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UPDATED: Burns and Williamson call out Auckland Council’s “toxic culture”

Howick ward councillor Bo Burns is publicly calling out what she describes as a toxic culture within Auckland Council. And her council colleague Maurice Williamson...

World Vision Youth Ambassador tackling hunger

A World Vision Youth Ambassador is rolling up her sleeves at Everybody Eats in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes as part of a...

Funding boost for aged residential care sector

A funding boost will strengthen aged residential care services and improve support for older New Zealanders, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister...

Proposed changes to homeschooling paused

The Government has backtracked on a plan to amend regulations relating to homeschooling education in New Zealand. Education Minister Eric Stanford recently announced the Government...

Labour Party to make maternity scans free

The Labour Party says it will add free maternity scans to the Medicard alongside three free doctor’s visits a year, so every pregnant woman...

Warm winters have chilling environmental effects – expert

Ahead of ‘Show Your Stripes Day’ on June 21, which is held to raise awareness of climate change, professor Cate Macinnis-Ng is delving into...

Parmar: More frontline teams tackle migrant exploitation

By Parmjeet Parmar, ACT List MP Most migrants come to New Zealand to work hard, support their families, and make a contribution. Most employers follow...

Government welcomes progress towards Iran peace deal

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand welcomes the announcement of the acceptance of the United States – Iran Memorandum of Understanding aimed at...

East Auckland’s new $2m playground wins major award

The Howick ward’s newest multimillion-dollar playground has earned the top prize at the 2026 Parks Awards. Auckland Council and local iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki...

Budget 2026: Endorsing the path to fiscal prudence

In a wide ranging and detailed speech to company owners and leaders at a recent Business East Tamaki breakfast meeting, senior Government Minister and...

Active time for Howick Local Board members

By Krish Naidu, Howick Local Board member The past few weeks have been extremely busy across east Auckland, with a range of important engagement...

Labour proposes fare cap; National asks, how?

The Labour Party believes it will make it cheaper for east Aucklanders to catch public transport if elected to government in November’s general election. It...

Brown: Work started on temporary flyover intersection redesign

By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga By the time you’re reading this column, work will have started on the redesign of the Reeves Road...

Luxon: What you need to know about Budget 2026

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany Here’s what you need to know about Budget 2026. Despite global volatility, our economic plan...

Sallies: Budget risks pushing more families into hardship

The Salvation Army says the Government’s recent Budget 2026 offers little to nothing for families already struggling and will likely push more whānau into...