By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Nov 5 NZPA - Papers released today reveal the extent of political infighting over Maori Television's (MTS) bid for the 2011 Rugby World Cup free-to-air television rights.

Wellington, Nov 4 NZPA - Opinion is fairly evenly split on Maori Television (MTS) leading the bid for Rugby World Cup free to air matches, a new poll shows.

Wellington, Oct 20 NZPA - The joint bid to screen free-to-air Rugby World Cup games will save the Government money and give viewers choice, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - New Zealand taxpayers will "not be paying over the odds" to see free-to-air 2011 Rugby World Cup games, Prime Minister John Key says. Cabinet is today to sign off broadcasters' joint bid for the rights.

Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - Cabinet will tomorrow discuss broadcasters' joint bid for rights to screen Rugby All Black matches.

Wellington, Oct 16 NZPA - Maori Television's exclusive right to broadcast the opening ceremony of the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the first game of the tournament could be a sticking point in its negotiations with TVNZ and TV3 for a joint bid.

By Simon Louisson of NZPA Wellington, June 20 NZPA - It seemed like a worse week than it actually was. Each day this week the NZSX-50 gross index fell and it sank to its lowest level in 28 months. However, the percentage fall for the week was only just over 3 percent.

By Simon Louisson of NZPA Wellington, June 17 NZPA - The sharemarket top 50 benchmark index today fell to its lowest level since March 2006 as bearish market factors piled into a stack.