Wellington, April 15 NZPA - The driving age is certain to be raised to 16 after Labour confirmed today it would back the Government's decision to approve the move.

By Kate Chapman of NZPA Wellington, April 15 NZPA - The driving age looks certain to be raised to 16 years-old following Cabinet approval of the move.

Wellington, March 24 NZPA - Nuplex shares rose and Fletcher Building and Telecom shares fell, leaving the New Zealand market little changed overall today.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - The Government has lost the bottle to take on the problem of drink driving and is making young people the scapegoat in its latest measures to tackle the country's road toll, say political and road safety groups.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - The Government is looking to get rid of New Zealand's right hand rule as part of a range of measures announced today to make roads safer.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - It appears the National Government is picking a fight with its rural support base as it presses ahead with plans to lift the driving age from 15 to 16.

(releads with reaction) Wellington, March 2 NZPA - Federated Farmers is urging the Government to rethink plans to raise the driving age to 16, saying it will not reduce the road toll and make life difficult for young rural adults.

Wellington, March 1 NZPA - The Automobile Association (AA) today gave its conditional support for a total alcohol ban for teenage drivers.

Wellington, Feb 11 NZPA - Dairy cooperative Fonterra has postponed the transfer of staff onto Telecom's XT network in the wake of high-profile outages in December and January.

Wellington, Jan 12 NZPA - Retailers surcharging customers for using credit cards were today put on notice by the Commerce Commission, while consumer groups are advising people to check charges and shop around now that retailers are allowed to pass on credit card charges.