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Stimulus created 2300 jobs, Govt estimates

<i>John Roughan:</i> How would you go being lucky John?

English: Economy still patchy

TVNZ to lose public service role in shakeup

TVNZ's charter is to be repealed in a move commentators say will end its public broadcaster role and turn it into a Govt "cash cow".

Waiheke trips hurt Gold Card budget

Free trips for pensioners on Waiheke Island ferries are under review because they are costing the SuperGold Card scheme too much.

Ministerial car rules 'impractical and silly' - Key

Rules requiring ministers to keep their self-drive cars in their electorates were not to benefit Bill English, the Prime Minister said today.

New rules put Bill English in the clear

John Key ushered through a special rule change so Bill English could keep his taxpayer-funded self-drive car in Wellington rather than Dipton.

$9m plan to improve behaviour in schools

<i>Tapu Misa:</i> Taskforce a recipe for greater inequality

Minister raises hopes for new harbour link

Auckland could gain a new $3 billion-plus Waitemata Harbour crossing within 15 years if Steven Joyce's programme is followed.

<i>Garth George</i>: A taskforce not to be reckoned with

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Tinkering won't fix creaking tax system

The tax system has deteriorated beyond the point where tinkering and tweaking are enough, was the message this week.

Study confirms Oz 'myth' on unskilled Kiwis

A new study has confirmed a long-held Australian belief - less-skilled Kiwis have migrated there at a higher rate than skilled professionals.

Berl economist laments export failings

Don Brash's report on catching up with Australia has sparked a new round of debate about monetary policy.

<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Key's faux pas looking like Freudian slip

No one is underestimating the political difficulties in making substantial change, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Taskforce costs $150,000 - and rising

<i>Cartoon:</i> The joke's over

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Don't swallow Brash's medicine