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Police patrol rammed by stolen vehicle

A police vehicle has been rammed head on by a stolen SUV. The police car was deliberately hit at about midnight on Wednesday in Taupo, when the patrol was responding... Read More

Vehicle crashes into house

One person has been critically injured after a vehicle they were in hit a house. Emergency services were called to the crash in Horotiu, south of Ngaruawahia, at... Read More

Migrants barred from joining union

A recruitment company criticised for an illegal clause added to its contracts barring migrant workers from joining a union is blaming an authority in the Philippines... Read More

Health spending more conservative

The government will extend free doctors visits' and prescriptions to under-14s and also make visits cheaper for people eligible for a Community Services Card. However,... Read More

SunLive's top news- May 17

SunLive's top news stories: Budget 2018 Overview https://sunlive.co.nz/news/179845-budget-2018-overview.html Trial needed to find solutions - NZTA https://sunlive.co.nz/news/179788-trial-needed-to-find-solutions-nzta.html Dead... Read More

More taxes, more spending and borrowing

This is a Government that's taxing more, spending more, borrowing even more than they had said and hoping that their broken promises are not noticed, says Opposition... Read More

Three from the bay for Youth Olympics

Two canoeists and a kayaker from the Bay of Plenty have been selected by the New Zealand Olympic Committee for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Tauranga... Read More

Arataki Kindergarten wins mural comp

Arataki Kindergarten has taken out the top spot in the Early Childhood Centre Category of the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Wall Worthy competition. From a strong... Read More

Budget 2018: Fixing the housing crisis

The government is committing to a multi-billion dollar investment to build public housing and thousands of affordable homes, and to help house our most vulnerable... Read More

Budget 2018: Investing in our kids

Budget 2018 builds a better future for New Zealand children, with major investments in health, education, housing and justice to improve thousands of children's... Read More

Budget 2018 Overview

Details of the Labour government's first Budget have been revealed this afternoon. Health, education, housing and other critical public services receive overdue... Read More

LIVE: Budget 2018

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is delivering the Labour-led coalition government's first Budget this afternoon. He says this 'year's Budget will set out the... Read More