Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key says estimates that the ACT Party's "three strikes and you're out" sentencing policy will cost more than $30 billion over 25 years do not stack up.

Wellington, Feb 11 NZPA - New Corrections Minister Judith Collins has suggested that heads could roll at the Corrections Department if there are more prison escapes. Ms Collins talked tough in Parliament today when asked what she was doing in her new job.

Wellington, Feb 10 NZPA - MPs have unanimously passed a motion asking that they not get a pay rise this year.

By Sharon Lundy of NZPA Wellington, Feb 10 NZPA - Governor-General Anand Satyanand is joining MPs in asking to forgo a salary increase this year, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Wellington, Feb 5 NZPA - MPs are going to be asked to put their money where their mouths are, when Parliament resumes next week.

Wellington, Jan 23 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the State Services Commission indication that executives would not get large pay rises.

Wellington, Jan 22 NZPA - Labour leader Phil Goff is calling for a law change to allow the Remuneration Authority to freeze MPs' pay but the Government says that step is unnecessary and has asked the authority to act.

Wellington, Jan 22 NZPA - Labour leader Phil Goff says if Prime Minister John Key is serious about freezing MPs pay he should change the law.

Wellington, Dec 4 NZPA - New Zealand company directors banned from running businesses on this side of the Tasman will in future be automatically disqualified in Australia.

By Grant Fleming of NZPA Wellington, Nov 21 NZPA - The new National Government is promising tougher bail laws before Christmas.