Politics

The new gang patch law came into force at midnight. The first person under the ban was caught at 12.03am on Thursday.

Te Pāti Māori has laid an official complaint against the Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee. It comes after all three parties from the coalition government have issued a complaint

Officers are ready to enforce the ban on gang patches, the Assistant Police Commissioner says.

“I feel like so many times we look at our tīpuna and go 'oh my gosh I wish that I could be change-makers like them' - and it’s happening right now."

ECan is standing firm in its support of mana whenua representation at the council table, despite pressure from the Government.

It reveals the finalised proposed principles by which David Seymour wants Aotearoa to interpret the Treaty - and the question he'd ask Aotearoa.

Whakatōhea leader Kylie Poihipi called out the government for making Ōpōtiki look bad to the rest of the country.

In a leaked ministerial document, Children’s Minister Karen Chhour admits the risks of allowing military-style boot camps to use force against children.

There has been a call for an inquiry into the national distance education school, Te Kura, but staff fear losing their jobs if they speak out.

Flavell received the Young Elected Members award from Local Government New Zealand last Friday night, 18th October.