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‘Tone deaf’ Health NZ call puts 1200 home support jobs at risk

A Health New Zealand decision not to award contracts to a group of established Auckland home and community support providers puts the jobs of more than 1200 workers at risk, the group says. They ...
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Election 2026: Former FMA chairman Craig Stobo standing for NZ First in Botany

Craig Stobo, photographed here as chairman of Precinct Properties, is standing for NZ First in Botany. Former Financial Markets Authority (FMA) chairman Craig Stobo will stand for NZ First in the ...
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Toi Foundation votes to move ahead with $620m sale of TSB to Heartland Bank

Toi Foundation, which owns TSB, has decided to move ahead with a $620m sale and merger proposal with Heartland Bank.VANESSA LAURIE / TARANAKI DAILY NEWS The trustees of the Toi Foundation have voted ...
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Council to re-open section of New Plymouth’s main street as reasons for delay revealed

The $3 million West End Crossing project in central New Plymouth.VANESSA LAURIE / TARANAKI DAILY NEWS A section of New Plymouth’s central business district is expected to be re-opened on Friday as ...
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Labour commits to not increasing fuel taxes for the next three years

Labour leader Chris Hipkins said: “We will not be increasing fuel tax in the next term”. in response to questions regarding The Post's story on Thursday.Iain McGregor / The Press Labour leader Chris ...
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Public raise almost $30k in support of injured Palmerston North police officer

The police officer had been laying spikes on Kairanga Bunnythorpe Rd when he was hit and injured.MATTHEW MCDONALD/SUPPLIED The organiser of a Givealittle page in support of a Palmerston North police ...
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NZME posts $6.6m profit, tips higher operating profit this year if economy holds up

NZME’s profit for the half year was about half of its full-year profit last year, with revenues also largely unchanged.Stuff Media firm NZME has reported an improved profit and marginally higher ...
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Government to cap council rates rises at 4%, aiming to control costs for households and businesses

Local Government Minister Simon Watts has announced the Government will cap rates increases at 4%. In December last year, Watts announced ministers were working to progress the cap in an effort, he ...
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High Court rejects community group’s application for injunction to stop $620 million TSB sale

The High Court has rejected a bid for an injunction to stop the sale of TSB to Heartland Bank.VANESSA LAURIE / TARANAKI DAILY NEWS The High Court has wholly rejected an application by a concerned ...
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Government moves to ban social media for under-16s - but coalition partners against

Erica Stanford announced the changes on Monday, saying it will bring New Zealand into line with other countries around the world that are placing greater responsibility on technology companies to ...
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Government spends over a quarter of a billion dollars on property for roads with no start date

The Government has spent over a quarter of a billion dollars buying nearly 200 properties for the future construction of roads that have been shunted into the slow lane. Last month Transport Minister ...
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Social media ban still a long way off - if it happens at all

National announced it had introduced legislation to ban social media for under-16s at Parliament on Monday afternoon.MONIQUE FORD / THE POST ANALYSIS: The optics of standing with a bunch of teenagers ...