RMA planning reform: Northland leader calls for nationwide digital backbone
Foy said a nationally funded, nationwide digital platform was essential if councils were to efficiently prepare and implement…
Ōpononi shop owner calls for more cameras after alleged armed robbery attempt
However, the council says funding and installing cameras is only part of the solution. The council’s group manager…
Former Te Pāti Māori co-leader calls for party leadership change amid ‘infighting’, ‘personal attacks’
Then-Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi (top right) sitting behind co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi during Question…
Distillers warn rising alcohol tax could ‘collapse an industry’
To put it in perspective, for every alcoholic beverage containing an alcohol by volume (ABV) level between 2.5%-6%,…
Waikato Hospital death: Nurses’ union demands independent inquiry
Health New Zealand (HNZ) medical director of medicine for Waikato Hospital, Ian Martin, confirmed a “Serious Adverse Event…
Family of teen girl found dead in suitcase demand death penalty for murder-accused Australian man Simon Carman
Oradee Bussarakum told the media she wants the man responsible for the murder to be executed. “As a…
Northland woman urges Whangārei shops to hide or stop selling meth pipes
“We are seeing the effects on families, young people, workplaces, businesses and neighbourhoods across Whangārei,” she wrote in…
Pharmac urged to use more AI, minister David Seymour says it will make entity more ‘humane’
Much of the letter is an endorsement of Pharmac’s ongoing work programmes, especially its efforts to display the…
Coroner calls on WorkSafe to investigate orchard worker’s death in all-terrain vehicle collision
Coroner Telford also agreed with the man’s family that it was in the public interest for it to…
Hindu Board of NZ urges police to take action against Destiny Church’s Brian Tamaki over incendiary post
The Hindu Board of New Zealand this morning condemned Tamaki’s “inflammatory, defamatory and hate-fuelled video”, saying the comments…
PM Christopher Luxon says Green tax plan would scare likes of Rocket Lab, Weta from NZ
Luxon flagged the Government was trying to be as transparent as possible about expected poor results in the…
Concern raised with Worksafe about Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard’s chainsaw use in social media video
Previously released WorkSafe information defines a drop start as “the act of starting a chainsaw by pushing the…