Simon Botherway, accused of a conflict of interest in the Hubbard case, had no operational role in putting him into statutory management, says the Securities Commission.

Hubbard supporters say the Chief Ombudsman is investigating the role of the Securities Commission and a perceived conflict of interest of member Simon Botherway.

It's time John Key put the dummy back in Murray McCully's mouth and sent him to the Chris Carter home for over-stressed politicians.

The ARC, co-owner of Queens Wharf, has voted to keep one of the wharf sheds as a Rugby World Cup "party central" venue, alongside the Govt's temporary Cup structure dubbed the "slug".

Markups in supermarkets are hitting both consumers and producers, as the low prices growers get for their produce are not passed on to buyers, says an MP.

The Ombudsman Office has ruled that retaining-wall piles for a luxury lodge at Pakiri Beach are on land reserved for planting bush.