PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Brownlee off to a solid start as SpeakerOPINION: It's a tricky job, but so far the political veteran is making it look easy.18 Dec 11:59 PM
PoliticsSpeaker warns MPs after PM’s wife raised in debate over discounted TeslaBrownlee forbids further questions on topic; Luxon to fly to Australia tomorrow.18 Dec 11:05 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNew York Times: In rightward shift, NZ reconsiders pro-Māori policiesNew York Times: New government may force a reckoning of Māori affairs.18 Dec 08:20 PM
New ZealandKāinga Ora review, NZ's fifth Covid wave and Luxon's flight troubles| Focus Morning Bulletin, December 19Chris Bishop announces independent review of Kāinga Ora, New Zealand's fifth Covid wave may not have peaked and questions are raised over how Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will get to Sydney tomorrow. Video / Newstalk ZB / NZ HeraldWatch18 Dec 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The Toyota Corolla principle of planningOPINION: After the ferry cancellation, how will we plan better infrastructure?18 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsLuxon defends taxpayer funding for his te reo lessons after hypocrisy claimsLuxon says learning te reo will make him better at his job.18 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettBoeing, Boeing, haere rā: The flexi-promises of Christopher LuxonThe words of Opposition came back to slap Luxon in the face in threes.18 Dec 05:33 AM
PoliticsSir Bill English to lead Kāinga Ora review, Luxon says te reo lessons make him better PMHousing Minister has received “worrying advice" about financial situation of Kāinga Ora.18 Dec 05:21 AM
Politics‘Embarrassing’: PM’s trip to Aus in doubt as he backtracks on using Boeing 757 relicsIt's far from the first time these planes have experienced issues.18 Dec 05:03 AM
PremiumPremiumEconomyJenée Tibshraeny: Mini-Budget to be a scene-setter, not a Christmas treatTreasury's forecasts are likely to be rosier than reality.18 Dec 01:43 AM
PoliticsNZ spies watching group plot possible terror attack may have been unlawfulThe concerns are raised in a spy agency watchdog's 2023 report on NZSIS and GCSB activity.18 Dec 01:15 AM
KahuCanada model has no bars, no fences and no escapesOPINION: Māori leadership approach needed in prisons.17 Dec 09:24 PM
New ZealandParliament’s final week, Wellington shake-up and scorchers on the way| Focus Morning Bulletin, December 18The Government enters its final week of the year, a shake-up for the capital’s transport plans and 30C-plus temperatures expected across the country in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch17 Dec 07:00 PM
PoliticsGovt pledges more repeals as Parliament enters final week, mini-Budget to be unveiledNicola Willis is promising to lift the lid on Labour's so-called 'fiscal cliffs'.17 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Demonised target': Why the Government thinks its anti-gang laws won’t be misusedSafeguards needed to ensure anti-gang laws aren't applied to people with no gang links.17 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThomas Coughlan: Nicola Willis' fiscal cliffs and the most boring week of my lifeI spent the last fortnight reading 2000 pages of Budget documents.17 Dec 04:00 PM
KahuUp to Speed with Te Reo: How to discuss the hot and cold on weatherTalking about the weather – huarere – is a good conversation starter in any language.16 Dec 11:00 PM
PoliticsGovt and councils agree to kill $7.4b Wellington transport planThe Government and Wellington councils have put LGWM out of its misery.16 Dec 09:58 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsBeehive Diaries: PM’s jibe at hungover journos as plane problems plague PetersMany had sore heads following Wednesday's party at Parliament - but not the PM.16 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettPolitician of the Year 2023: Is it PM Chris Luxon or Winston Peters?The prize of politician of the year is about politics - and sometimes it's won ugly.15 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNot quite a ‘ute tax’ - what the data says about the axed EV schemeIt was taxpayers, rather than ute drivers, who paid for Labour's now dead EV policy.15 Dec 04:00 PM
KahuUp to Speed With Te Reo - Stacey Morrison on Māori names for Government agenciesMāori names of government agencies, their correct pronunciation, and what they mean.14 Dec 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: It's a ship-show, but that's not a bad thing for NationalOPINION: It took an epic maritime mess to wrest the spotlight from Winston Peters.14 Dec 10:35 PM
New Zealand'Inherited a toxic trifecta': Nicola Willis blames GDP disappointment on Labour'Grant Robertson poured fuel on the inflation fire.'- Finance Minister.14 Dec 07:34 PM
New ZealandUte tax scrapped, Putin fronts media and GDP falls | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 15The Government scraps the clean car discount, what Vladimir Putin had to say in a rare news conference and hopes an economic rebound is just around the corner. Video / NZ HeraldWatch14 Dec 07:17 PM
Kahu'Time to move on': Kelvin Davis calls time on his political careerSenior Labour MP Kelvin Davis calls it quits.14 Dec 07:09 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialThere's only one Sir Collin TukuitongaOPINION: Sir Colin Tukuitonga quit all government posts but who is the real winner?14 Dec 04:15 PM
PoliticsLuxon heckled to repay $8k Tesla subsidy as Govt ditches 'ute tax'The Government says it will publish a report on the EV law, but not before voting begins.14 Dec 05:47 AM
PoliticsMPs scrap over who is responsible for $3b Interislander disasterNZ First's Winston Peters tries to shift blame for project blowout.14 Dec 03:51 AM
PoliticsWatch: MPs urgently debate Interislander ferries’ upgrade project collapseQuestions expected to include the future of the Interislander ferries, GDP, three waters.14 Dec 01:37 AM
PoliticsIPCA: Six instances of excessive force by police during Parliament occupationReport follows examination of 21 complaints that warranted further investigation.13 Dec 11:18 PM
KahuUp to speed with te reo: Stacey Morrison explores Māori conceptsIn this episode we unravel some Māori concepts often mentioned in public settings.13 Dec 11:00 PM
PoliticsGovernment to repeal Three Waters early next yearWork on Auckland-Northland water entity to stop.13 Dec 10:52 PM
New ZealandParliament repeals Fair Pay AgreementsThe bill was repealed under urgency by National, NZ First and Act.13 Dec 09:31 PM