Gisborne Printmakers celebrates 50 years of printmaking with new printing press
With a bed size of 90cm by 150cm, printmakers can create larger handmade art pieces. These are achieved…
Hastings councillor Steve Gibson skips planning session at marae over te reo and faith concerns
“Secondly, the spiritual aspects associated with marae proceedings, including references to beliefs that are not consistent with my…
$2500 a day: Dunedin hospital Crown manager’s fee more than doubles from previous roles
The Cabinet paper suggests Davies’ Crown manager fees will line up with those of Health NZ chairman Lester…
Rhythm and Vines: No issues at event’s end, DJ SuperGran reflects on ‘amazing’ debut
A police spokeswoman said Gisborne/Tairāwhiti saw no significant issues over New Year’s Eve, with police successfully preventing planned…
Elisabeth Easther: New marine protection for Hauraki Gulf long overdue
The new legislation has created 19 new protection areas: 12 new High Protection Areas (HPAs), five new seafloor…
Hastings council CEO appoints private investigator to examine complaint about councillor Steve Gibson
The council-owned Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery opened the controversial exhibition that encourages people to…
Newly independent MPs, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris, correct votes to support David Seymour’s medicines bill
Last week, the Greens cast two proxy votes for Kapa-Kingi and Ferris against the bill. Kapa-Kingi was contacted…
What it’s like flying Air New Zealand’s newly retrofitted Dreamliner
After arriving in San Francisco from New Orleans, I followed the well-placed signs to the departure gate or,…
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown rewards his trusted councillors – Simon Wilson
Andy Baker, from Franklin, has been reappointed as chairman of the transport, resilience and infrastructure committee. The deputy…
Matemoana McDonald excited to lead Bay of Plenty Regional Council as first wahine Māori chair
Nine new councillors joined five returning members in being sworn in by chief executive Fiona McTavish. McDonald told…
New state highway, homeless shelter, shingle business: Where Hawke’s Bay’s new councillors want to make a difference
One of the biggest challenges is the cost of living and the rapid rise in rates. People are…
Treasury advised Nicola Willis to remove the Reserve Bank Governor from the board to improve accountability
“A governor who was ‘mere’ CEO would be exceptional, and internationally this could be seen as a diminished…