22:41:14 Wednesday 26 March 2025

Politics

Watch: MP cheers early opening of interchange ramp

Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford is celebrating a win for the community; subject to some considerations being met, Tauranga City Council says it is likely... Read More

Mayor calls for action after student train tragedy

The mayor of the community where a young girl died after being struck by a train says she will do everything she can to prevent it from happening again. A... Read More

Jan Tinetti admits ‘little bit of grief’

Labour MP and former principal Jan Tinetti admits she's feeling a 'little bit of grief” after losing the education portfolio in Labour's recent caucus... Read More

New funding to attract international business

The Government is investing an additional $3 million from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy to secure more international business events... Read More

Global peace leader speaks at Waikato University

A free public lecture at the University of Waikato Tauranga campus this week will feature internationally renowned peace advocate and former Tauranga local Alyn... Read More

New Zealand to attract $6 trillion in investment

New Zealand will highlight its infrastructure projects and growth sectors to global investors managing $6 trillion in capital at next week's Infrastructure Investment... Read More

Grigg urges businesses to close gender pay gap

Businesses must use the Gender Pay Gap Toolkit to help address the 8.2 percent gender pay gap, Minister for Women Nicola Grigg said on International Women's... Read More

Government unveils aquaculture boosting plans

New Zealand's aquaculture industry is set for major expansion under a new government plan aiming to triple its revenue to $3 billion annually by 2035, Oceans... Read More

Rotorua and Taupō among areas hit by drought

Funding has been made available to farmers as more regions, including parts of Rotorua and Taupō, were classified as being under drought conditions today. Agriculture... Read More

Jan Tinetti loses education portfolio in reshuffle

Labour's Jan Tinetti has lost education and several MPs have picked up new economic portfolios in leader Chris Hipkins' caucus reshuffle. It comes alongside... Read More

Call to ease vintage car compliance costs

Onerous compliance requirements for vintage cars are looking to get a shakeup in a proposal by the Government. Vintage and classic cars don't drive the mileage... Read More

City and Regional Deals – opportunity for growth

The Government's City and Regional Deals initiative has received a great response from regions across New Zealand, and is now into the assessment stage... Read More