06:51am Fri 02 Nov, 2018
Legislation has passed in parliament banning the charging of letting fees to tenants. Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says this will come... Read More
08:13am Thu 01 Nov, 2018
The Ministry of Social Development will be piloting a new self-check-in service over the next few months in the Bay of Plenty. The programme will be piloted in... Read More
07:00pm Wed 31 Oct, 2018
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway is urgently reviewing his decision to grant residency to a Czech drug smuggler after receiving "new information". Jan... Read More
07:30am Wed 31 Oct, 2018
The number of companies seeking investment to get into medicinal cannabis production is sprouting. Two have emerged in the past 24 hours seeking a total $30 million... Read More
01:24pm Tue 30 Oct, 2018
The Government is keeping electric locomotives on the North Island Main Trunk Line running to help meet its long term emissions goals and boost the economy. The... Read More
06:00pm Fri 26 Oct, 2018
They're the future of this country, and they're making sure their voices are heard loud and clear. Meet this year's Bay of Plenty Youth MPs for Todd Muller, Jan... Read More
11:14am Fri 26 Oct, 2018
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is inviting everyone with an interest in whitebait to share their views on whitebait management in an online survey and/or at... Read More
09:26am Fri 26 Oct, 2018
The hopes and dreams of some wannabe first-home buyers applying for mortgages are being dashed because of credit card debt and personal loans. The First Home... Read More
07:30am Fri 26 Oct, 2018
Whether by temperament, age, or their politics, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her deputy Winston Peters are a political odd couple. But the duo have defied... Read More
08:00pm Thu 25 Oct, 2018
Householders could be hit with a bill of more than $3500 every year to help pay for billions of dollars of upgrades needed to fix New Zealand's wastewater... Read More
11:54am Thu 25 Oct, 2018
A man who threatened to kill Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been given name suppression. The 21-year-old Taupō man appeared at the Rotorua District Court... Read More
11:33am Thu 25 Oct, 2018
Minister of Social Development Caremel Sepuloni has admitted she has no idea how many people are claiming the Jobseeker Benefit, National's Social Development... Read More