Wellington, June 18 NZPA - Departure times have been rejigged on Jetstar domestic services by between five minutes and more than two hours, after the airline had a rough first week operating the routes.

Wellington, June 18 NZPA - Maori Affairs and Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples' call for open entry to university has met with a mixed response and questions over how unprepared students would perform.

Wellington, June 16 NZPA - National Party president Judy Kirk says she was not in Auckland to support Melissa Lee during the Mt Albert by-election on Saturday, as she was told there would be plenty of support.

By Ian Llewellyn of NZPA Auckland, June 14 NZPA - For a man who has lived an interesting life, David Shearer seems at first to be quite an uninteresting man. The new MP for Mt Albert is softly spoken with a warm smile, but his language is couched and careful.

Wellington, June 9 NZPA - A bid to liquidate the Blue Chip property scheme's surviving investment vehicle, Northern Crest Investments (NCI), has failed.

Wellington, June 5 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key is being accused by Labour of backing down from meeting one of the women who complained about former government minister Richard Worth's behaviour.

Wellington, June 4 NZPA - There are two separate allegations against Richard Worth concerning his behaviour with women. They are not connected and apparently involve different women.

Wellington, May 29 NZPA - Telecom stuck to its earnings forecasts until 2013 at a six-hour analysts briefing in Sydney yesterday.

Wellington, May 27 NZPA - The Green Party is excited about the $300 million home insulation fund to be announced in Thursday's budget. The Government and the Greens worked on the package together.

Wellington, May 27 NZPA - Receivers appointed to two companies developing the first stage of Queenstown's $1 billion Kawarau Falls Station six-hotel development say it is too early to know whether the project can be completed.