They’re among the most important leaders in the country and can make decisions that can have huge impacts on our communities. Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall said it was relief to go u... Read more
Perhaps the most telling goal in Hōkai Rangi, the Corrections strategy released today, is the commitment that staff “will treat those in their care with respect, upholding their mana a... Read more
Minister for Crown Māori Relations Kelvin Davis has rebuffed protesters’ calls for the Prime Minister to visit Ihumātao after her return to New Zealand tonight. Kelvin Davis denies Ms... Read more
Christopher Luxon hasn’t even joined the political race, but still features in the preferred prime minister stakes in the latest One News Colmar Brunton poll. Former Air NZ chief execu... Read more
Analysis – The government sets out to change the RMA; farmers don’t like the Zero Carbon Bill; Jacinda Ardern steers clear of a fast-growing protest at Ihumātao; and Boris Johnso... Read more
Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winnin... Read more
Potential players in the budding medicinal cannabis industry have spent the day grilling officials about what a homegrown industry might look like. The proposal would make medicinal cannabis... Read more
A Taranaki woman says she’s lucky to be alive after an electric blanket burst into flames on the bed she and her baby were lying in. A Taranaki couple’s Waitara home was gutted b... Read more
A witness of the Christchurch mosque shootings says he feels let down by ministers for not allowing ACC to help mentally traumatised victims. Cabinet papers released today, show ministers we... Read more
A staff member who was nearly run down by a car while restraining an apparent robber at a Taupō jewellery store has escaped with minor injuries. Officers were called to the jewellery store o... Read more
