Politics

NZ deepens ASEAN ties for security boost

New Zealand is deepening ties with Southeast Asia to boost security and prosperity in an increasingly unstable global climate, Foreign Minister Winston Peters... Read More

No climate aid would leave Kiwis 'on their own'

NZers are being told they are "on their own" after recommendations to withdraw financial assistance for property buy-outs and climate adaptation measures, says... Read More

Tom Rutherford: Youngest MP’s leap

For as long as he can remember, Tom Rutherford has always loved politics. The Bay of Plenty MP, the youngest of 68 MPs in the coalition Government, was just... Read More

Tauranga mayor pushes for BOP amalgamation talks

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale is pushing for 'tough” amalgamation conversations between Bay of Plenty councils, saying people see what's needed but... Read More

NZ explores tolls for new infrastructure

The Government's roading policy supports using tolls as an additional source of revenue to help build and maintain roads, with the national transport agency... Read More

New law hailed by farmers in land use battle

Government moves to restrict large-scale farm-to-forestry conversions have been welcomed by Federated Farmers. Rotorua-Taupo branch president Braydon Schroder... Read More

New policing team on the beat in Rotorua CBD

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell, Police Minister Mark Mitchell, area commander Inspector Herby Ngawhika, Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson,... Read More

Nearly 300 visa applications in the past month

Immigration New Zealand has received nearly 300 offshore visa applications from Israeli, Palestinian and Iranian nationals since 1 June 2025. It follows the... Read More

Politics: Crime, cost of living and supermarkets

Contempt over the cost-of-living crunch, vilification of the media from an unlikely source, and bickering about burglaries. That's all in the last couple... Read More

Ozempic and Wegovy: The pros and cons, explained

Earlier this week semaglutide drugs Ozempic and Wegovy were made available for prescription in New Zealand. Semaglutide originally arrived on the market in... Read More

Teen Māori wards challenge to PM

Schoolboy campaigner Jack Karetai-Barrett has reached Whanganui on his quest to push the case for Māori wards. The 15-year-old is cycling to Wellington... Read More

RNZAF establishes first dedicated space unit

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has established its first dedicated space unit, within a squadron that hasn't been active since World War II. The No.... Read More