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The Labour and Alliance parties' employment policies would increase employment costs by almost 3 per cent, costing up to 20,000 job losses a year, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said to a business au

Treasurer Bill English said today it was time Dr Cullen stepped in to calm Labour's increasingly erratic performance on tax and spending.

Steve Maharey's comments about student debt are nothing more than hand-wringing given that Labour's policy would make student debt worse, Tertiary Education Minister Max Bradford said today.

The Labour party has deported party President Bob Harvey to the Northern Hemisphere in an attempt to keep him out of the spotlight during the election campaign.

"Housing New Zealand has had a good year in meeting its social objectives but more work needs to be done," HNZ Minister, Tony Ryall, said today.

The Minister of Internal Affairs Jack Elder says Surf Life Saving and Water Safety NZ have consistently received substantial support through the Lottery Grants Board despite increasing competition

Quarterly work stoppage statistics released today show the continuing downward trend in work stoppages under the Employment Contracts Act, Enterprise and Commerce Minister Max Bradford says.

A survey on employers' attitudes to the Holidays Act contains no surprises, Enterprise and Commerce Minister Max Bradford said today.

New Zealand welcomes the positive signs in the Indonesian Government signalled by the new Cabinet announced today, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said.

"The Alliance health policy isn't worth the paper it is written on. It's totally unrealistic. It has to heighten tensions between Labour and the Alliance," Health Minister Wyatt Creech said today.

New Zealanders will be saddened by the loss of Rt Hon David Thomson, a hard working Member of Parliament, outstanding Minister of the Crown and World War II soldier decorated for bravery, Prime Min

Defence Minister Max Bradford today sent his condolences to the family of the late Rt Hon David Thomson.

"I wish the family of Mr Thomson well at this sad time.

Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton today told farmers at a cowshed meeting in Orini Downs that the agricultural sector is still one of the most exciting and varied sectors to work in.

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said that National's commitment to quality, well resourced education had never been stronger and was demonstrated by new school facilities like the administration build

"Labour's so-called employment policy would boost unemployment not job growth," Enterprise and Commerce Minister, Max Bradford says.

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley today announced a comprehensive inquiry into issues raised by the management and administration of the INCIS contract.

Labour's so-called employment policy does nothing except re-name existing programmes, said Roger Sowry, Minister of Employment.

"We are on track for the launch of a new round of trade negotiations at the Third WTO Ministerial in Seattle," according to Trade Minister Lockwood Smith.

‘70% Delivered for 70% of the Budget'

Alliance MP Laila Harre has again revealed the deception of Labour's desperate attempts to appear friendly to business, while at the same time promising to return power to unions, Enterprise and Co

The Crown and IBM jointly announced today that the Crown has accepted an offer by IBM to withdraw its $75 million damages claim against the Crown and pay the Crown $25 million to settle the INCIS d

Trade Minister Lockwood Smith officially opened new offices today for the New Zealand Mission to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the United Nations in Geneva.

Geneva, Switzerland

"New research shows that employees, as well as employers, are big winners as a result of the new accident insurance environment," Accident Insurance Minister Murray McCully said today.