Politics

National hīkoi descends on Rotorua

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protester numbers are expected to swell as the demonstration reaches Rotorua today ahead of a protest in the city on Friday. The... Read More

Pay Gap Calculator toolkit launched 

New Zealand businesses can now take meaningful action to drive down the gender pay gap with the launch of an online calculator today. 'Women are paid, on... Read More

BoP harbour closure to support mussel reseeding

People are no longer able to take kuku/mussels from a 0.1 sq km area of Ōhiwa Harbour in Eastern Bay of Plenty. A two-year ban on taking the shellfish came... Read More

Trump sparks interest rate warning for New Zealand

Incoming US President Donald Trump's trade policies will reduce New Zealand's economic growth next year, and could even force an increase in interest... Read More

Live: Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi day one

A dawn karakia at Te Rerenga Wairua has launched a national hīkoi opposing the Treaty Principles bill and government policy impacting Māori. Hīkoi mō... Read More

Police establish major operations centre for Hikoi

Police have today established a Major Operations Centre (MOC) to provide oversight of the Police response to the upcoming hīkoi from Northland to Wellington. The... Read More

Electric bike company grows global reach from NZ

We need to diversify what we build and create here in Aotearoa New Zealand to grow our economy, former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said. The Labour leader... Read More

Risk-based levy to fund NZ deposit protection

The levies that banks, building societies, credit unions, and finance companies pay to the new Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS) fund will reflect their size... Read More

Bonfires to mark Tauranga Moana iwi support

Iwi will light bonfires on beaches this weekend to support Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti - the national hīkoi (march) opposed to the Government's proposed Treaty Principles... Read More

IRD under fire for taxpayer data leak to Meta

Inland Revenue's apology for giving Meta, the owner of Facebook, the names, addresses, and other contact details of 268,000 taxpayers is 'not good enough,”... Read More

Rotorua murder trial witness claims men confessed

A key Crown witness in a High Court murder trial at Rotorua says the two men charged with Korrey Whyman's murder told him they did it, with one saying 'dog s***... Read More

Police Minister denies claims from Ōpōtiki raids

Labour's Peeni Henare says an inquiry into the allegations that emerged following the police raids in Ōpōtiki is needed to establish exactly what happened... Read More