Jane Patterson

National MP Chester Borrows has been charged with careless use of a motor vehicle causing injury to two people after an incident at a protest the TPP.

There has been no formal decision on whether Housing New Zealand will pay a dividend but it is unlikely, says Bill English.

Housing New Zealand has confirmed it has told the government it will not be paying a dividend this coming financial year. Audio

The government is dismissing Labour's plan to bring down soaring house prices as "underwhelming", saying it is basically what it itself intends to do. Audio

Power Play - The government desperately wants people to believe it is on top of the housing crisis, but it clearly is not, writes Jane Patterson.

A highly critical UK report into the Iraq War completely justifies Helen Clark's decision not to send NZ troops in 2003, the Labour Party says.

The Prime Minister has been challenged about why he was willing to talk about a housing crisis in 2007, but not now when prices have since almost doubled.

Power Play - The level of government funding for private and charter schools represents one of the most stark ideological differences between the left and the right, writes Jane Patterson.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has declined to apologise to two former MFAT employees, who were singled out by a leaks inquiry later ruled unfair.

New Zealand has offered Britain its expertise in trade talks following its vote to leave the EU.

Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader Andrew Little have clashed in Parliament over NZ's foreign trust regime. Audio

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has waived diplomatic immunity for a government employee in South Korea, after an alleged altercation outside a bar. Video

The government is likely to adopt "the majority" of the recommendations made by John Shewan, to tighten up New Zealand's foreign trust regime. Audio

ANALYSIS: Tax expert John Shewan has delivered a hard-hitting report on New Zealand's foreign trust regime - not that you'd know it from the government spin, writes Jane Patterson.

Brexit - The immediate effects are likely to be limited but New Zealand will seek a new trade deal with the UK, Prime Minister John Key says. Audio

Power Play - The Prime Minister's decision to extend NZ's deployment to Iraq shouldn't have come as a surprise, writes Jane Patterson.

The Overseas Investment Office's good character test is fit for purpose, a review has found. Labour, however, says it's a whitewash.

Power Play - The government has stopped an opposition Bill extending paid parental leave in its tracks by wielding a rarely used veto.

The Social Housing Minister has apologised to the chairman of Te Puea Marae, after one of her staff told a journalist he was under police investigation. Video

Power Play - National's Cabinet brawlers flexed their muscles this week over emergency housing and speeding motorists, says Jane Patterson.

A list of private companies investigated for payroll breaches has been released, and include the new caterer for Dunedin Hospital and one of NZ's biggest meat companies.

The government is being urged to name software providers connected to payroll errors, to help people to find out if they have been affected.

A payroll error blamed for thousands of employees being underpaid for their holidays could cost the country more than $2 billion.

Anti-money laundering legislation will be extended to individual lawyers and real estate agents by mid next year, the government says.

Changes to the ETS in the Budget could cost households up to $40 a year, Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett says.