The Government’s plan to limit council rates rises to four per cent will inevitably lead to poorer local service provision, and communities being worse off. “This is little more than a distraction ...

– Crest Hospital is a joint venture between Southern Cross Healthcare and a group of local surgeons and medical specialists. – Crest is a small private hospital formed in 2013 from the merger of ...

“Rates caps are lazy politics that will damage New Zealand. International evidence is clear. Rates caps starve councils of revenue, forcing them to privatise community assets, slash staff and impose ...

“The Government recognises that ratepayers need relief, but Councils now need to step up. They should focus on essential services like roads and pipes, not cycleways that nobody uses or fancy art ...

The PSA welcomes the Public Service Commission undertaking an external review of its controversial Facebook advertising campaign during October’s health strikes. The Public Service Commission Te Kawa ...

A new and improved bus network will begin across Napier and Hastings from 25 January 2026. It will be more direct, serves more places, and be simpler to use. Hawke’s Bay Regional Transport Committee ...

As the Christmas period approaches, Central District Police’s Operation Rudolph has taken off, to remind motorists that drinking and driving is simply not okay. Between Wednesday 26 November to ...

The last known transmission of M. bovis in cattle was in September 2023, and the programme remains on track to achieve eradication by June 2028. New Zealand’s animal disease eradication agency, OSPRI, ...

The two alleged offenders will appear in court later this week charged with a range of offences. Two people will appear in court charged with aggravated assault after a shoplifting attempt at a North ...

Following action by the Commerce Commission, One NZ has been ordered to pay a penalty of $1.1 million by the High Court after admitting to ten breaches of the 111 Contact Code (the Code). One NZ will ...

There were 35,552 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year ended October 2025, up 6.2 percent compared with the year ended October 2024, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.

“There’s been incredible technological change since 2020, and we need to keep up. Many other countries have modernised their privacy rules to capture the benefits and avoid the harms of new ...