Politics

New mental health telehealth initiatives announced

The government is expanding peer support through the 1737 mental health support phone line and plans to establish a dedicated 24-hour national suicide prevention...

Baker’s bridge – a safer way to cross

Takaanini Station’s bridge is about to become accessible to the general public in time for the launch of the City Rail Link (CRL). As previously...

Cartoon: rail tales…

From the City Rail Link (CRL) to new stations in Franklin, Auckland’s rail network has been working out teething problems. However, as this original...

KiwiSaver report sees growth

The average KiwiSaver balance has passed $40,000 for the first time, with $138.8 billion now invested on behalf of New Zealanders, says Commerce and...

Reforming aged care services

By Casey Costello, NZ First MP based in Port Waikato New Zealand’s 54th Parliament will be dissolved by the end of September. Despite this...

Rates and the inside story

By Waikato District Mayor, Aksel Bech The new rates bill from those readers living in the Waikato District looks a little different and I...

Planning Franklin’s growth

By Alan Cole, Franklin Local Board chair Aucklanders can once again have their say on Plan Change 120 (PC120), and I encourage Franklin residents...

Things are looking up

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister The last few years have been tough for New Zealanders dealing with an economy that had gone off...

Visitor levy changes but no bed tax, National says

Should the party be returned to power, National will reset how the International Visitor Levy (IVL) is spent. National's finance spokesperson (and current Finance...

National responds to Labour’s ETS policy

In response to Labour’s climate policy, National says it will only bring on more taxes. National’s revenue and climate change spokesperson Simon Watts says Labour’s...