07:55am Thu 17 Dec, 2020
Minimum wage will rise to $20 an hour on April 1, 2021. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood says as New Zealand looks to recover and rebuild... Read More
08:01pm Wed 16 Dec, 2020
The Treasury has released its latest economic and fiscal forecasts in the 2020 Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update. While New Zealand's economy contracted in... Read More
07:30am Sun 13 Dec, 2020
Voting for Quote of the Year 2020 is now open. The annual Massey University Quote of the Year competition takes in public entries which are then trimmed down... Read More
09:10am Wed 09 Dec, 2020
Registrations are now open for the delivery of Te Ahu o te Reo Māori in 2021, which aims to normalise te reo Māori throughout the education system, so it is... Read More
07:23am Tue 08 Dec, 2020
Thousands of security guards will receive better protection of their pay and conditions, with the government moving to make changes to existing employment laws.... Read More
12:30pm Sun 06 Dec, 2020
Acting Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tauranga City Tina Salisbury says the decision by the Local Government Minister to appoint a commission to run the council... Read More
08:45am Sun 06 Dec, 2020
Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust - Te Mana - have signed a Deed of Settlement with the Crown at Rangitihi Marae in Matatā, to settle the historical Te Tiriti... Read More
01:31pm Fri 04 Dec, 2020
The Minister of Local Government is signalling her intention to appoint a commission for Tauranga City. Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta has confirmed... Read More
11:45am Thu 03 Dec, 2020
The Minister for COVID-19 Response says patience is required over the roll-out of New Zealand's first COVID-19 vaccines, but that the government will ensure... Read More
07:00pm Wed 02 Dec, 2020
The Government has launched a major new initiative to combat climate change that will require the public sector to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025. The Carbon... Read More
11:45am Wed 02 Dec, 2020
The government will declare a national climate emergency today, but the National Party is opposed to the move. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called climate... Read More
07:20am Wed 02 Dec, 2020
Ministers are at odds over the need for further investigation into the Whakaari/White Island rescue and recovery mission. A major WorkSafe inquiry has charged... Read More