Tax cuts Tax cuts from $4 - $40 a fortnight for all workers on more than $14,000 after the Budget delivered on National's election campaign promise. The $3.7... Read More

Crayfish, bejewelled bras and high-end packages for auction show how a community can come together when it counts to support a good cause. What started as... Read More

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Budget 2024 delivers on the Government's promises, with savings across the public sector being reinvested in frontline... Read More

Finance Minister Nicola Willis will unveil the final shape of the tax cuts promised to New Zealanders in the Budget today as well as how the Government... Read More

Junior doctors are striking for the third time this month today, with 290 Blood Service laboratory workers also walking off the job this week. Te Whatu Ora... Read More

New Zealanders will find out just how much they will pocket from the coalition government's tax cuts when the full 2024 budget is unveiled this afternoon. The... Read More

WARNING: Some readers may find the details of this story distressing An afternoon at the races, followed by revelry back at a colleague's house, allegedly... Read More

More than 2500 people have gathered at Whareroa Reserve this morning ahead of a national day of disruption launched by Te Pāti Māori to coincide with... Read More

People are being invited to carve up the concrete waves at the new Destination Skatepark in Mount Maunganui. The skatepark, located on the corner of Hull... Read More

A teenager faces a serious driving charge and has lost his car after the vehicle was caught at an 'absolutely stupid” speed. Highway Patrol Constable... Read More

This season's five-round New Zealand Enduro Championships will nudge past the halfway stage with round three this King's Birthday Weekend. The first two... Read More

One in three people in the Bay of Plenty were of Māori descent in 2023, and one in five nationwide, Census data released this week reveals. It also shows... Read More