Saturday, May 2, 2026

Politics

AI scribe now in every emergency department

By Simeon Brown, Health Minister and Member of Parliament for Pakuranga Every emergency department in the country now has access to an artificial intelligence...

AI scribe now in every emergency department

By Simeon Brown, Health Minister Every emergency department in the country now has access to an artificial intelligence (AI) scribe tool, marking a major...

New Zealand’s economy grows by 0.2 per cent

Economic data released yesterday, March 19, confirms the economy was growing at the end of last year, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The latest Stats...

Making more sense of ERO reports

By PJ Taylor, Eastern Times With the brief to make them easier for parents to understand, the Education Review Office (ERO) is rolling out new...

Labour Party portfolio reshuffle ‘shows team ready to govern’

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has today announced a reshuffle of Labour’s caucus portfolios. “As we farewell some outstanding caucus colleagues and welcome new MPs...

Franklin shaping up for by-election battle

Franklin will have a by-election battle on its hands this May and June, with one candidate already announced. Auckland Council says nominations are open for...

New faces for Franklin electorates these elections

It will be two new faces in Franklin’s electorates of Papakura and Port Waikato following Andrew Bayly’s decision not to stand for an electorate...

Letter to the editor: Auckland needs real opposition between elections

Local democracy does not function the same way national democracy does, and Auckland is paying the price for that gap. At a national level, governments...

Franklin Local Board member Malcolm Bell resigns

Auckland Council says nominations are open for the Wairoa subdivision of the Franklin Local Board following the resignation of founding board member Malcolm Bell,...

‘Flexi Fund’ opens for social and affordable housing

Applications have opened for the first round of the Government’s Flexible Fund, paving the way for up to 770 new social homes and affordable...