Politics

NZ to make the decision in cannabis referendum

The Government has announced details of how New Zealanders will choose whether or not to legalise and regulate cannabis, says Justice Minister Andrew Little. ... Read More

Marie‘s snowballing Waipuna fundraiser

It was meant to be a small event at home to help raise funds for Waipuna Hospice, but it snowballed. Marie and Andrew Duncanson have a house that opens out onto... Read More

Ngāti Hinerangi and Crown settle Treaty breaches

The Crown has apologised to Ngāti Hinerangi and signed a Deed of Settlement for historic Treaty breaches, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little... Read More

Funding available to support ethnic communities

The Government has announced a range of urgent measures to support ethnic communities affected by the March 15 terror attacks, says Minister for Ethnic Communities... Read More

Health groups urge NZers to sign petitions

A range of health groups are calling on members of the public to sign petitions by May 6. These will be presented to Parliament on May 7. They call for medicines... Read More

Danny Cancian announces Tauranga mayoral run

The former director of the failed Bella Vista homes development has announced that he will be running for mayor. In a video posted to Facebook, Danny Cancian... Read More

Labour: Unemployment continues to fall, wages rise

A drop in the unemployment rate to 4.2 per cent shows the Government's approach to supporting employment is working. It fell from 4.3 per cent in the December... Read More

Transport in disarray as NZTA Chair resigns

Continuing this Government's trend of cynically dropping bad news on a Friday afternoon was today's announcement that New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Chair... Read More

Government fails on police targets - National

The government is well behind on its target to boost the number of sworn frontline police by 1800 by 2020, says National's police spokesperson Chris Bishop. 'This... Read More

Tomorrow‘s Schools Review process needs improving

News last week that the Tomorrow's Schools Taskforce received over 5000 submissions and pieces of feedback shows the public and educators are very invested in... Read More

LIVE: Govt will not implement a Capital Gains Tax

The Coalition Government will not proceed with the Tax Working Group's recommendation for a capital gains tax, Jacinda Ardern announced today. 'The Tax Working... Read More

Counting the social cost of crashes

A report outlining the social cost of road crashes highlights the enormous impact death and serious injury have on New Zealand and New Zealanders, says Associate... Read More