The National Party is proposing to fine cyclists who do not use separated cycleways. Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop wants to make it mandatory for cyclists to use dedicated lanes if they are there. "Many cyclists do use the cycle path if......
Government workers say electric bikes are life changing after a new initiative that gives them up to 50 percent off purchase prices. The discount initiative was launched by the Associate Minister of Transport to improve health, reduce emissions and......
A study has found laws which allow governments to access companies' encrypted data are putting private information at risk. That's one of the findings from the University of Waikato and New Zealand Law Foundation's study, A matter of security,......
A Far North iwi has restored two carved pou which were vandalised and cut down by a chainsaw. The attack angered the local iwi Te Rarawa - and those responsible for the attack are yet to be caught. The two rāhui pou Te Aho and Te Omu stand at Shipwreck......
The government is moving to fast-track billions in funding for rail investments in a change that is being hailed as historic. The state-owned enterprise's funding is usually approved annually by the Crown, but the government yesterday released......
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has challenged his Cabinet colleagues for the delay over a Northport decision, criticising it as "paralysis by analysis". A forthright report, released this morning, has recommended moving Auckland's......
The Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Bill, which aims to stop people falling prey to loan sharks, has passed its third reading in Parliament. Under the changes a credit cap will be introduced, meaning borrowers will not pay more than 100 percent......
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is travelling to Samoa tomorrow to visit hospitals and medical teams dealing with the measles outbreak. Peters is visiting with the Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio and they will also meet with......
Scrapped National Party roading projects are in the mix for consideration in the government's new infrastructure package. On Wednesday Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced $6.8 billion of the government's $12b package would go towards......
The Auditor-General has been unable to find how Tokelau's government spent $10 million. It's the latest concern raised by the New Zealand enforcer into fiscal spending by Tokelau, which New Zealand provides with around $13m in aid each year.......