By Kent Atkinson of NZPA Wellington, March 6 NZPA - A trans-Tasman review of food labelling looks set to also canvass whether risky foods from overseas are being sent to Australia from New Zealand.

Wellington, March 1 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key says he spent a hour trying to persuade Phil Heatley not to resign from the cabinet and instead stand down while the Auditor-General examined his ministerial credit card accounts.

Wellington, March 1 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key says Whangarei MP Phil Heatley wasn't being deliberately dishonest when he signed an inaccurate ministerial credit card claim. "I think Phil Heatley is a decent bloke and he's not dishonest," Mr Key said today.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Whangarei MP Phil Heatley's resignation from the Cabinet has puzzled his constituents and his electorate chairman says the reason appears to have been no more than a technical issue.

By Maggie Tait and Ian Llewellyn of NZPA Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key is not ruling out Phil Heatley returning to Cabinet, but is waiting to see if a high level investigation clears him.

Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - The text of Phil Heatley's resignation statement read out at a press conference this morning. I have called this media conference today to announce my resignation as Housing Minister, Fisheries Minister and a member in John Key's Cabinet.

(Pix avail ex nzpa images.co.nz) By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - Phil Heatley resigned his ministerial roles after Prime Minister John Key asked him about a claim for bottles of wine.

Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - An emotional Phil Heatley resigned as minister this morning over misspending the taxpayers' money. He has now given all his accounts to the Office of the Auditor General to investigate.

Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - The Government lost its second minister today when Phil Heatley resigned over misspending the taxpayers' money.

Wellington, Feb 24 NZPA - After enduring media scrutiny of ministerial credit card spending, MPs can expect more cages to be rattled when details of their expenses are released later this week.