01:00pm Mon 26 Aug, 2024
The current Government's plan to bring forward changes to the New Zealand math curriculum has some Bay principals expressing 'deep concerns”. This month,... Read More
10:45am Mon 26 Aug, 2024
Segina Te Ahuahu is proud her son is growing up travelling in a car that has never been smoked in - something she thought would never happen when she was growing... Read More
08:30am Mon 26 Aug, 2024
Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell is backing Tauranga's CBD and has moved his electorate office to 14 Grey Street. 'It's hard to miss the office, which is accessible... Read More
08:00am Mon 26 Aug, 2024
Tauranga's new council must decide whether to continue work to fluoridate the city's water or try for an extension ahead of a looming deadline, otherwise... Read More
07:00am Mon 26 Aug, 2024
Cabinet has agreed to recommend a suite of sensible changes to the Fast-track Approvals Bill, say RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister... Read More
08:00pm Fri 23 Aug, 2024
"Bias" and "structural racism" within the police are partly why Māori men are more likely to be stopped, prosecuted and tasered, a two-year investigation has... Read More
08:00pm Thu 22 Aug, 2024
Female politicians fear a normalised "toxic environment" of gendered abuse is stopping women from wanting a seat at the decision-making table. Now, National... Read More
06:30am Thu 22 Aug, 2024
Police are looking to shed 170 roles in a bid to save $53 million over four years to meet the government's cost-cutting directive. Commissioner Andrew... Read More
08:30am Wed 21 Aug, 2024
Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has allocated $16.8 million of Budget 24 funding to support councils in accelerating recovery efforts... Read More
08:00pm Mon 19 Aug, 2024
Hard working men and women of rural NZ are doing their bit to help rebuild our economy, says Agriculture Minister Todd McClay. 'With interest rates and on... Read More
07:00pm Mon 19 Aug, 2024
Drunk drivers and drugged drivers will be heavily targeted to improve safety on New Zealand roads by the new $1.3 billon Road Policing Investment Programme RPIP... Read More
03:00pm Thu 15 Aug, 2024
Tauranga's first Māori ward councillor has been granted a leave absence until next year due to illness. Mikaere Sydney (Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui)... Read More