01:40pm Wed 31 Jan, 2018
Budget 2018 will be delivered on 17 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced today. The Budget will build on the priorities outlined in the December 2017... Read More
02:32pm Thu 25 Jan, 2018
The government has introduced a new bill to amend the Employment Relations Act 2000, with the goal strengthening the role of collective bargaining in the workplace. Workplace... Read More
09:05am Tue 23 Jan, 2018
A Bill to bolster Police's ability to tackle drug driving has been lodged as a Members Bill by National MP for Wairarapa Alastair Scott. 'Too many fatal crashes... Read More
11:02am Fri 19 Jan, 2018
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner, Clarke Gayford, have today announced that they are expecting their first child in June. 'We're both really happy.... Read More
05:15pm Wed 10 Jan, 2018
Local National Party MPs are petitioning the government to carry on with extensive roading projects promised by National before the 2017 election. Bay of Plenty... Read More
10:55am Sun 07 Jan, 2018
Former Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton has died at Cashmere View Hospital in Christchurch. In a statement, Jim's wife Carole says the former politician passed... Read More
11:30am Mon 01 Jan, 2018
New Zealand First Tauranga-based list MP Clayton Mitchell is looking forward to being part of the government in his second parliamentary term. Despite New Zealand... Read More
08:47am Fri 29 Dec, 2017
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is enjoying being back in parliament and is looking forward to tackling some key issues next year. The second-term MP chatted to SunLive... Read More
07:58am Mon 25 Dec, 2017
Tauranga MP Simon Bridges wants to wish all his constituents a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 'I hope Christmas Day is all you hope for, and you have a great... Read More
11:57am Sat 23 Dec, 2017
Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is back home for the summer, and has a little more time on his hands now he's in opposition for the first time. The former cabinet minister... Read More
02:52pm Fri 22 Dec, 2017
The Waitangi Tribunal has published its Te Urewera report into the claims of the Urewera region. Although the report had previously been released in pre-publication... Read More
01:27pm Wed 20 Dec, 2017
Legislation being introduced by the government today will provide a legal defence for possession and use of illicit cannabis for those who are terminally ill. It... Read More