Wellington, April 5 NZPA - Proposals to create an Auckland super city will be considered by Cabinet tomorrow. Prime Minister John Key said last week that ministers would this Monday consider a Government response to a Royal Commission's ideas for local government reform in Auckland.

Wellington, April 1 NZPA - With winter on its way, Genesis Energy is increasing power prices for more than 75,000 residential electricity customers from May 17.

Wellington, March 30 NZPA - Auckland Airport is looking to increase on its small share of the low-cost carrier market under a growth strategy unveiled to investors today.

Wellington, March 27 NZPA - Kiwi Income Property Trust has seen $162.2 million shaved off the value of its property portfolio in six months, which it puts down to global economic conditions.

Wellington, March 26 NZPA - Mercury Energy is doing all it can to ensure customers don't find themselves in the same situation as the Muliaga family did two years ago, parent company Mighty River Power (MRP) says.

Wellington, March 24 NZPA - The retail industry training organisation is slashing the costs of its qualifications to help retailers improve their skills and those of their staff in the current tough economic times.

Wellington, March 17 NZPA - The need to lift productivity in the recession will be discussed at a conference in Wellington tomorrow hosted by the Council of Trade Unions.

Wellington, March 12 NZPA - The New Zealand Post Group reported a flat half-year net profit, as its banking services segment continued to grow in importance while its postal services faltered.

Wellington, March 6 NZPA - High profile announcements of redundancies are not revealing the full picture of job losses as the recession bites harder into the New Zealand economy.

Wellington, Feb 24 NZPA - Children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch reported a 7 percent fall in half-year net profit to $9.5 million, saying the strength of its brand lessened the impact of difficult retail environments in all markets.