11:45am Mon 23 Jun, 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he wants to explore the possibility of scrapping New Zealand's regional councils as the Government reforms the Resource... Read More
04:00pm Sun 22 Jun, 2025
The Government continues to call for diplomacy and dialogue in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said. 'We acknowledge developments in the... Read More
08:00am Sun 22 Jun, 2025
Maungatapu School and Kawerau South School will soon have new classrooms, easing the pressures of growing school rolls. The two schools are among six... Read More
02:00pm Sat 21 Jun, 2025
Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty has condemned the government's decision to halt thousands of planned state-housing builds. State housing provider... Read More
01:00pm Sat 21 Jun, 2025
Bay of Plenty exporters and tourism operators could benefit from new government agreements forged during Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's visit to China, which... Read More
08:00pm Wed 18 Jun, 2025
The government has launched a "targeted plan" to prevent suicide, outlining a five-year whole-of-government approach. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey... Read More
05:00pm Wed 18 Jun, 2025
The days of trying to get every New Zealander to fill out a census form are over. Minister of Statistics Dr Shane Reti announced today that Stats NZ will... Read More
09:00am Wed 18 Jun, 2025
Food prices increased 4.4% in the 12 months to May 2025, following a 3.7% increase in the 12 months to April 2025, according to figures released by Stats NZ... Read More
08:00pm Tue 17 Jun, 2025
A group reviewing funding for the early childhood sector has been told to consider making trade-offs between the quality of early learning and its cost. Associate... Read More
11:00am Tue 17 Jun, 2025
Jack Karetai-Barrett is about to embark on a Whakatāne to Wellington trail ride to raise awareness to promote Māori wards. And he wants his 'vote yes”... Read More
08:00pm Mon 16 Jun, 2025
The Government is boosting New Zealand's attractiveness as a destination for Chinese tourists by improving visa settings and processes, said Immigration Minister... Read More
05:00pm Mon 16 Jun, 2025
The minister charged with looking at changes to sick leave says there is no plan to cut entitlements from 10 days to five. But she is looking at changes that... Read More