4 August 2008 - National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says Labour has scored an impressive own goal in its rush to attack National's plan to significantly boost infrastructure investment.

4 August 2008 - The government is committing an extra $2.83 million over the next year for the implementation of the New Zealand Tourism Strategy 2015, Tourism Minister Damien O'Connor announced today.

4 August 2008 - Helping employers improve the skills of their workers is vital, says Minister for Social Development and Employment Ruth Dyson.

4 August 2008 - Civil Defence Minister Rick Barker left for Jakarta last night to attend a conference aimed at strengthening Indonesian community resilience to earthquakes, tsunami and volcanic eruptions, and deliver the keynote address.

4 August 2008 - National's secret plan to sell Kiwibank sounds like dj vu, Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton says.

3 August 2008 - A 20-year National Infrastructure Plan and a Minister of Infrastructure will be used by a National-led government to help set a clear direction for this vital area of investment, says National Party Leader John Key.

3 August 2008 - News that the National Party plans to borrow billions and gut the RMA so it can fast track new motorway projects is evidence that National is living in the past, Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman says.

2 August 2008 - Family First NZ says that the Littlies website poll which found that 87% of parents of young children don't think the anti-smacking law is effective is confirmation that NZ'ers have soundly rejected the law change and its time the politicians listened and changed it.

1 August 2008 - Today Education Minister Chris Carter launched a new website and an ERO report that will help schools meet the educational needs of boys.

1 August 2008 - The front page story in today's NBR has the same credibility as when they first ran it in 1999 - none, says Winston Peters.

"It was a lie then, it is a lie now and it shows what sort of depths these hacks are prepared to plumb," said Mr Peters.