This morning Prime Minister John Key visited the Buddhist Wat Pho Temple and received a blessing that he would be the eternal Prime Minister.

Mr Key who is currently in Thailand for trade talks took out time to visit the temple and know about a bit of the country's religious history. Mr Key visited with his wife Bronagh, and were taken around by monk Phrasuthi Thammanawat.

When Prime Minister John Key’s government is hoping that fast broadband will boost economic performance by improving productivity and allowing new industries to develop, Chorus, the internet provider is looking for more taxpayer funding tosustain the Commerce Commission's recommended pricing.

The credit ratings of Chorous has been put under review by Standard & Poor and Moody's as the regulators decided to cut down on the price which the network company can charge for accessing its ageing copper lines. Share rates fell by 0.4 percent to $2.44 yesterday.

A recommendation of sharp reduction in prices of broadband over the conventional copper line had a disastrous effect on the share prices of

New Zealand telecommunications network operator Chorus Ltd .

Prime Minister John Key says the Government strongly recommends the extension of the ultra-fast broadband.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has officially launched the Rimutaka Cycle Trail, which will be promoted as a "great ride" as part of the Government-launched Nga Haerenga New Zealand Cycle Trail.

As per a new report, the New Zealand government has raised an amount of $1.6 billion in its Meridian Energy Ltd IPO. The government had done this by lowering the prices of shares so as to help ensure a strong performance.