07:15am Wed 07 Nov, 2018
Voting in the Elections could get a lot easier, with the possibility of being able to vote online. A draft for online voting regulations are now open for submissions,... Read More
11:45am Tue 06 Nov, 2018
Regional economies are expected to be the biggest winners of rule changes that allow hemp seed to be treated as just another edible seed. 'This is great news... Read More
09:54am Tue 06 Nov, 2018
The rollout of an Industry Partnership programme which will deliver 160 caregiving jobs within the aged care sector across the country will start today. The Ministry... Read More
10:20am Mon 05 Nov, 2018
Today Inland Revenue kicks off a major public information campaign to tell New Zealanders what the biggest changes to the tax system in a generation will mean... Read More
09:47am Mon 05 Nov, 2018
National leader Simon Bridges has defended offering troubled politician Jami-Lee Ross a future promotion if he accepted the terms of leave put to him after his... Read More
07:01am Mon 05 Nov, 2018
Cabinet will today discuss the government's response to the Wally Haumaha report, and whether it will be released publicly. Senior lawyer Mary Scholtens carried... Read More
11:39am Sat 03 Nov, 2018
Housing New Zealand is now a pet-friendly landlord, with tenants now allowed to keep dogs, cats, livestock animals kept as pets, birds, fish and small animals... Read More
11:03am Sat 03 Nov, 2018
Today the Weekend Sun continues its journey through Melanesia with Tauranga Labour MP Jan Tinetti and a parliamentary delegation. The delegation was looking... Read More
08:00pm Fri 02 Nov, 2018
ACT leader David Seymour says the government's decision to ban single use plastic bags could be killing up to 20 New Zealanders a year. Mr Seymour said research... Read More
06:00pm Fri 02 Nov, 2018
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has approved a proposal to the Local Government Commission to alter the boundary between Tauranga City and Western Bay at... Read More
11:01am Fri 02 Nov, 2018
Updated plans to improve the safety of State Highway 2 between Waihi and Tauranga have been announced, with some projects going ahead immediately and others on... Read More
09:13am Fri 02 Nov, 2018
Tauranga Labour list MP Jan Tinetti's Education Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament. The Bill requires the Minister of Education to consult... Read More