The local government Minister is introducing a bill to remove four wellbeing provisions from the Local Government Act to “refocus” councils on their core functions. Minister Simon ...

Wellington-based MPs have condemned councillor Ray Chung’s email about Mayor Tory Whanau, and one says he feels “embarrassed” to be from Wellington. Labour leader and member for ...

PSA members at ACC will picket outside their office in Shamrock House, Wellington as part of strike action. More than 1,000 members will strike across the country in ...

About 800 Ministry of Education specialist staff who work directly with children to support their learning needs will strike next week, saying they have been forced to walk off the job after the ...

Police are responding to an incident on railway lines near Cambridge Terrace in Waterloo. Hutt Valley train services are affected, and Police are asking the public to avoid the area. Commuters ...

The government’s new policy for polytechnics, announced today, leaves Weltec and Whitireia within a much reduced Te Pukenga, “as they work toward viability.” The government says ...