11:20am Wed 24 Jul, 2019
The government has set in motion a plan for a major overhaul of the law that's supposed to sustainably manage New Zealand's natural and physical resources. Environment... Read More
09:40am Wed 24 Jul, 2019
Thousands of people could miss out on voting in the October local elections after their enrolment update packs were returned marked ‘gone no address'. Enrolment... Read More
08:00pm Tue 23 Jul, 2019
New Zealand's law for dividing property on separation is out of date and needs to change, the Law Commission says. It has tabled its final report for its... Read More
07:53am Tue 23 Jul, 2019
A bill that would remove abortion from the Crimes Act will go before Cabinet ministers today. Now Justice Minister Andrew Little has reached consensus with NZ... Read More
07:08am Tue 23 Jul, 2019
Misgivings about the practicality and cost of a firearms register is likely to dominate feedback from rural areas on the second round of proposed Arms Act amendments,... Read More
07:08am Mon 22 Jul, 2019
The Government is changing the KiwiSaver rules so that people with congenital life-shortening conditions can withdraw their savings when they retire. Commerce... Read More
07:03am Mon 22 Jul, 2019
The kerbside glass collection scheme in Tauranga is being given a boost with $256,000 of funding from the government. After private kerbside glass collection... Read More
06:43am Mon 22 Jul, 2019
A total of $2,098,534 has been compensated to firearms owners at gun buy-back events held throughout the country, including the Bay of Plenty. Police held seven... Read More
07:16am Fri 19 Jul, 2019
Grants for energy efficient heaters are now available as part of the Government's Warmer Kiwi Homes programme which aims to make homes warmer and more energy efficient.... Read More
01:00pm Thu 18 Jul, 2019
Minister of Employment Willie Jackson announced a $1.6 million investment into the Pathway to Trades programme at BCITO in Tauranga today. Pathway to Trades,... Read More
07:43am Thu 18 Jul, 2019
The reintroduction of kerbside glass recycling in Tauranga is being deemed a 'great success”. Tauranga City Council and the Ministry for the Environment... Read More
07:04am Wed 17 Jul, 2019
Joint funding has been confirmed for a property acquisition package which aims to end the long and difficult process of addressing the debris flow risk to residents... Read More