Some 300 workers at the New Zealand Blood Service are celebrating a pay parity settlement that puts them on par with workers employed by Te Whatu Ora who do... Read More

Underpaid, understaffed and underappreciated - that's how paramedics describe New Zealand's "dysfunctional" ambulance service. A former St John paramedic... Read More

Work to reinstate walking access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove is underway as the Department of Conservation aims to reopen the popular track for summer 2024-25. Minister... Read More

The transport minister is defending the government's plans to reverse blanket speed reductions, saying the government is taking a "balanced approach". The... Read More

Transport Minister Simeon Brown says the seven new roads of significance, which are being fast-tracked, may be tolled to help pay for them. On Friday,... Read More

Transport Minister Simeon Brown's announcement that NZTA expects to begin procurement, enabling works and construction of the first seven roads of national... Read More

Māori health providers are 'holding tight to each other”'after the Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority came to an abrupt end after two years of... Read More

A further $3 million of funding to Wairoa will allow Wairoa District Council to get on with cleaning up household waste and sediment left by last week's flooding,... Read More

The race was on as Western Bay councillors scrambled to don their life jacket first. The challenge was set by Aquatic Survival Skills, an organisation seeking... Read More

A Western Bay of Plenty hapū wants a slip damaged road in Te Puna to remain closed because it is an 'incredible site of value”. Slips damaged Te Puna... Read More

Housing Minister Chris Bishop will today unveil the Government's plan to "flood the market' with land for development in a bid to end New Zealand's... Read More

The Government has announced new assessment for students from the first year of school. Education Minister Erica Stanford says from 2025 phonics tests... Read More