Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - The New Zealand Super Fund says it has benefited from the rebound in global equity markets, with a 15.45 percent return for the year ended June. That compared with a 22.1 percent slide a year earlier.

Wellington, Aug 26 NZPA - Labour will lead the way on increasing savings, opposition finance spokesman David Cunliffe says, but he did not detail how.

Wellington, May 28 NZPA - Selling Kiwibank to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund would not protect it from ending up in foreign hands, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says.

Wellington, Jan 29 NZPA - A slight improvement in the Crown accounts is good news but Finance Minister Bill English says ongoing restraint is still vital. Labour finance spokesman David Cunliffe said his party had played a role in the recovery.

Wellington, Jan 29 NZPA - A slight improvement in the Crown accounts is good news but Finance Minister Bill English says ongoing restraint is still vital. Treasury today released figures for November that were better than forecast.

Wellington, Dec 6 NZPA - ACC's higher than forcecast investment return has exposed the Government's "scaremongering" about the corporation's financial situation, Labour leader Phil Goff says.

Wellington, Oct 29 NZPA - The Government has no plans to change superannuation entitlements or raise the age of eligibility in the face of a Treasury report's dire warnings of the burden of an ageing population.

By Michael Daly of NZPA Wellington, July 23 NZPA - Supporters and opponents of a fund being set up to build public infrastructure are pointing to the performance of similar moves overseas to support their argument.

Wellington, July 3 NZPA - Today's improved crown accounts including a better performance by the New Zealand Super Fund showed National's decision to suspend payments was short-sighted, Labour says.

By Ian Llewellyn of NZPA Wellington, June 25 NZPA - The Government considered handing out billions of dollars in lump sum payments on July 1 this year to stimulate the economy in the May 28 budget.