Politics

Mayors welcome climate-friendly transport splurge

New bus stops, routes and cycleways are on the cards for local councils around the country, as the government announces $350 million in funding for transport projects. Forty-six... Read More

Online platforms to pay fair price for local news

The Government will legislate to require big online digital companies such as Google and Meta to pay a fair price to New Zealand media companies for the local... Read More

Govt to remove Three Waters legislation clause

The Government will fix the Water Services Entities Bill this week by removing the entrenchment clause that was voted on during committee stages, Leader of the... Read More

Tauranga first to use new Govt funding tool

Tauranga will be the first region to use a new Government tool to raise funding for much-needed infrastructure. A Special Purpose Vehicle will be used to raise... Read More

Malachi Subecz: Parties react to Govt response

Te Pāti Māori has accused the government of being bereft of leadership and in a "state of paralysis" over its response to the murder of five-year-old Malachi... Read More

Therapeutic Products Bill introduced

Legislation to modernise the way medicines, medical devices and natural health products are regulated has been introduced in Parliament this week. The Therapeutic... Read More

National holds firm on raising superannuation age

National's Christopher Luxon has committed to raising the age of superannuation should the party get into power. The party intends to lift the age of eligibility... Read More

New guidance for climate action at the local level

The Government has released new guidance to support stronger links between New Zealand's climate change goals, and local and regional planning. From today, it... Read More

BOP councils to get $1M for crime prevention

Bay of Plenty councils will get a share of $4 million as part of a multi million dollar package to tackle retail crime and reoffending. The money will be used... Read More

Chatham Island iwi and Crown sign agreement

Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri and the Crown have signed an Agreement in Principle marking a significant milestone towards the settlement of their historical Treaty... Read More

Luxon talks Tauranga, visits Good Neighbour

National Party leader Christopher Luxon says he would like community organisations to have more freedoms in the ways they spend their allocated funds. Visiting... Read More

Three waters: entrenchment provision debated

Cabinet will today discuss an entrenchment provision in the three waters legislation after lawyers and opposition parties criticised the move as unconstitutional,... Read More