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Ministers will have extra flexibility to consider a wider range of issues - including large-scale ownership of farmland - when assessing overseas investment applications for sensitive land, Finance

A fifth successive quarter of economic growth is another sign the recovery is continuing - and the Government's tax package next week will further help the economy in the long-term, Finance Minister Bill English says.

"GDP figures today show the economy is continuing to recover - although it remains clear that this recovery will be bumpy at times.

The Government's Budget 2010 tax calculator website www.taxguide.govt.nz

The Government's 1 October tax changes will further boost real after-tax wages, leaving the vast majority of New Zealanders better off, Finance Minister Bill English says.

A new International Monetary Fund report confirms Government measures to control debt have left us well placed compared with other developed countries, Finance Minister Bill English says.

The Government is taking steps to swiftly repay investors, reduce the cost to taxpayers and ensure minimal disruption to the wider economy following the receivership of South Canterbury Finance, Fi

The enactment of the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Bill provides increased certainty for New Zealand insurance policy holders, Finance Minister Bill English says.

New Zealand's economic recovery is being led by the export side of the economy which has experienced a significant turnaround from the low point of the recession, Finance Minister Bill English says

Central and local government must work together to ensure smarter infrastructure decisions and investment, Minister for Infrastructure Bill English says.

New Zealanders' real after tax average earnings have increased faster than those in Australia since 2008, Finance Minister Bill English said today.

An independent Savings Working Group announced today by the Government has a wide brief to consider how New Zealand can improve its national savings, Finance Minister Bill English says.

Real after tax average earnings in New Zealand have increased 8.7 per cent since September 2008 - a significant improvement on the 3 per cent total growth over the previous nine years.

The Government has agreed to measures that support New Zealand Post's credit rating and assist Kiwibank's continued growth, Finance Minister Bill English and SOEs Minister Simon Power announce

Public sector restraint and innovation will be needed for years to come to improve the quality of frontline services, while also ensuring New Zealand climbs out of deficit and controls its debt, Fi

The Government remains focused squarely on building a sustainable long-term recovery that will be quite different to recoveries traditionally seen in New Zealand, Finance Minister Bill English says

The Government is taking steps to improve how it invests in infrastructure and manages its $220 billion asset base, Finance Minister Bill English says.

The Government is carefully considering the Housing Shareholders' Advisory Group report on options for improving the social and affordable housing sector, Finance Minister Bill English and Housing

As part of its drive to deliver better frontline public services, the Government today announced a review of spending on policy advice across its departments and agencies, which increased significa

Finance Minister Bill English will visit Australia in the next two weeks, where he will speak to business audiences and have discussions with various financial and industry leaders in Sydney and Me

It is encouraging to see signs that some of the imbalances handicapping New Zealand's economy for the past five or six years are easing, Finance Minister Bill English says.

The Government is taking the next step towards a public-private partnership for building and maintaining some new school property, Infrastructure Minister Bill English and Education Minister Anne T

The Government remains committed to sound management of its finances and ongoing fiscal discipline, Finance Minister Bill English says.

New Zealand's new 28 per cent company tax rate from next year will make this country more competitive internationally - and particularly with Australia, Finance Minister Bill English says.