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Officials under attack for spending multi-million dollars on outside contractors are promising they will cut back.

Holiday pay mistakes affecting more than 9000 government workers are expected to cost at least $10 million to set right.

New Zealand's building regulator is looking overseas for more ideas on how to clamp down on poor construction.

The idea of special economic zones - which could suspend rules for the environment, overseas investment and possibly immigration - is getting strong support from local government.

Architects are worried they've lost a prized top position in the ministry at a time when all construction groups are struggling to cope with the building boom. Audio

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is overhauling its building arm, raising fears this will distance it from companies and councils. Audio

Winston Peters accused The New Zealand Herald of peddling alternative facts on immigration and he questioned the ethics of two of its "immigrant journalists" this week. Did he have a leg to stand on?

The government department set up to make the economy bigger isn't sure it can reach the goals it set for itself when it was created five years ago.

Payroll botch-ups around holiday pay and other leave has meant thousands of workers have had to be repaid to the tune of $35 million.

A ban on foil insulation is being considered as safety fears persist years after five New Zealanders died using the product.

The government should give Holidays Act guidelines to companies and payroll providers, says the business which first alerted it to mass underpaying.