Wellington, July 12 NZPA - Electoral law experts have told a parliamentary committee there should be a set date for elections, rather than the government in power deciding when they are held.

Wellington, April 22 NZPA - It is a "total waste of time" for Maori to try make claims under a United Nations declaration on indigenous rights that New Zealand has just endorsed, Acting Prime Minister Bill English says.

Wellington, April 21 NZPA - United Nations declarations are often a first step towards binding conventions public law specialist Mai Chen said today, a day after the Government's affirmation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.

Wellington, Sept 21 NZPA - Commerce Minister Simon Power today announced new appointments for government bodies regulating New Zealand's financial sector. Expatriate New Zealand lawyer David Mayhew was returning from the United Kingdom to serve as commissioner for financial advisers .

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, June 4 NZPA - Graduates should be able to manage their student loans as easily as their bank accounts, Finance Minister Bill English says.