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A campaign for a daily commuter train service between Hamilton and Auckland is back on track with organisers determined to make it an election issue.

Police can now track exactly where you are should your 111 call be disconnected - but only if you have an Android smartphone.

The leader of the House gives a heads up to the week and the MPs debate mental health and corrections in the House.

Kaikōura eateries are going to benefit from an influx of road workers over the coming months.

Last week Parliament got only its third Leader of the House in more than 16 years. Did you notice? Probably not. Have you heard of it? We can fix that.

This week the Government is tidying its books before the new budget, getting retrospective permission for extra cash that left the national wallet.

A Wellington highway project is being touted as one of the most technically challenging in New Zealand's history.

Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges has announced a new $1 million grant programme to help support businesses affected by the Kaikōura earthquake.

A random search of Foreign Minister Murray McCully in Auckland highlights a worrying lack of knowledge about a new company's powers, a union says.

Gerry Brownlee has been named the new Foreign Affairs minister, with Nikki Kaye to take the Education portfolio in a Cabinet reshuffle announced today. Video

The government is defending its decision to spend $53 million on a world expo in Dubai to promote New Zealand businesses.

New Zealand is considering additional security checks on flights from Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East, Transport Minister Simon Bridges has told Reuters.

New Zealand is to spend more than $50 million building a special pavilion at the World Expo at Dubai in 2020.

In the small village of St Arnaud, a once-quiet car repair and salvage business is suddenly a 24/7 operation since the road though the town became the main route south.

The government will put $10 million of funding towards keeping the role of safety officer in the Police's commercial vehicle investigations unit.

Aaron Gate went within a whisker of a second rainbow jersey while New Zealand teammate Ethan Mitchell created history at the Track Cycling World Champs.

The government is set to extend its financial support of businesses affected by the Kaikōura earthquake.