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With interest and expectations running high, new leader Donald Tusk faces the daunting task of repairing relations with the European Union, depoliticizing the judiciary, restoring the independence of the media, and bolstering the rights of women and minorities.

In a cathartic moment for many, centrist political veteran Donald Tusk has become Poland’s next prime minister, marking a dramatic shift in the European political landscape.

The government is investigating whether five accommodation providers in Rotorua are complying with tenancy laws - including Spa Lodge. Twenty tenants of the...

The government is investigating whether four accommodation providers in Rotorua are complying with tenancy laws - including Spa Lodge.

The government is investigating whether four accommodation providers in Rotorua are complying with tenancy laws - including Spa Lodge.

Land swaps between the Department of Conservation and West Coast private landowners are still on the cards.

It comes as they face a bill for a sewerage scheme they must legally connect to.

Fix crumbling teeth or keep their home? A retired couple say they are weighing up their choices in the face of a potential $48,000 council bill. Local Demo

Plans to build three bungalows in a woodland put forward by a Dubai-linked developer have been rejected after trees there were “annihilated”.

Politicians of all parties have been warned about the danger of complacency regarding the future of news and current affairs on independent radio and that many services regarded as essential for the maintenance of democracy are under immediate threat. The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), the organisation representing Ireland’s 34 independent stations, told a briefing meeting […]