National's pledge to fund 13 cancer treatments from this year is looking increasingly shaky - with numerous ministers saying they cannot do everything in... Read More

A coroner has suggested the country's ambulance service lobby the Government for more funding after a man watched his wife die despite calling 111 five times,... Read More

Kawerau school principal Ripeka Lessels says the town is suffering the highest levels of poverty she has seen in her lifetime. Lessels, who is founding principal... Read More

If Olympian and financial adviser Mahé Drysdale is successful in Tauranga's election this year, he will become mayor of a city he does not live in. Drysdale,... Read More

The Health Select Committee has agreed to undertake an inquiry into aged care provision, the scope of which will include the current and future capacity of the... Read More

Whakatāne needs to prepare for a megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami similar in size and strength to the 2011 Japan event, local GNS researcher Dr Mawera... Read More

More than 290 lab workers, scientists, technicians, and administrators at New Zealand Blood Service have voted to strike after more than seven months of stalled... Read More

New social housing funding in Budget 2024 will ensure the Government can continue supporting more families into warm, dry homes from July 2025, Housing Ministers... Read More

The coalition Government has on Thursday introduced legislation to slash the tangle of red and green tape throttling some of New Zealand's key sectors, including... Read More

On July 20, Tauranga voters will take part in their first city council election since 2019. The last council was sacked by the Local Government Minister... Read More

Farmers and politicians are no strangers to a stoush over rules and regulations, but they'll be going head-to-head in a different way this weekend. ... Read More

Nominations are set to close for Tauranga's first local body election in nearly five years. The last council was sacked by then-local government minister... Read More