Government Defends Deficit

Finance Minister Bill English is defending his budget's failure to address the current account deficit. Speaking on TV3's The Nation, Mr English said there had been significant tax reform to encourage household savings, and was confident New Zealand was on track...

Bank CEO wants more saving

CEO BNZ Andrew Thorburn is calling for tax incentives to encourage saving. The CEO said the Government's budget is generally positive, but must address low savings rate in order to help...

Labour promises no election surprises

Labour Finance spokesperson David Parker maintains his party is committed to budget surpluses and says they plan no further big spending...

Fletcher Brands targeted by Government Building Costs Inquiry

Top building supplies company Fletcher's could be in the gun as the Government announces an inquiry into the cost of building...

Can't police Twitter -- British Attorney General

Britain's law official is threatening more prosecutions of those who breach Court suppression orders or who commit contempt of court.Dominic Grieve,...

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Parata not ruling out PM bid

Education Minister Hekia Parata is not ruling out one day running for leader of the National Party.The MP has come under...

Glimmer of compromise from Super City mayor

Auckland Mayor Len Brown says the council will compromise on the Draft Unitary Plan, which aims to house an extra one...

New Zealand "sleepwalking" to a surplus

The nation is merely "sleepwalking our way towards a surplus", says Jo Doolan, a senior tax partner at Ernst and Young....

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Labour needs to win Ikaroa-Rawhiti

The coming by election Ikaroa-Rāwhiti will make or break Labour's presence in Maori politics, after the death of one of the...

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THE JAFA REVOLT --- PROTEST MEETINGS CONTINUE ACROSS AUCKLAND OVER ITS PLAN TO HOUSE ANOTHER MILLION PEOPLE ---- THE MAYOR LEN BROWN IS WITH RACHEL.

HEKIA PARATA --- The Teflon Minister --- What makes this woman tick? Torben Akel has been tracing her career and talking to her critics and her supporters. She will be with Rachel. 

JUNE 1 - RICHARD LANGSTON ON BARDS BALLADS AND BULLDUST ---- The Maniototo Bards, Ballads & Bulldust festival is the only one of its kind in the country, where the emphasis is on the spoken word in the form of bush poetry. Bush balladry has been an integral part of our national heritage since the 1890s, but its profile has remained small, going largely un-noticed and un-recognised until the birth of Bards Ballads & Bulldust.

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