Bill English

The Government says it will press on with its asset sales programme despite a lukewarm market response to the sale of shares in Meridian Energy. Audio

The Labour Party says the Government jumped the gun when it announced a deal with the major banks which hold most of Solid Energy's debt. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the Government remains on track to have the books back in surplus by 2014/15. Audio

The United States Government shutdown is likely to be on the agenda when Finance Minister Bill English meets key financial figures in Washington DC this week. Audio

Joining us is the Finance Minister, Bill English. Audio

Taxpayers are stumping up 155 million dollars and the four major banks are taking a slice of Solid Energy as part of a deal to ease the state-owned coal miner's crippling debt. Audio

Solid Energy restructure announced; Govt's $20K subsidy for first home buyers; US government shuts down; ACC levies could fall as Corporation posts $4.9 billion surplus. Audio

Listening to that was the Minister of Finance, Bill English. Audio

Bill English, finance minister; and Clayton Cosgrove, Labour Party spokesperson on state-owned enterprises. Audio

The Finance Minister Bill English says there'll be no second bite of the cherry for Rio Tinto, after the government agreed to a 30-million-dollar subsidy, to help settle a deal with the power company… Audio

The Government wants to sell part of Meridian and the Finance Minister Bill English says doing something to stop its biggest customer from leaving the country was part but not all of the reason why… Audio

Dairy prices have dipped in Fonterra's global dairy auction overnight, the first held by the company since last week's contamination alert. Prices fell 2.4 percent, after rising more than 5 percent in… Audio

More now on Finance Minister, Bill English, blaming over-zealous Treasury officials for suggesting money from partial asset sales could be used to prop up financially troubled Solid Energy. Audio

The Finance Minister Bill English responds to assertions the government has snubbed a Parliamentary inquiry into manufacturing. Audio

The Prime Minister might have hoped that Peter Dunne's resignation as a minister last week would end the controversy over the leaking of the Kitteridge report into the country's electronic spy agency… Audio

Labour has accused both the Finance Minister, Bill English, and the State Owned Enterprises Minister, Tony Ryall, of negligence over Treasury's response to Solid Energy's failings. Audio

With Bill English, Professor Larry Murphy and PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Geof Nightingale. Audio

The Labour Party leader, David Shearer, had this message for the government. Audio

The Government will tackle high house prices by passing legislation that enables it to work urgently with local councils to free up land and fast track consents for new housing development. Audio

Bill English presents his Budget to the house. Audio