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The Treasury says the durability of the economic recovery remains in question as unemployment continues to rise. However, it says the worst is over.

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Finance and Treasury says state finances will remain very tight for the rest of the year. The Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Shadrach Fanega, has issued an...

The head of the Institute of Agricultural & Horticultural Science is questioning whether the authors of a productivity taskforce report have got their priorities right when it comes to spending on…

The Education Minister says an investigation into the idea of using the private sector to build and maintain new schools is only at a very early stage. Audio

French Polynesia's new president Gaston Tong Sang has told the territorial assembly of the financial woes faced by his team on assuming power. The sitting today is the first since...

Directors at the Royal Bank of Scotland are threatening to quit if the British government prevents them increasing bonuses. Banks in the United States are also pushing for pay constraints to be…

The effects of the recession are still being felt in the Government's books which are showing tax revenue nearly 10% lower than forecast

Official papers reveal the Treasury advised the Government against spending more money on promoting New Zealand as a tourist destination until a full review of tourism marketing was completed.

A Maori member of the new National Health Board has denied that it is an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy, and says it will improve district health boards' spending.

Seven of the 10 members of the new National Health Board named on Wednesday are doctors and nurses.

The Australian Prime Minister has doused speculation he will call an early federal election if the emissions trading scheme legislation fails to be approved by parliament.

Financial risk management firm Bancorp is warning that a failure by firms to get third-party valuations may undermine the confidence of investors and lenders.

The Labour Party has taken the Government to task over its Job Opportunities Scheme, questioning just how effective it's been in reducing youth unemployment. Audio

The Government has named the members of a new board that's being set up to reduce duplication of back-office jobs among district health boards.

The Papua New Guinea Government has compiled a record 1 billion US development budget to pursue its ambitious development priorities next year. The National newspaper reports the Finance and…

The Treasury is making a number of changes to its retail deposit guarantee scheme.

US regulators involved in the $US180 billion rescue of AIG may have overpaid other banks when cutting a deal, a report says.

Finance Minister Bill English has ruled out a Treasury suggestion that the Government should cut its spending by up to $3 billion, saying the Government will not apply shock treatment to the economy.

Prime Minister John Key has dismissed as "nonsense" Treasury estimates that the Government's emissions trading scheme could cost taxpayers $110 billion by 2050.