Politics

Minimum wage set to get modest bump to $23.50

The minimum wage for adults will increase by 1.5 percent to $23.50 an hour from April, the government has confirmed. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister... Read More

Govt sets target to reduce persistent poverty

The Government has set a target to lift 15,000 children out of persistent child poverty by 2035, Child Poverty Reduction Minister Louise Upston has announced. 'We... Read More

Family’s plea after BoP man’s suicide

Watching a suicide plotline on Shortland Street has spurred a Tauranga woman to speak out to create more awareness of the help available to people in distress. Twelve... Read More

Review into ACC announced, levies to increase

The ACC minister has announced an independent review into the agency, saying he had concerns with its performance. Matt Doocey said rehabilitation rates were... Read More

Changes for firearms safety training and education

Te Tari Pūreke - the Firearms Safety Authority is re-developing firearms safety education and engagement, including the courses offered as part of the licensing... Read More

Raising the visibility of NZ's ethnic communities

A first-of-its-kind report launched on Monday lays the groundwork for growing the visibility of New Zealand's ethnic communities through data, Ethnic Communities... Read More

Support for further Civic Precinct development

A majority of Tauranga City Council elected members have voted to proceed with the construction of the planned Civic Whare, Exhibition and Museum project, which... Read More

MPs object to Air NZ cutting ‘vital’ flights

MPs Todd McClay and Rawiri Waititi are urging Air New Zealand to revisit its decision to temporarily cut 'vital” daily direct flights between Rotorua and... Read More

Bootcamp participant dies after accident

One of the 10 teenagers in the Government's military-style bootcamp trial has died in an accident while another is currently on the run after attending his... Read More

New truancy policy criticised

A new school truancy policy that could see parents of chronically absent students prosecuted will 'punish poor kids”, Tauranga iwi leader Paora Stanley... Read More

Reverberations of Erebus disaster felt 45 years on

The reverberations of the Erebus disaster are still being felt 45 years later, said the MInistry for Cutlure and Heritage on Thursday. Thursday, November... Read More

Schools brace for impact of new lunch scheme

Jobs and an initiative feeding extra students in need in Te Puke are threatened by Government changes to its school lunches programme, a charity boss says. The... Read More