Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced a $10 million package to help Fiji repair public infrastructure following Cyclone Winston. The announcement follows... Read More

A Department of Internal Affairs review of public access to birth, death, marriage, civil union, and name change records has now entered its second stage. Launched... Read More

Demand for more time to study consider the changes planned for Lake Rotorua nutrient rules has prompted the Regional Council to allow the public more time to make... Read More

New Zealand First is presenting legislation to amend the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act, 'because farmers have had enough,” says Winston Peters, Northland... Read More

An increase in recyclables and cost savings in rubbish collecting services are expected spin-offs from a deal between Whakatane District Council and Waste Management... Read More

Take the opportunities life presents, even if the timing is not ideal, is among the advice Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy has for members of the Bay... Read More

Regardless of the referendum's result - a significant proportion of Kiwis still support changing New Zealand's flag, says Change the NZ Flag Chairman Lewis Holden. While... Read More

Council is recommending the establishment of new Special Housing Areas at Golden Sands and Palm Springs in Papamoa East. Council agreed yesterday to recommend to... Read More

Energy Minister and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has offered four offshore areas in the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for oil and gas exploration. The 2016 Block... Read More

The snapper fishing fleet in Snapper 1 area, which covers the Bay of Plenty, Hauraki Gulf, and the eastern coast of Northland, now has 100 per cent camera coverage. 'This... Read More

A law change intended to land transfer laws into the 21st century, giving property owners better protection and making it easier to register property, has passed... Read More

Labour Conservation spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta believes the outlook for New Zealand's indigenous species is looking grim. Nanaia says a new Auditor-General's report... Read More