Wellington, Sept 10 NZPA - The Government will spend $14.9 million to revamp an Auckland-based school for blind children.

Wellington, Sept 7 NZPA - New Zealand Defence Force personnel on duty in the Solomon Islands are respected by the local population, Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy says.

Wellington, Aug 28 NZPA - Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy will next week visit Defence Force personnel on duty in the Solomon Islands. They are deployed with the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands which undertakes security and peacekeeping roles.

Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - The Government has announced terms of reference for its review of special education and says the goal is that every child and young person reaches their potential. Associate Education Minister Heather Roy said the review would be in two stages.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - New Zealand war hero Brigadier Reginald Miles' medals were donated to the National Army Museum at Waiouru in a special ceremony today.

Wellington, Aug 5 NZPA - A new scholarship initiative announced today will provide opportunities for 250 students from low socioeconomic families to attend independent secondary schools.

Wellington, Aug 4 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key says his hard working ministers deserve their taxpayer-funded Wellington homes but he isn't happy with the rules that cover their claims.

Wellington, Aug 3 NZPA - Housing Minister Phil Heatley couldn't have been expected to move his family of five into a two bedroom home when he shifted them to Wellington, Prime Minister John Key says.

By Sharon Lundy of NZPA Wellington, July 28 NZPA - Consumer Affairs Minister Heather Roy wants to make consumer law easier to understand and more accessible through a "one law, one door" approach.

Wellington, July 19 NZPA - Another contingent of military personnel, mainly Territorial Force, left yesterday for a four-month tour of duty in the Solomon Islands.