Wellington, March 11 NZPA - MPs are being urged to send to a select committee a bill seeking to cap interest rates that loan sharks charge.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee today did not rule out changes to Kahurangi National Park to allow mining.

Wellington, Feb 16 NZPA - Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee is being accused of avoiding questions by not speaking at an energy conference in Auckland today.

Wellington, Jan 31 NZPA - Labour has already chosen its 2011 election candidates for Auckland Central, West Coast-Tasman, Ohariu and Maungakiekie.

Wellington, Dec 21 NZPA - While climate talks in Copenhagen fell short of expectations, New Zealand made some progress on changes it wants around forestry, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Wellington, Dec 20 NZPA - The deal reached at global climate change talks in Copenhagen has disappointed politicians and scientists worldwide, and reaction has been mixed in New Zealand.

Wellington, Dec 8 NZPA - Politicians from Labour and the Greens will be joining Prime Minister John Key and his ministers in attending the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen.

Wellington, Dec 7 NZPA - The emissions trading scheme (ETS) might head back to the drawing board next year due to unforeseen international developments, Labour spokesperson on climate change Charles Chauvel predicts.

Wellington, Dec 3 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key says he did a U-turn about going to the climate change conference in Copenhagen because he believes gathering political momentum could mean the presence of leaders could make a difference to the outcome.

Wellington, Nov 26 NZPA - New Zealand should wait and see whether Australia moves to set a maximum interest rate that loan sharks can charge, MPs were told today.