Kate Shuttleworth

Telecom could be set to axe up to 1500 jobs, in what would be the single largest job loss of any single company in New Zealand.

The Government has announced a a new school will open in the Wakatipu Basin by 2015.

Details of a new privacy breach involving the Earthquake Commission has been revealed in Parliament today.

The Post Primary Teachers' Association has launched a group legal action seeking compensation for members affected by the Novopay payroll system.

The Maori Party is at odds with the Government over the increase in the minimum wage to $13.75, calling it pitiful.

The Ombudsman's office will investigate the way the Education Ministry conducted consultation on school closures and mergers.

A unit opens today focused on clearing the backlog of issues that have been caused by the Novopay payroll system.

Labour Minister Simon Bridges today announced the minimum wage is to rise to $13.75 an hour.

Secondary schools have not seen a cent of their share of $1.197 million compensation after they invoiced the Ministry of Education for the extra hours payroll administrators spent working on the flawed Novopay payroll system.

Southern civil defence staff are on standby but are not expecting an emergency after a tsunami alert issued in the wake of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Solomon Islands.

Justice Ian Binnie accepted David Bain's version of events surrounding the murder of his family without question, except where it was directly contradicted by other witnesses, Justice Minister Judith Collins said today in criticising Justice Binnie's report for compensation for wrongful imprisonment.

Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone has resigned after a relationship breakdown with the Minister of Education Hekia Parata, and will receive a payout.