A high pathogenic type of bird flu was confirmed in an Otago egg farm over the weekend. The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed the virus is not the H5N1 strain that has been causing deaths ...

Case managers will work with these job seekers to construct a personalised plan of agreed actions to address these issues. Job seekers will be supported by work-readiness, literacy and numeracy, ...

“Despite Minister for Social Development Louise Upston’s pledge to reduce Jobseeker numbers by 50,000, the number of beneficiaries has risen by over 22,000 – meaning their target is effectively now 72 ...

Proposals that pass the test will be identified as priorities for New Zealand. This does not guarantee funding – but it does provide decision makers with a menu of credible proposals which could ...

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is appealing for witnesses to an incident involving an Air New Zealand Airbus A320 passenger aircraft, the NZ240 flight from Wellington to Sydney on 1 ...

“Sanctions, work-for-the-dole programs, and punitive measures simply do not work. All they achieve is perpetuating cycles of hardship, widening inequality, and creating barriers for people to get back ...

“The Funding and Financing Framework sits under my priority to Improve Infrastructure Funding and Financing. This work includes new Market Led Proposals Guidance which has also been released today, ...

A market-led approach is where a private sector player wishes to deal directly with Government with a proposal, where the Government has not requested the proposal in the first place. New Zealand has ...

In New Zealand, the productive soils that harbour wetlands are suited to dairy farming but sea level rise has left many sites ...

In the Wellington region, surf lifeguards at Tītahi Bay were involved in a search, but were stood down when the person was ...

“We know that tough economic times can mean Kiwis need to fall back on welfare as a safety net. This is as it should be. But we must ensure it’s not just a safety net but a springboard, helping them ...

Lotto NZ’s first $1.5 million Must Be Won draw since the threshold changed in July was only three weeks ago, however Strike Four was not won and the jackpot rolled down to Strike Three, where it was ...