Bill English

The Prime Minister, John Key, says there is enough variety for the public to choose between, in the final four alternative flag designs revealed. Three of the four flags feature the silver fern, two… Audio

Here the sharemarket ended yesterday flat. The Finance Minister Bill English is with us. Audio

Staying with state houses. The Government is pushing ahead with its plans to sell one to two-thousand state houses, possibly to Australian organisations. Audio

Solid Energy, a company that valued itself at two point seven billion dollars less than four years ago, is set to go into voluntary administration or worse within days. Audio

And listening to that is the Minister of Finance, Bill English. Audio

An error made in Mediawatch last week in an item on debate prompted by coverage of the future of Kiwirail: Mediawatch noted that the finance minister had warned that present levels of support for… Audio

Politicians who leave office are free to speak plainly on important national matters. Recent coverage of a looming crisis at Kiwirail show the opposite's true for journalists who move to political PR.

Banks have been quick to lower their interest rates after the Reserve Bank cut its Official Cash Rate yesterday. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, is jetting off to China this week to visit counterparts in Beijing. Audio

Beijing's efforts to halt a rout in Chinese stocks finally bore fruit yesterday and its market rallied. Audio

The government has dismissed a Treasury proposal to tax Auckland landlords 1 per cent of the value of their investments each year. Audio

The Government's books are on track to return to surplus, but an economist warns the slowing economy means it may not last. Audio

The Government is not yet ready to claim it's in surplus despite the accounts for the eleven months to the end of May being much better than forecast. Audio

The Government has agreed to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, investing 125-million-dollars over five years. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English is also dismissing fears the cut in the Official Cash Rate will cause Auckland house prices to escalate. Audio

Anusha Bradley explores how NZ will pay for superannuation in the future and the impact on generations to come. Video, Audio

Listening to that is the Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand, Bill English Audio

The Finance Minister Bill English says he'll consider taxing ACC's investments in order to bring it into line with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the automatic enrolment of all workers in KiwiSaver is now back on the agenda. Audio

Detailed discussion of Finance Minister, Bill English's seventh Budget. Audio