Politics

New health strategy launched

The Ministry of Health's newly updated Health Strategy will set a clear direction for the health system over the next 10 years. Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman... Read More

Bill advances reconciliation journey

The Treaty Settlement Claims Bills of Tauranga Moana iwi are a testament to the tribes' determination to work together, believes Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa... Read More

Bureaucrats threaten skydivers

Tauranga's skydiving industry is included among about half the industry's small to medium sized operators being driven out of business by unsustainable Civil Aviation... Read More

Tauranga iwi bill passes first reading

Ngāti Ranginui, an iwi of Tauranga Moana, has had the first reading of its settlement legislation. The Iwi signed off a Deed of Settlement with the Treaty of Waitangi... Read More

New taxes welcomed

New taxes for small businesses are being welcomed across the board today, with both New Zealand First and Act leaders complimenting the government. Prime Minister... Read More

Government slammed over trusts

John Key's government defence of the foreign trusts tax havens issue shows the extent the Government is prepared to go to defend something that has no benefit to... Read More

Pay your loan or face arrest

The message appears to be getting through to Kiwis with student loans who are now based overseas. Inland Revenue received more than 20,000 additional repayments... Read More

‘One strike’ proposal for state houses

Social housing often hits the news for all the wrong reasons, believes Tauranga Community Housing Trust's Jo Gravit. Last week New Zealand First social policy spokesperson... Read More

Are more buses the answer?

While more school kids use the bus, up 56 per cent this year, adults seem to prefer the car as their patronage of the local bus system has dropped a tad, 1 per cent. Welcome... Read More

Law changes come into effect today

Paid parental leave will be extended by two weeks as part of a raft of law changes which come into effect today. Along with increasing parental leave to 18 weeks... Read More

Navarone and the ambassador

Bethlehem schoolboy Navarone Williams today seized an opportunity to shake hands with the most powerful man in the world. And two of his sporting heroes LeBron James... Read More

Customs catch the crooks

This summer has been the busiest so far for Customs, with a record number of travellers crossing the border and a record number of them using SmartGate. 'Passenger... Read More