Wellington, Feb 16 NZPA - The Government has announced a review of state housing aimed at finding out the most efficient fair way to provide it. Housing Minister Phil Heatley says many houses are in bad shape while others are in the wrong places to meet demand.

Wellington, Feb 16 NZPA - United Future leader Peter Dunne is highlighting the case of a prisoner desperate to be rehabilitated but getting no psychological treatment. Mr Dunne got a letter from a prisoner serving a five-year sentence, which the New Zealand Herald reported today.

By Ian Llewellyn of NZPA Bangkok, Oct 22 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key will be asked this weekend to sign up to an ambitious bid to create what could become the largest multi-national free trade agreement in the world.

Wellington, Oct 9 NZPA - The Government is being accused of a heavy-handed approach by banning over the counter sales of cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine.

Wellington, Oct 8 NZPA - Labour is questioning whether alternatives to a ban on over the counter sales of cough medicines containing pseudoephedrine were investigated.

Wellington, Oct 8 NZPA - Police and groups who work with drug addicts have welcomed the Government's ban of over the counter sales of cough medicines containing pseudoephedrine.

Wellington, July 9 NZPA - With 200,000 children living in benefit-dependent households and food banks running out of food New Zealanders must "give a little", Social Services Minister Paula Bennett says.

By Kate Chapman of NZPA Wellington, July 9 NZPA - New Zealand entered the recession with families already in poverty and the economic conditions have only made things worse -- leaving over 200,000 children living in benefit dependent households, a new report shows.

Wellington, April 28 NZPA - The Salvation Army is calling on the Government to scrap a bill on alcohol, order a further review and go back to the drawing board.

Wellington, Sept 25 NZPA - Receivers of a $250 million property development north of Auckland say they are receiving good advice about options available for the project.