Politics

New hub for hospo sector

Auckland Mayor, Wayne Brown, has raised a toast to new technology expected totake the headache out of supplying alcohol. Hospo Hub is a free, one-stop...

Government slows progress on roading projects including Mill Road

Transport Minister Chris Bishop says he welcomes the publication of the New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA) Major Transport Projects Pipeline, which sets out the...

Election Buzz

By Casey Costello, NZ First MP based in Port Waikato With just nine more weeks of the 54th New Zealand Parliament sitting before the...

IMSB undemocratic? Peters pitches in

Controversy surrounding voting by unelected officials on the recent Auckland rates increase has drawn the attention of a certain former Hunua MP. New Zealand First,...

New Zealand First to campaign on ‘citizens-only voting’

The New Zealand First political party has announced it will campaign to change the electoral law to ensure only citizens have the right to...

Political poll shows majority support for coalition government

The latest Roy Morgan political poll shows the current coalition government, comprised of the National Party, ACT Party and New Zealand First, at 51...

Fill killed! Locals savour success in fight to stop ‘managed fill’

A Fast-track Referral Application for a ‘managed fill’ has come to a full stop, much to the delight of the Hunua Ararimu Paparimu Valley...

Raising the bar on alcohol law reform

By MP for Port Waikato Andrew Bayly The Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Improving Alcohol Regulation) Amendment Bill is nowbefore Parliament’s Justice Select Committee,...

We need your views

By Kelvin Hiett, Papakura Local Board chair It is that time of year when the Papakura Local Board is preparing its local board plan...

Waikato District Council – rates… stroll?

While Frankliners north of the Waikato border are facing a 7.9 per cent rates hike, those in the Waikato District Council (WDC) region have...