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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is committed to building the resilience of New Zealand’s coastal shipping network, through six critical investments to deliver a more productive economy and ensure...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: World Vision Fifteen years since civil war erupted in Syria (March 15, 2011), and more than a year since the fall of the Assad regime, Syrian children are once again...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Disabled people and their carers are welcoming a government back-track on funding for support services, but say the past two years have been deeply traumatic...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is off to the Pacific this week. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The prime minister has announced he will visit Samoa and Tonga...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: PHARMAC A simple change in how ambulance medicines are funded is set to create more consistent emergency care. Pharmac is proposing changes to the Pharmaceutical Schedule to support the...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government A Rural Training Hub to grow the frontline rural health workforce will be established in the Wairoa District, Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey announced today. “This...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will shift responsibility for funding ambulance medicines from Health New Zealand (HNZ) and ACC to Pharmac because it will improve medicine procurement processes, and...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Office of the Ombudsman The Office of the Ombudsman has published its half-yearly data on Official Information Act (OIA) and Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) complaints. The...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Cotality Housing affordability across New Zealand has improved to its most favourable level in almost a decade, as lower property values, rising wages and easing mortgage rates continue to...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kalyn Ponga said he was “immensely proud” of his Māori heritage. Chris Hyde Newcastle Knights fullback and Queensland Origin rep Kalyn Ponga says he is “immensely...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rival halves Tanah Boyd and Ethan Strange will square off, when the Warriors face the Raiders. RNZ/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Canberra Raiders Kickoff 8pm, Friday,...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Greenpeace As petrol prices climb to around $3 a litre, Greenpeace is pointing to a series of Government decisions that have left Kiwis hit harder by the oil price spike....
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission Schools and financial education providers now have access to new Financial Education Implementation Guides, giving them practical support to plan and deliver...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government John Williamson has been reappointed as Chair of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation Board, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The Board manages the investment of...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will depart for Samoa and Tonga on Sunday, reinforcing New Zealand’s commitment to two of the closest members of our Pacific family....
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford have announced further changes to visitor visa settings for Pacific people, making it more affordable for Pacific...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has appointed the Crown Review Team which will give Wellingtonians clarity about what went wrong at Moa Point wastewater treatment plant, Local Government Minister...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will move ahead with a digital labelling trial, another step towards removing barriers to consumer choice and competition. It follows consultation at the end...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Disabled people and their carers are welcoming a government back-track on funding for support services, but say the past two years have been deeply traumatic...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche. (File photo) VNP/Louis Collins The Public Service Commissioner says there’s nothing wrong in offering pay rises to non-unionised teachers, despite...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s newly established Ministerial Economic Security and Supply Chains Group met for the first time last night to discuss New Zealand’s situation and potential next...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government A new purpose-built facility at Wairarapa Hospital will house a new MRI scanner as part of a wider investment to strengthen diagnostic services, Health Minister Simeon...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. AFP Air New Zealand is set to cancel around 1100 flights affecting thousands of passengers through until early May. Air NZ chief executive Nikhil...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The WOMAD Aotearoa festival is to return to New Plymouth in 2027 after taking a “purposeful rest” this year. Event director Suzanne Porter believes the time...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Defence says new AI-supercharged weapon systems will need to be “very, very carefully designed”. NZDF / Supplied New AI-supercharged weapon systems will need to be “very,...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Education Minister Erica Stanford welcomes the decision by Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche to enable school boards to offer primary teachers new pay agreements. The...
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· March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Food Network CEO Gavin Findlay points out the imperfection on a donated apple that would have led to it being graded out of supermarket...