People can choose who will be Tauranga's new Māori ward councillor from Monday. The Te Awanui Māori Ward byelection was trigged after Mikaere Sydney resigned... Read More

Labour says the Justice Select Committee is expected to report back on the Treaty Principles Bill on Friday - more than a month ahead of time. Parliament... Read More

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has doubled down on allowing submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill to be excluded, and David Seymour agrees - saying it's... Read More

It's time to check you're enrolled to vote in this year's local elections. Over the next two weeks, the 3.6 million people on the electoral roll will be sent... Read More

A rural community would become 'an island in the wilderness” if electoral boundaries change as proposed, a Western Bay of Plenty resident says. The... Read More

Minister for Veterans Affairs Chris Penk left the Whakatāne Returned Services Association on Friday with a precious taonga burning a hole in his pocket. New... Read More

All options are on the table to deliver a better deal for supermarket shoppers, Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis said on Sunday. 'Today [Sunday] I am... Read More

The first day of April marks the start of a new tax year - and the first full year of the new tax thresholds. But there is a warning that the way tax changes... Read More

Mum of seven Antoinette Ranapia used to watch her dad and uncles with their heads under the hoods of cars in hometown Ōpōtiki, 'tutuing” with the motors. Those... Read More

The government was told its climate target for 2035 was "below expectations" for a developed country and unlikely to meet the expectations of key partners and... Read More

Cabinet has agreed to its next steps in its war on the country's supermarket duopoly, set to be announced by the Finance Minister on Sunday. Nicola Willis... Read More

A possible dam proposal on the Kaituna River could have 'catastrophic impacts” if approved under fast-track legislation, the Rotorua Lakes Community Board... Read More