Wellington, July 21 NZPA - Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector jumped 3.6 percent last year -- the first year in which New Zealand has to account for its emissions under the Kyoto protocol.

By Maggie Tait and Rebecca Quilliam of NZPA Wellington, July 16 NZPA - The Government is ruling out offering some prisoners amnesties to ease pressure on overcrowded prisons. The Sentencing Trust (SST) has condemned the concept as "corrupt".

Wellington, July 7 NZPA - Under proposed legislation by Green MP Kennedy Graham, Prime Minister John Key could end up in jail if New Zealand deployed military forces to Fiji . Dr Graham launched his International Non-Aggression and the Lawful Use of Force members' bill today.

Wellington, July 7 NZPA - Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples seems to have jumped the gun saying New Zealand would support an international declaration on indigenous rights -- with the Government saying today it has not reached a final decision.

Wellington, July 7 NZPA - The Government is set to endorse a United Nations declaration on indigenous rights -- reversing the position of the former Labour government.

Wellington, July 1 NZPA - John Key has spent nearly $150,000 on travel since being elected prime minister.

Wellington, June 30 NZPA - The Government is open to the idea of setting different reduction targets for different types of greenhouse gases, Climate Change Minister Nick Smith said today.

Wellington, June 29 NZPA - Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman has given an assurance that a bill to be introduced later this year will allow the children of overstayers to go to school, it was reported tonight.

Wellington, June 25 NZPA - Climate Change Minister Nick Smith says he will be making announcements in the next few days related to the greenhouse gas reductions New Zealand should be aiming for by 2020.

Wellington, June 25 NZPA - Two shipping containers have been turned into prison cells and a shower block at Rimutaka Prison in the Hutt Valley, but they won't be housing inmates any time soon.