Politics

Foundation calls for meth programme funding

The NZ Drug Foundation says the Government urgently needs to increase funding for a successful methamphetamine programme and expand it throughout the country following... Read More

By-election: National explains candidate selection

National's campaign chair for the Tauranga by-election says the selection process for Tauranga's potential new MP is focused on making sure local voices are being... Read More

Govt introduces new mask exemption card

People who have genuine reasons for not being able to wear a face mask can access a new personalised exemption card from the end of May. 'We know that face masks... Read More

Changes likely for Rotorua‘s election bill

A controversial bill which introduces specialist seats to the Rotorua District Council, with a focus on increasing Māori representation, is likely to face changes... Read More

Helping NZ’s high energy users slash emissions

The Government is helping even more of New Zealand's biggest industrial players slash their emissions faster, with one of the Government's biggest hitters... Read More

Labour intends reassessing Rotorua electoral bill

The government will consider a report saying a proposed law to introduce Māori seats on the Rotorua council is discriminatory. The local bill will allow the... Read More

‘Paying the price daily’ - parent visas delayed

Migrant parents who want to join their adult children as residents in New Zealand have longer to wait before a decision is made on restarting a long-shelved immigration... Read More

Local health offices set up as reforms steam ahead

The government will start with nine localised health offices, in efforts to retain a local voice, as it progresses its health reforms. Health Minister Andrew... Read More

Live: Grant Robertson‘s post-Cabinet update

With Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Singapore on the first leg of an overseas trip that will also take her to Japan, Robertson has been chairing this week's... Read More

Robertson: Inflation has not peaked yet

UPDATE: Finance Minister Grant Robertson expects the official inflation figure to rise when it is released later this week. The Reserve Bank earlier this... Read More

More faces, more fanfare…

Three more people have surfaced in regards to the Tauranga by-election, set for June. Former deputy mayor Kelvin Clout and former Tauranga City councillor Matt... Read More

MP addresses select committee on BOP fishing ban

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller has given verbal evidence to the Environment Select Committee this week following his petition presentation to Parliament over a year... Read More