Wellington, July 28 NZPA - A Northland stock and station agent who argued his business was affected by the merger of Wrightson Ltd and Dalgety Ltd 24 years ago is not getting any compensation from the Government.

Wellington, June 22 NZPA - The Commerce Commission has reached a record settlement of $45 million for thousands of investors in two failed funds marketed by ING (NZ) Ltd and ANZ National Bank Ltd, deciding against taking a risky and potentially lengthy court case.

Wellington, April 28 NZPA - Political parties have largely shown support for a report on liquor laws which recommends tax increases and a wide-reaching tightening of rules around the sale of alcohol.

By Chris Ormond of NZPA Wellington, April 27 NZPA - A flood of responses to a Law Commission report recommending sweeping changes to liquor laws appears to confirm a commission comment about the issue being a social battleground.

Wellington, April 23 NZPA - The Government will have a raft of Law Commission recommendations to consider when it overhauls liquor laws later this year.

Wellington, April 22 NZPA - An increase in excise tax is likely to be among recommendations of a report into alcohol to be released next week, Finance Minister Bill English says.

Wellington, April 21 NZPA - A bill to ban anyone in prison from voting in a general election passed its first reading in Parliament today.

Wellington, April 21 NZPA - A bill to ban anyone in prison from voting in a general election passed its first reading in Parliament today.

Wellington, March 25 NZPA - There have been calls for a massive boost in the fines for those convicted of running dodgy financial investments.

Wellington, March 19 NZPA - Tougher rules for brokers are going to be considered as part of a parliamentary select committee's consideration of the Financial Service Providers (Pre-Implementation Adjustments) Bill.