Politics

LIVE: Budget 2024 revealed

Finance Minister Nicola Willis will unveil the final shape of the tax cuts promised to New Zealanders in the Budget today as well as how the Government... Read More

Budget 2024: Tax cut details to be revealed

New Zealanders will find out just how much they will pocket from the coalition government's tax cuts when the full 2024 budget is unveiled this afternoon. The... Read More

Te Pāti Māori: Tauranga protest march on SH2

More than 2500 people have gathered at Whareroa Reserve this morning ahead of a national day of disruption launched by Te Pāti Māori to coincide with... Read More

Budget 2024 preview: The numbers to watch

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has promised the government's much anticipated budget will be free of thrills and frills. But alongside the headline... Read More

Tauranga iwi mobilises to march on state highway

More than 2500 people have gathered at Whareroa Reserve this morning ahead of a national day of disruption launched by Te Pāti Māori to coincide with Budget... Read More

Finance Minister unveils cover of Budget document

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says her Budget will be about substance and results instead of 'snazzy covers”. The cover of the Budget was often... Read More

Budget 2024: Tauranga reveals spending wish lists

Tomorrow, the coalition Government will deliver its first Budget, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis promising 'good”... Read More

Te Pāti Māori protest plans for Thursday

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has slammed plans for a day of disruption launched by Te Pāti Māori as 'illegal”. Te Pāti Māori is urging all Māori... Read More

Deadline to buy first EV RUC licence approaching

NZTA is reminding owners of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to buy their first road user charges licence before the deadline of 31 May... Read More

Government to consult on shooting club regulations

The Government is consulting New Zealanders on a package of proposals for simple and effective regulation of shooting clubs and ranges, Associate Minister of... Read More

Three to contest vacant Maketū-Te Puke ward seat

Three people have put their hand up for the vacant seat on Western Bay of Plenty District Council. A byelection was called in the Maketū-Te Puke ward after... Read More

Toll road graffiti '100 per cent relatable'

Minus two-degree temperatures left one truck driver chilly on his night shift when suddenly, driving along the Tauranga Takitimu Drive Toll road at 1.20 in the... Read More