Politics

Wellbeing Budget supports rheumatic fever fight

The Wellbeing Budget will support Māori and Pacific communities to develop their own community-led initiatives in the fight against rheumatic fever, said Associate... Read More

End to cheques a worry for Coromandel seniors

Kiwibank's decision to go ‘cheque-free' in nine months will pose problems for many Coromandel seniors says MP for Coromandel Scott Simpson. 'This decision... Read More

Supporting working women with pay equity

Women who aren't paid the same as men for similar jobs will be given the tools to make a pay equity claim. Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Iain Lees-Galloway... Read More

NCEA overhaul sees fees scrapped

Families of secondary students will no longer have to pay fees for NCEA and NZ Scholarship, in one of a raft of changes announced today. The Government says the... Read More

Three day stay bill to give more choices for mums

A Member's Bill which would give new mothers more support in the first days after giving birth will this week be put in the Ballot, MP for Taupō Louise Upston... Read More

Six join Tauranga Mayor in race for mayoralty

A dame, a former property developer, the great-great-grand daughter of the first Māori king, the deputy mayor, a past city councillor, and a high-profile businessman... Read More

BOP students received a taste of Parliament

Children at two schools in the Bay of Plenty and students from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology were given the chance to meet the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon... Read More

Should cannabis be legalised?

Following on from Justice Minister Andrew Little's announcement about the 2020 cannabis referendum, SunLive asked members of the public what they thought about... Read More

Immigration tailor-made for Tauranga

Tauranga-based NZ First MP Clayton Mitchell is applauding the Government's focus on regional skills shortages, and 'vision for reforming immigration”. The... Read More

SH2 road safety improvements celebrated

A Waihi school is pleased with the road safety improvements on State Highway 2, between Waihi and Omokoroa. The completion of the first section of road... Read More

Govt announces climate change policies

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters today welcomes the Minister's announcement of the government's climate change policies, 'the culmination of months of hard... Read More

Hauraki mayor slams Waihi mining decision

Hauraki District Mayor John Tregidga has slammed the decision by Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage to block OceanaGold's application under the Overseas Investment... Read More