12:00pm Sat 20 Jun, 2020
There are fears that crews from foreign ships mingling with Kiwis could be a major weakness in the strategy to keep Covid-19 out of NZ. Health authorities in... Read More
07:00am Sat 20 Jun, 2020
The Justice select committee has grilled the Corrections Minister after offenders had thousands of community service hours wiped during lockdown. During COVID-19,... Read More
01:44pm Fri 19 Jun, 2020
Tauranga business woman Erika Harvey has announced she will be standing as the New Zealand First Tauranga candidate in this year's general election. In a post... Read More
11:11am Fri 19 Jun, 2020
The future of a trans-Tasman bubble is under threat because Australia and New Zealand have different views on border restrictions. Australian Tourism Minister... Read More
06:02pm Thu 18 Jun, 2020
The government has pushed through its second tranche of firearms changes promised in the wake of last year's Christchurch shootings. The legislation passed... Read More
09:41am Thu 18 Jun, 2020
The Government is pumping an extra $3 million into the Drought Recovery Advice Fund. Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says to help hundreds of farmers and... Read More
08:02pm Wed 17 Jun, 2020
The government has announced a boost of over $30.3 million to the Mana in Mahi - Strength in Work programme. Employment Minister Willie Jackson says this increases... Read More
01:30pm Wed 17 Jun, 2020
UPDATE: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the incident that saw two new COVID-19 cases leaving isolation "should never have happened and cannot be repeated". Speaking... Read More
07:24am Wed 17 Jun, 2020
A programme to assist foreign nationals in serious hardship has been announced by Foreign Minister Winston Peters, and Minister for the Community and Voluntary... Read More
08:01pm Tue 16 Jun, 2020
Senior Labour ministers are playing down any influence coalition partner New Zealand First had on changes to firearms law, soon to be ushered through Parliament. After... Read More
01:25pm Tue 16 Jun, 2020
District health boards will be slashed and new government health agencies created in a massive overhaul of the health system. The government has released its... Read More
07:26am Tue 16 Jun, 2020
Primary sector exports are on track to grow by $1.7 billion on last year helping underpin NZ's COVID-19 recovery, says Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor. 'Overseas... Read More