The outgoing Labour government left behind a $1 billion hole in the ACC budget which will have to be filled, Prime Minister John Key said ... more

Students behaving badly in mainstream schools need more consistent support, Chief Ombudsman Beverley Wakem says in her annual report to Parliament. "It is worrying when ... more

A proposal to phase out incandescent lightbulbs is extremely unlikely to go ahead under the new National Government. Prime Minister John Key stood by National's ... more

A tougher sentencing group has endorsed a government plan to use "double-bunking" to cope with increased prison numbers. National campaigned on several tougher sentencing policies ... more

It's 4.39pm and John Key is nine minutes late for his second most important Monday engagement - the Prime Minister's weekly press conference which follows ... more

The Labour Party's depleted ranks of MPs will meet today to dissect the failed election campaign. Leader Phil Goff said the caucus would devote time ... more