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Luxon: Earthquake-prone building changes save billions

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany Our Government recently announced important changes to the earthquake-prone building system (EBP) – changes that...

Helping you prevent crime

By Sergeant Carl Alexander Kia Ora, I would like to introduce you to the Counties Manukau South Area Prevention Unit. We are a team of...

Luxon: We’ve expanded FamilyBoost

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany The National Government has just expanded our FamilyBoost scheme – providing ECE rebates to tens...

Bayly: Should we move to a four-year parliamentary term?

By MP for Port Waikato Andrew Bayly This year, I have taken on the role of chairing the Justice Select Committee in Parliament. We...

Costello: Turning out and turning up

By Casey Costello, Minister for Customs, Seniors One of the parts of my current role that I value most is being able to get...

Luxon: Helping pupils who need more support

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany From early next year, over 100,000 more Year 1-8 students will have access to a...

We’re publishing fortnightly!

We’ve got some exciting news to share – the Franklin Times is now publishing fortnightly! This has been the goal since launching back in...

Bayly: Catching up with the kōkako

By Andrew Bayly, MP for Port Waikato In 2016, my eldest son and I dragged sledges 120 km to the North Pole to raise...

POLICE COLUMN: Keeping you safe

By Sergeant Craig Arvidson, Counties Manukau South CET Kia ora, we are Counties Manukau South Community Engagement Team (CET) Section 2, based out of...

Costello: Growth, investment, and jobs

By Casey Costello, Minister of Customs, Seniors Over the last month, I have been travelling around New Zealand, attending public meetings on behalf of...