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Public consultation on cancer medicines closes soon

Kiwis are being encouraged to have their say on proposals to fund six more medicines and change the brand of one medicine before the...

Luxon: Growing economy remains major focus

  By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany Welcome to 2025! I hope you and your family enjoyed the Christmas break and had some...

Green Party concerned by Trump’s climate agenda

New Zealand’s Green Party is calling on the coalition Government to “stand firm and work with allies to progress climate action” as new United...

Kāinga Ora halts planned public housing development

Public housing agency Kāinga Ora says it’s pausing a development that would have seen 15 new one-bedroom walk-up apartments built at a site in...

Carved cow skull among items stopped at border

More officers, detector dogs, and airport hosts, along with an enhanced public awareness campaign, will bolster biosecurity protections for New Zealand this summer. “We’ve strengthened...

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown picks up major portfolio

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown has been handed one of the most difficult jobs in New Zealand politics with the announcement today he’s the coalition...

Shock poll as Labour overtakes National

In a shock start to the political year, the Labour Party has overtaken the National Party in the first Taxpayers-Union Curia Poll for 2025. The...

New Zealand Government welcomes Israel-Hamas deal

The coalition Government is welcoming the deal to end hostilities in Gaza, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. Israel began bombing Gaza after the Palestinian militant...

Medical advocate recognised for selfless service

Denise Astill is dedicating her life to raising awareness of the risks anti-seizure medications pose to pregnant women and their unborn babies. The Bucklands Beach...

Seymour: ‘Patients continue to be prioritised’

Associate Health Minister David Seymour says he’s proud of the Government’s commitment to increasing medicines access for New Zealanders, resulting in a big uptick...

Business confidence highest since 2021

The latest quarterly survey of business opinion by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research shows the highest level of general business confidence since...

Council backs four-year electoral term

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air The Auckland Council is showing its support for a four-year electoral term...

Debate over big vs local contractors

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air The debate over the future of Auckland Council’s facility maintenance contracts has...

Major North Island road closing for two months

East Auckland residents taking to the road this summer and planning to use the Desert Road as part of their travels need to think...

Public consultation on Arms Act begins

Kiwis have a chance to share their views about the coalition Government’s rewriting of the Arms Act 1983. Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says: “As flagged prior...
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