Budget deficit $12.9 billion vs budget forecast $11.1b Tax take $119.9 b vs forecast $118.3b Total revenue $167.3b vs forecast $165.0b Total expenses... Read More

The TECT Trustee Election is officially underway now that 150,000 locals across Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty have received voting letters over the last... Read More

Changes to the building consent process are being welcomed by the director one of New Zealand's largest home builders who says the current system is 'arduous”... Read More

The Reserve Bank has cut its benchmark cash rate by 50 basis points. The central bank cut the official cash rate (OCR) to 4.75 percent, as expected, to its... Read More

The Katikati Sport and Recreation Centre group has announced the first stage of the new community building will soon be submitted for building consent. Six... Read More

More than $2 million in Government funding will be moved from Rotorua's Aquatic Centre upgrade to a sewerage scheme. That's despite Rotorua's mayor arguing... Read More

Rotorua's mayor says she is 'extremely concerned” the district's roading needs are going unfunded in favour of larger cities. Tania Tapsell says this... Read More

After Kawerau woman Kaaren Dunn gave birth to her daughter at age 19 in 1965, she was coerced into agreeing to adopt her out. Now, the 78-year-old wants the... Read More

Te Whatu Ora's quarterly accounts raise serious questions about the Government's claimed financial challenges in the health sector, according to New Zealand... Read More

Kiwis will see fewer potholes on our roads with rehabilitation works set to more than double through the Government's summer road maintenance programme to ensure... Read More

Census data has revealed one in 20 New Zealand adults identify as LGBTIQ+ - or part of the rainbow communities. For the first time ever, the 2023 Census collected... Read More

New Zealand blueberry growers have the green light to enter the South Korean market for the first time. Minister for Trade and Agriculture Todd McClay has... Read More