On March 30, Drysdale changed his address to 90 Devonport Rd – the home of the new Tauranga City Council administration building.
Politics
6:57pm
A long-running protest and occupation at the site was sparked by its sale to Fletchers in 2016.
Te Ao Māori
6:34pm
2:29
Veteran National Party MP farewells Parliament after 24 years with laughs and tears.
6:30pm
25:36
The National Party stalwart has been appointed president of the Law Commission and will be retiring from Parliament.
5:15pm
The MP said it was "amazing what we can do with nearly nothing" when asked about how she would fund the new party.
12:33pm
4:05
Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements were made by her spokesperson to different media outlets, as the party announces it will make a formal complaint.
7:49am
Last month, the council said it spent $12,268 landing Nelson-based Lee Babe for an independent member role on its water committee at the end of February.
Environment
Monday 6:30pm
Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones have revised New Zealand's fuel response plan for petrol and diesel.
Monday 5:02pm
3:28
The pair came head-to-head at the Lower Hutt Events Centre on Saturday night.
Monday 3:30pm
Te Tai Tokerau Party will contest the election on "kaupapa grounded in tino rangatiratanga, local decision-making and mana mokopuna".
Monday 1:20pm
The party's co-leaders wrote to Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Energy Minister Simon Watts to lower prices and boost energy hardship programmes before winter.
Monday 12:55pm
One Nation will target seats in western Sydney following the party's by-election success.
Monday 11:28am
Ministers say the policy failed to lift tertiary enrolments or reach disadvantaged students, with support ending for new cohorts from next year.
Monday 9:56am
As the final results came in, Labour suffered a net loss of more than 1100 local council seats across England.
Sun, May 10
Waikato joined Q+A to discuss her vision for constitutional reform in New Zealand, and how she will work with MPs from across the aisle after building her platform on calling them out.
Under current law, there is no mandatory timeframe requiring retirement village operators to repay residents or their estates after a unit is vacated.
Parliament's Petitions Committee has considered a call for an inquiry into the scale and nature of abuse and intimidation.
Ministers have warned regions to design new structures in three months or face intervention, with concerns smaller communities will lose voice and influence.
Sat, May 9
This year's cohort will be the final one in which students will be eligible for fees-free support, Finance Minister Nicola Willis confirmed.
Caroline picked up on the vibe here quickly during a two-week trip with her family.
From late next year, applicants will be quizzed on the responsibilities and privileges of being a citizen.
Fri, May 8
Regulation Minister says it's too hard for home-owners and businesses to set up panels.
Thu, May 7
Former regional council chair says the Government’s suggestion that New Zealand has too many councils was not consistent with similar sized countries in Europe.
The former PM joked she had considered putting "washed-up politician" on flight arrival cards into Australia.
Since 2023, political parties have been required to report the names of donors and contributors who gave more than $5000.
