Wellington, Sept 30 NZPA - Total household borrowing rose in August driven by solid demand for housing-related finance. Households, consumers and businesses borrowed a total $313.4 billion in August, down from $316 billion in April, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand said.

Wellington, Sept 25 NZPA - Public health researchers have drawn some bleak conclusions from analysis of the Government response to climate change.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA New York, Sept 22 NZPA - The United States has indicated it would be prepared to financially back a New Zealand initiative to ramp up research into agricultural emissions, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, Sept 23 NZPA - Restaurant Brands lifted second quarter sales 4.8 percent from a year earlier to $96.9 million.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA New York, Sept 22 NZPA - The United States has indicated it would be prepared to financially back a New Zealand initiative to ramp up research into agricultural emissions, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - The outdated Food Act will be replaced, Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson says. The Act imposes unnecessary compliance costs and does not do enough to protect consumers, she said.

Wellington, Sept 17 NZPA - New Zealand will push at climate change meetings in New York for greater investment in technology to reduce agriculture emissions. Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues Tim Groser leaves today for New York.

Wellington, Sept 15 NZPA - Former Olympic and long-distance rower Rob Hamill says schools should sell healthy food to help kids achieve, rather than allow products that lead to obesity.

Wellington, Sept 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket slipped today after a promising start to trading with some modest gains.

Wellington, Sept 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket gained modestly in early trading as top stock Telecom lifted 1.5 percent, but a recent rally in Fletcher Building shares went into reverse.