Roadworks that brought Rotorua to a standstill on Monday have now been postponed until next year. It comes after a dressing-down for the NZ Transport... Read More

New Zealand has tumbled in an international climate-change league table, with authors now ranking it as 'low-performing”. The country fell three places... Read More

By Bill Hickman of RNZ A nursing student says he's 'disappointed, but not surprised” by delays in announcing job offers to graduate nurses. Graduating... Read More

By Amy Williams of RNZ An mother of three says it makes her sad to see her children accepting there could be no presents this Christmas. Anau Fangupo's... Read More

Tauranga City Councillors have received a 15.56% pay rise, increasing their annual salaries from $141,064 to $163,000. Mayor Mahé Drysdale will earn... Read More

Four tourism campaigns aimed to attract travellers into the regions have received close $6 million in government funding. Tourism and Hospitality Minister... Read More

The Government's overhaul of the Holidays Act promises fewer payroll headaches for industries with variable work patterns, like the Bay of Plenty's horticulture... Read More

Tolls should be reduced on a Tauranga road where ongoing major roadworks have disrupted motorists' journeys for 'several years”, says the city's electorate... Read More

By Pokere Paewai of RNZ Tauranga iwi Ngāi Te Rangi says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet and that it's going to continue promoting te reo regardless... Read More

Kawerau voters have selected two sisters to sit side-by-side on the Kawerau District Council. New Kawerau Māori ward councillor Gloria Leokava-Taani is the... Read More

By Phil Pennington of RNZ Fire and Emergency New Zealand is considering cutting jobs and 'stopping or slowing” activities as it seeks to save $50 million... Read More

The Labour Party and several community groups are accusing the Government of considering what amounts to an effective ban on homelessness. A proposal for... Read More