Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - A private care provider is calling for a national think tank to identify the best ways to ensure elderly are adequately cared for as the population of that demographic grows.

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - Five District Health Boards are being given a push to merge some of their Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) and one has decided to scrap its only PHO altogether.

The benefit abatement system Working for Families has helped create full-time work incentives for families with children. With these full-time work incentives in place, there is now an opportunity for strengthening incentives for part-time work.

Labour will continue to increase the numbers of modern apprentices and industry trainees so that each year ten per cent of the New Zealand workforce is participating in formal training.

The services sector of New Zealand's economy became more positive about its performance last month, even as storms battering the world economy grew more intense.