Wellington, Jan 15 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key is promising strong measures to stimulate the economy in the face of Treasury forecasts that growth could grind to a halt this year.

The Government brought a bill to Parliament last night to enact its tax cuts programme and it provoked the first serious conflict with Labour since the election.

Wellington, Dec 9 NZPA - The Government brought a bill to Parliament tonight to enact its tax cuts programme and it provoked the first serious conflict with Labour since the election.

The Government's December stimulus package will inject about $7 billion into the economy over two years, Finance Minister Bill English said today.

By Ian Llewellyn of NZPA Wellington, Nov 26 NZPA - The Government's December stimulus package will inject about $7 billion into the economy over two years, Finance Minister Bill English said today.

Wellington, Nov 20 NZPA - The new government is working "flat out" on its assistance package for people who lose their jobs because of the economic downturn, Acting Prime Minister Bill English said tonight.

Auckland, Nov 6 NZPA - Ports of Auckland Ltd estimates that 100,000 truck trips a year will be saved by the Government's $6 million investment in rail sidings at Wiri. Prime Minister Helen Clark announced the investment in Wiri Inland Port Rail Link project today.

Auckland, Nov 6 NZPA - Prime Minister Helen Clark announced a major infrastructure project today, saying cabinet had agreed to invest $6 million in the Wiri Inland Port Rail Link project.

Wellington, Nov 2 NZPA - More details have been released about Labour's plans to stimulate the economy if re-elected on Saturday.