Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - A 2.4 percent rise in food prices in the September quarter is raising concerns about the long term impact of higher global food costs.

Wellington, Aug 17 NZPA - Pacific Blue's grounding of its domestic New Zealand routes will cost up to 200 jobs, not create 100 new ones as claimed by the airline, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU).

Wellington, Aug 9 NZPA - Printer Wickliffe Ltd is merging with Kalamazoo, a privately-owned printing company with links to India.

Wellington, July 20 NZPA - Labour Party president Andrew Little has confirmed he is seeking to contest the New Plymouth seat at next year's elections.

Auckland, July 18 NZPA - Protesters at the National Party conference in central Auckland's Sky City pushed their way through security cordons and attempted to enter the building to show their opposition to newly introduced labour laws.

Wellington, July 17 NZPA - Unions upset at moves they see as rolling back workers' rights say research by the Labour Department could have been designed to support Government plans to extend the 90 day employment trial period to all businesses.

Wellington, July 17 NZPA - Workers angered by moves they see as rolling back their rights intend to protest outside the National Party conference in Auckland tomorrow (Sunday).

Wellington, July 16 NZPA - National will break a pre-election promise if it goes ahead with plans to restrict union access to workplaces, Labour leader Phil Goff says.

Wellington, July 6 NZPA - A staff shake-up at TVNZ will put more focus on editing and packaging at the expense of the analysis and journalistic groundwork that should be expected from a state-owned broadcaster, says Labour's broadcasting spokesman Brendon Burns.

Wellington, July 3 NZPA - Union leader and Labour Party president Andrew Little has confirmed he is likely to seek the party's New Plymouth nomination.