06:00pm Fri 12 Jul, 2024
The Government plans a suite of changes to boost housing supply, but three mayoral candidates say help is needed to pay for the necessary infrastructure. Candidate... Read More
08:30am Fri 12 Jul, 2024
Most investors buying properties now are banking on capital gains to make them pay off. But there is a warning that anyone expecting a repeat of the capital... Read More
07:00am Fri 12 Jul, 2024
Funding cuts for disability support will stop children attending support programmes, says Teacher in the Paddock founder Kevin Powell. 'What it means is that... Read More
04:00pm Thu 11 Jul, 2024
Te reo Māori is going all the way to Paris as the first-ever bilingual sporting resource for an Olympic Games is launched today. ‘Te Reo Māori ki... Read More
03:00pm Thu 11 Jul, 2024
With just over a week to election day, early voter turnout in Tauranga's first city council election in five years has surpassed that in 2019. This election... Read More
08:30am Thu 11 Jul, 2024
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
08:00pm Wed 10 Jul, 2024
Underpaid, understaffed and underappreciated - that's how paramedics describe New Zealand's "dysfunctional" ambulance service. A former St John paramedic... Read More
01:00pm Wed 10 Jul, 2024
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
07:30am Wed 10 Jul, 2024
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
10:10am Mon 08 Jul, 2024
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
07:30am Mon 08 Jul, 2024
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
03:00pm Sun 07 Jul, 2024
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