The coalition Government is strengthening the education sector's governance and management, says Education Minister Erica Stanford. The Regulatory Systems (Education)... Read More

Wait times for passports have halved since an upgrade to the passport processing software in March caused unexpected delays to passport processing times. 'As... Read More

Hundreds of nurses called on to fill critical workforce shortages are without jobs, with one in four recent graduates unemployed and international nurses warning... Read More

The Government is set to provide a funding boost for nine Bay of Plenty events and five Hauraki and Coromandel events to attract more people to the area. 'Local... Read More

Members of the Bay of Plenty Bangladesh community along with supporters have taken to the streets of Tauranga today, to protest for justice, humanity and democracy... Read More

A dad has pulled his teenage daughter out of her Taranaki high school over its policy stopping students from going to the bathroom during class, which he claims... Read More

Banks are competing hard to win customers' money in what appears to be an escalating mortgage war. ANZ cut interest rates again this week, but notably it... Read More

Eighteen mixed one, two and three-bedroom single-storey social housing homes are proposed for the site at 24 Middlebrook Rd, close to the sports fields in Katikati. Construction... Read More

Former Tauranga commissioner Shadrach Rolleston has landed a new role with the Hauraki District Council as it weighs up an application by Oceana Gold to rezone... Read More

More than 300 Bay of Plenty families from Bangladesh are in pain as they watch their families face violence from police and government authorities in their home... Read More

A Kaimai resident who describes State Highway 29 as "abysmal" is taking his frustrations to Members of Parliament and Western Bay of Plenty councillors following... Read More

Councils want to set their own fees and fines, as a new report shows governments underestimate the effects of their policies on rates. The NZIER study found... Read More