Schoolboy campaigner Jack Karetai-Barrett has reached Whanganui on his quest to push the case for Māori wards. The 15-year-old is cycling to Wellington... Read More

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has established its first dedicated space unit, within a squadron that hasn't been active since World War II. The No.... Read More

Katikati College Year 12 student Kyla Allen-Boyd this week swapped the classroom for the Beehive after being selected as a Youth Press Gallery member for 2025. The... Read More

A pensioner living in a leaky caravan with no power for six years now has a new home to call his own. Steven Connelly, 67, moved into his home at the new... Read More

The maximum length of time someone can be trespassed from a business, as well as the maximum fines, are set to increase, under proposed changes announced by... Read More

The Western Bay of Plenty is one step closer to a sought-after regional deal to help deliver 40,000 more homes and 35,000 new jobs. The Government signed... Read More

The government's secure digital storage capability has been significantly boosted with the opening of the new all-of-government data centre, the Minister Responsible... Read More

Former Tauranga-based MP, TVNZ weather presenter and New Zealand Iron Man champion Brendan Horan says he plans to stand for a seat on Whakatāne District Council... Read More

Today the Government's sentencing reforms take effect, restoring real consequences for crime, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said. 'Communities and hardworking... Read More

A plan to hire 'the snipers of the hunting world” to cull feral goats wreaking 'havoc” in the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park has been kick-started... Read More

Legislation fixing the inconsistent treatment of boarder and rental payments has been passed into law in Parliament today. The Social Assistance Legislation... Read More

A Treaty settlement with Te Whānau-ā-Apanui that was near completion is now 'increasingly unlikely” under this Government as Treaty Negotiations... Read More