Wellington, July 1 NZPA - The Government is promising more frontline welfare staff despite cutting nearly 600 positions in the Ministry of Social Development. Staff were told yesterday 590 jobs would be disestablished but 360 new roles were being created.
Wellington, June 29 NZPA - Heavier trucks could be on the road by 2010 if an amendment is passed following a successful trial, Transport Minister Steven Joyce says.
Wellington, May 26 NZPA - The Government was challenged in Parliament today to say whether it would remove Christine Rankin from the Families Commission if it turned out she had been lying about rumours swirling around her private life.
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