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Richard Prebble: Who’ll do all the work if the jobseekers won’t?

OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Richard Prebble.

Richard Prebble can make make complex issues simple: Rob Campbell

OPINION: This is good for sloganeering but not for analysis.

NZDF in crisis – our ships can’t sail, planes can’t fly and soldiers have left in droves

NZDF documents reveal depleted military as plumbers labelled 'strategic' trades.

New lobby group vows to hold Government’s ‘feet to fire’ on grocery shake-up

Sue Chetwin is fronting a new group that plans to lobby 'furiously' for lower prices.

David Fisher: NZDF needs a lot of cash and Judith Collins could be the way to get it

Analysis: NZDF needs people, equipment, a clear direction - and a lot of money.

How Kiwis are buying their drugs on social media – and on the darknet

Getting drugs via Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram is "a real wake-up call".

Claire Trevett: Luxon's dire interview of no answers

OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Claire Trevett.

Jarrod Gilbert: How American bikers influenced NZ street gangs

OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Jarrod Gilbert.

Former Governor-General Sir Michael Hardie Boys dies

Former Governor-General has died aged 92.

‘I may never be the Todd Muller I was four years ago': Former National leader on rebuilding, moving on

Todd Muller describes rebuilding himself after 2020 - and deciding to leave.

Benefits of extending 90-day trials aren't worth the costs - MBIE

Why MBIE believes enabling small businesses to use 90-day trials is sufficient.

Bryce Edwards: The influencers and ideas getting New Zealand politics ‘back on track’

The role of lobbyists, interest groups and advocacy campaigners is in the spotlight.

Nicola Willis says Te Matatini will get the financial commitment it needs

Willis affirmed that the new Government will honour its kapa haka commitment.

Opinion: Cultural and symbolic intent in English first approach

OPINION: Hard to believe that in 2023 we are having to justify te reo Māori names.

What drives Christopher Luxon? The full story of the man who wanted to be PM

Many voters said they didn't know much about him. We went looking for more.

Audrey Young: All the signs Ardern was about to drop a bombshell

OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Audrey Young.

Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson answers his critics – and picks his best of 2023

Rod Emmerson dissects the news with a sharp pencil and a razor-like wit.

Shane te Pou: Politics and the hostile environment created for Māori

OPINION: National Party under Christopher Luxon has abandoned the path of consensus.