum at a time
COMMENT: Did nobody see this coming? NZ Post is in trouble. Well, surprise, surprise.
Govt plans to stick with NZ Post
New Zealand Post will stay Government-owned, says Finance Minister Bill English, after news it is axing up to 500 jobs over three months.
NZ Post to cut 500 jobs
New Zealand Post will stay Government-owned, says Finance Minister Bill English after news it is axing up to 500 jobs over the next three months.
Cook Islands soldier honoured in stamp
Grandson pays tribute to grandfather who fought with New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War.
Postage price hike unveiled
The cost of sending letters within New Zealand will hit $1 from July.
NZ Post art collection for sale
New Zealand Post, struggling with falling mail volumes, has put its art collection up for sale.
NZ Post: Get your Xmas presents in on time
International parcels will need to be sent by early December and an early-bird special is on for people ready to send their mail before November 15.
Rural deliveries to be reduced
New Zealand Post is pulling out of six-day rural delivery in parts of Otago and Southland.
NZ Post job losses 'a kick in the gut'
Workers at Christchurch's New Zealand Post contact centre are devastated to learn their jobs soon won't exist.
NZ Post boosts profit 34pc to $143m
Chief executive Brian Roche said NZ Post starts $30m behind each year from the "structural decline" of the mail business.
1500 stolen letters, parcels found in house
Police spent four hours searching and sorting the stash of mail - the majority of it unopened.
NZ Post considers sale of Australian-based Converga
New Zealand Post is considering the sale of its mail and record management outsourcing unit, Converga.
300 posties gone, just one redundancy
Hundreds of posties will lose their jobs when mail delivery days are slashed next month, but just one compulsory redundancy is expected.
A new Kiwi coin for a new princess
A new coin is being minted in New Zealand to commemorate the birth of the royal princess.
Postie's stockpile found at home
A postie who stockpiled nearly 2000 pieces of mail at his house has been sacked from the job.
Mail cut to three days a week
New Zealand Post will decrease deliveries of post to three days per week from July, costing 400 posties their job.
Rusty's cat status scratches his vote
Rusty Hamlet can't vote after all, even though the Electoral Commission sent him voting forms.
Mail oddities addressed
An expensive designer handbag, a preserved scorpion, human ashes and an unwrapped tennis ball are some of the 100,000 "undeliverable" mail items sent via New Zealand Post that have been destroyed or sold in the past year.
Pedalling posties won't get the push
The state-owned enterprise has been trialling two vehicles and an electronic bike on selected Auckland routes as it considers overhauling home delivery practices.
NZ Post sells Aussie couriers business for A$95m
New Zealand Post has sold its Australian Couriers Please business to Singapore Post for A$95 million.