National Party stories
Auror opens a new global headquarters in central Auckland as it scales overseas and steps up efforts to combat organised retail crime.
Councils could struggle to fund repairs and new works if planned rate caps go ahead, according to Infrastructure New Zealand.
New Zealand businesses are urged to prepare for new law banning pay secrecy clauses, promoting transparency and equality in employee remuneration.
Queensland’s permanent 50 cent fares have lifted patronage and forced Brisbane parking prices down, while saving commuters thousands a year.
Councils say the Prime Minister's back-to-basics agenda risks stripping local communities of funding, powers and services they rely on.
New Zealand's Budget 2024 tackles cost-of-living pressures with substantial investments in healthcare, education, and law and order, funded by public sector savings.
Hourly Auckland-Hamilton rail could be built for the cost of one highway project, the commentator says, with freight also benefiting.
Rail freight between New Zealand's islands faces fresh strain after the Government scrapped the Interisland Project IREX, alarming exporters and ports.
Transport critics say National's road-heavy plan revives costly schemes, with old estimates leaving a multibillion-pound funding gap.
Drivers could face tolls on more roads under ACT’s plan, which would let private investors fund, build and maintain new routes faster.
The policy is set to cost taxpayers GBP £175 million a year, while experts warn the wider GBP £2.3 billion health package may still fall short.
Struggling councils would likely face heavier rates or extra borrowing under National’s plan, as water upgrades remain badly underfunded.
Private capital could help close New Zealand's infrastructure gap, after officials were shown a leasing model for funding projects.
The abandoned GST plan would have aligned fund managers with other service providers, while leaving KiwiSaver balances untouched.
Councils and opponents remain split as the Government's water overhaul promises public ownership but keeps co-governance in place.
Inspections and an independent inquiry will follow two port deaths in a week, as authorities warn of wider safety failures across the sector.
Aucklanders could gain a faster, more connected transport network if the government and council back a billion-dollar light rail plan.
Motorists could face higher pump prices as New Zealand's sustainable biofuels mandate aims to curb transport emissions from April 2023.
Christmas freight and passenger services face major disruption after KiwiRail’s chief executive quit amid looming nationwide strike action.
The rollout begins in Auckland hospitals and for travellers, as ministers face criticism for delaying quicker Covid detection by over a year.
