Wellington, April 21 NZPA - Army, navy and air force bases may be sold to the private sector and leased back -- it will be one of the options considered by several reviews into the New Zealand Defence Force.

Wellington, April 2 NZPA - Former prime minister Helen Clark's parliamentary colleagues yesterday put aside politics to recognise her achievement in being appointed to the United Nations' third highest post -- bar one.

Wellington, March 24 NZPA - An announcement about the Government's cap on civil servant numbers will be made later this week, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Wellington, March 17 NZPA - There is no target to cut government spending by up to 10 percent and if there was the upcoming budget would be a "miserable failure" in delivering that, Finance Minister Bill English said today.

Wellington, March 17 NZPA - The recession could put pressure on independent schools who rely on fee-paying students and must compete with "a taxpayer-funded free service", ACT's associate education minister Heather Roy says.

Wellington, March 17 NZPA - Government departments have had to identify up to 10 percent of their lowest value spending ahead of the budget on May 28.

Less than four months after signing a support agreement with National, the ACT Party has set about ensuring it isn't forgotten between now and the next election.

Wellington, March 14 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key paid tribute to the "constructive and effective" relationships his party has with its three support partners when he addressed the ACT conference today.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - Consumer Affairs Minister Heather Roy says Fraud Awareness Week was a big success with record hits on her Scamwatch website. Ms Roy launched the week last Monday to increase awareness of fraud and identity theft.

Wellington, Feb 24 NZPA - Fraudsters are on the loose and you can find out about them on the Government's scamwatch website.