Wellington, March 12 NZPA - The New Zealand Post Group reported a half-year net profit of $52.8 million, as the contribution from subsidiary Kiwibank grew but postal services declined.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Dec 10 NZPA - The Families Commission has accepted the political reality of having a new minister and scrapped plans for a $200,000 conference.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Dec 9 NZPA - The Families Commission and its new minister, Paula Bennett, have got off to a bad start after she discovered plans for a $200,000 conference in a briefing paper.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Dec 9 NZPA - The Families Commission and its new minister, Paula Bennett, have got off to a bad start after she discovered plans for a $200,000 conference in a briefing paper.

Wellington, Sept 24 NZPA - New Zealand Post lifted annual net profit 26.9 percent to $110.2 million, but its dividend payment to the Government will be 23.7 percent down at $23.5 million.

Wellington, Sept 24 NZPA - New Zealand Post lifted annual net profit 26.9 percent to $110.2 million, but its dividend payment to the Government will be 23.7 percent down at $23.5 million.

Wellington, July 1 NZPA - New Zealand Post and Deutsche Post have formed a $A200 million ($NZ254 million) Australian courier business joint venture. Express Couriers Australia Pty Ltd follows a similar arrangement in New Zealand between Deutsche Post's DHL Express unit and NZ Post.