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'It's frightening': Climate change - the future is here, what are we going to do about it?

OPINION: The climate change crisis is knocking on our doors.

Focus: Luxon speaks on ram-raids

Christopher Luxon fronts media addressing National party's stance on recent ram raids. Video / NZ Herald

Christopher Luxon gets tough on persistent youth offenders amid crime spree

In 2021, 64 per cent of youth offending was addressed through non-court action.

Burnette O'Connor: A case for building on productive land

OPINION: A planning consultant puts the case for affordable housing and urban development.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: There's nothing funny about keeping secrets from ratepayers

Pre-election transport information hiding is high-risk, says columnist

Paula Bennett's reinvention: Private wealth, a new podcast and life post-politics

Is there anything you can't ask Paula Bennett? Yes, as it turns out.

Treasury officials working on plan to fund Govt's multi-billion mass transit vision

Transport Minister Michael Wood says they are due to report back to Cabinet in February.

Beehive Diaries: Sharma nicks Mallard's office

Gaurav Sharma gave Trevor Mallard another reason to be angry.

Trevor Mallard on Ireland posting: 'I think it's somewhere I can do some good'

He has had a colourful political career, and no more so than recently.

Opinion: Luxon's fudging over Tamaki party gives populist right 'sniff of credibility'

Why Christopher Luxon not ruling out working with Brian Tamaki's new party is a bad move.

Hayden Munro: Gaurav Sharma has written the book on how to inflict maximum public damage

Voters deserve to know the people they elect aren't in the habit of abusing their power

Winston Peters hits out at Trevor Mallard's posting to Ireland

New Zealand First leader says Mallard should never have been named the next ambassador.

Government secures monkeypox drug, still seeking vaccines

Medicine to treat symptoms is expected to be available by October.

Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine: Government does not know where body is

Corporal Dominic Abelen was off duty when he died fighting Russian forces.

'More like a campaign launch': Why the Parliament protest fizzled

No arrests were made or trespass notices issued. Road closures were lifted at 6pm.

$8.7 billion worth of roads at 'code red', one year after first budget blowout

A massive road project threatens to go over time and over budget.

Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine 'a warrior till the end'

NZDF says off-duty soldier's leave request didn't mention Ukraine travel plans.

Snap building closures driven by untested WorkSafe guidance

Several high-profile buildings in Wellington have abruptly closed this year alone.