The tragedy of last week's tsunami in Samoa and this week's earthquake in the Solomon Islands/Vanuatu region shows that Civil Defence needs to lift it's game.

Wellington, Oct 1 NZPA - The Government is "generally happy" with the New Zealand Civil Defence response to yesterday's tsunami warning though there will be a review into why there was some confusion, Acting Prime Minister Bill English said today.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - A row over whether a Department of Internal Affairs staffer misled the media has reached Prime Minister John Key, who says he expects the department's chief executive to sort it out.

Wellington, Feb 1 NZPA - New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is being accused of refusing to give up a bauble of office -- his ministerial four wheel drive -- despite no longer being an MP.