“Voters are ahead of the politicians,” said Ansell-Bridges. “The next Government must right the wrongs of the past and deliver pay equity for the 180,000 predominantly female workers whose pay rise ...

Matakana Island, in Bay of Plenty, is home to around 320 people. It has a productive economy built on forestry, dairy farming and horticulture. With no road connection to the mainland, residents, ...

Interislander’s improved reliability is also being supported by a broader enhanced maintenance and asset management programme ...

Points raised could only support or oppose matters raised in other submissions, listed in a document summarising decisions requested by original submitters. A proposal to relax rules for ...

Under legislation, no more than 30% a council’s rates revenue can be collected through Targeted Uniform Charges, but removing water services from Masterton council’s rating activities resulted in 32.2 ...

Health Minister Simeon Brown in response to Health New Zealand’s announcement regarding nurse-to-patient ratios: “I welcome Health New Zealand’s work towards nurse-to-patient ratios. This is a key ...

Simeon Brown has had three years to get the basics right. Instead, hospitals are under huge pressure with hundreds of nursing roles vacant. “Today he announced a minuscule 0.5% increase in staffing, ...

New Zealand and Australia are strengthening cooperation in defence science through the signing of a new Statement of Intent ...

Remaining restrictions on State Highway 6 between Makarora and Hāwea in Central Otago are shrinking dramatically as teams ...

Watercare’s delivery of critical infrastructure and investment in innovation has been recognised at the 2026 Water New ...

For the 2026 election, Policy.nz has been redesigned by Daylight, with a new interface intended to make navigating and comparing the large amount of information on the site simpler and more intuitive.

Mayor Kirton discussing the importance of having affordable, same-day return public transport between Taumarunui and Hamilton ...