Saturday, November 29, 2025

Politics

Why water is worth every drop and dollar

By Waikato District Mayor Jacqui Church Clean drinking water and healthy rivers are expectations we all share in the Waikato District. The Three Waters—drinking water,...

“Extremist” Israeli politicians banned from New Zealand

New Zealand has joined Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and Norway in placing travel bans on two “extremist” Israeli politicians, Foreign Minister Winston Peters...

Careful investments to ensure economic recovery

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany Driving economic growth to help Kiwis get ahead is at the heart of this year’s...

Changes in direction

By Andy Baker, Franklin Ward councillor In recent months, Auckland Council has spent a lot of time talking about changes in direction regarding several...

Getting on with what matters to Franklin residents

By Franklin Local Board chair, Angela Fulljames One of the most rewarding parts of serving on the local board is seeing how our work...

Living strong, aging well

By Casey Costello, Minister of Customs, Seniors There is much discussion around the health of our older New Zealanders and how we can age...

Government boosting urgent and after-hours healthcare

Kiwis needing urgent health care will benefit from a big funding boost for urgent and after-hours healthcare services across New Zealand, Health Minister Simeon...

From gravel to greatness: the roading journey we are on

By Waikato Mayor Jacqui Church As a long-time resident and business owner in the Franklin area, I have seen firsthand thechallenges and triumphs of...

Centenary of one of Franklin’s finest

By MP for Port Waikato Andrew Bayly In May, I will address Parliament to acknowledge the anniversary of Rt Hon William Ferguson Massey, who passed...

Luxon: Pulling all levers to drive economic growth

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany The Reserve Bank has recently announced a further reduction to the Official Cash Rate (OCR)...