Politics

BOP schools get $4M in Govt funding

Bay of Plenty schools and early learning services are among more than 2000 schools that have been funded to help more than 300,000 New Zealand children and young... Read More

Budget 2021: Solo parents need more help

Solo parents on the benefit say they need more help in this week's Budget, as they continue to struggle from week to week. Finance Minister Grant Robertson... Read More

New border exemptions to allow investors in

Hundreds of foreign investors are expected to arrive New Zealand in coming months as a result of new border exemptions allowing wealthy investors linked to two... Read More

ACT calls for scrapping marine fuel road tax

The ACT Party has called for road taxes to be scrapped from recreational boat-users marine fuel, with Transport spokesperson Simon Court launching a petition this... Read More

Govt announces Rotorua emergency housing update

The Government has announced a suite of changes to emergency housing provision in Rotorua. The Government will directly contract motels in Rotorua to deliver... Read More

Six people charged over Labour Party donations

The Serious Fraud Office has charged six people in relation to donations made to the Labour Party in 2017. The SFO says charges were filed on Wednesday and none... Read More

Card fee changes welcomed in Tauranga

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce is welcoming the introduction of a Retail Payments Systems Bill, which will see a reduction in merchant service fees charged to... Read More

Govt to introduce new firearms Bills

The Government will make it illegal for high risk people to own firearms by introducing Firearms Prohibition Orders. The aim of the orders is to strengthen action... Read More

NSW travel pause to be lifted at midnight

COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says the current travel pause with New South Wales will lift today - subject to no further significant developments in... Read More

Crown accounts balance better than forecast – Govt

The Government says its financial accounts continue to reflect the resilience of the economy and confidence in their economic recovery plan. The Crown accounts... Read More

Salary freeze: Fears nurses and doctors will leave

Unions are worried that doctors and nurses will move to Australia following the government's freeze on public sector salaries. Under new government rules,... Read More

Finance Minister gives pre-budget speech

Not all money set aside for the Covid Response and Recovery Fund has been spent, and $926 million of savings can used to help the recovery from the pandemic,... Read More