By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Nov 5 NZPA - Papers released today reveal the extent of political infighting over Maori Television's (MTS) bid for the 2011 Rugby World Cup free-to-air television rights.

Wellington, Oct 9 NZPA - The Government is being accused of a heavy-handed approach by banning over the counter sales of cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine.

Wellington, Oct 8 NZPA - Labour is questioning whether alternatives to a ban on over the counter sales of cough medicines containing pseudoephedrine were investigated.

Wellington, Aug 18 NZPA - Banning over the counter sales of cold tablets containing pseudoephedrine will not stop the manufacturing of P, an industry body says. Pseudoephedrine is the main precursor for methamphetamine and can be distilled from cold tablets.