New ZealandInteractive: Check the mayoral and election results in every city/regionUse our interactive tool to find the results for different regions in Aotearoa.08 Oct 03:47 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThomas Coughlan: Stardust settled, Labour gets bloody nose in local electionsVoters have delivered Labour an unpleasant surprise at the local body elections.08 Oct 03:46 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: 10 big jobs for Auckland's new mayorThe tasks confronting Wayne Brown are not the ones he campaigned on.08 Oct 03:25 AM
New ZealandNZ's longest-serving mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt soundly beaten in InvercargillThe country's longest serving mayor Tim Shadbolt has lost the top job to Nobby Clark.08 Oct 01:03 AM
New Zealand'Clearest possible message': Wayne Brown celebrates Auckland mayoralty - 54,000 vote majorityThe mayoralty came down to a two-horse race between Brown and Collins.08 Oct 12:50 AM
New ZealandVoters turned away after ballots run outSome had been trying to vote in person after their postal ballots didn't turn up.07 Oct 11:05 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Will 2023 deliver NZ's most extreme government in 30 years?OPINION: The demise of centrist parties has made politics more extreme.07 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusiness'Revolting' inaction: Survivor ignored after abuse victim compensation issue discoveredMany are suffering in silence, MP says after abuse ring survivor spoke out.07 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandGreat Minds: Parents' pleas for political leaders to respond to youth mental health crisis'What if it was your daughter or son?'07 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandGreat Minds: 15 ways to address our youth mental health crisisWe asked parents, clinicians and researchers what needs to happen next.07 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSpecial investigation: While war rages, should NZ still allow Russian crews on Kiwi-flagged fishing boats?Immigration Minister urges Kiwi fishing companies to reconsider using Russian crews.07 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandWinston Peters visits Taiwan just weeks after China's huge naval drillsThe former deputy PM urged democracies to show greater support for one another.07 Oct 07:37 AM
New ZealandBriefing to Education Minister shows doubts remain over mega-polytechOfficials give recent changes at Te Pūkenga a tick but uncertainty over viability remains.07 Oct 04:52 AM
New ZealandRevealed: The number of cost of living payments sent to dead peopleClose to 108,000 payments went to people who were potentially overseas.07 Oct 04:41 AM
New ZealandNZ's child poverty rate still above EU average - reportGreen Party calls report 'sobering', urges Government to plug gaps in the welfare system.07 Oct 01:57 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: National's unwise double down on 'trickle down'Panic's set in about tax cuts in the UK, but not in NZ's National Party.06 Oct 11:24 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAndrew Kirton: Why Liz Truss won't be getting a Christmas card from Christopher LuxonRight-wing parties are guilty of taking their economic credibility for granted06 Oct 09:05 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPaula Bennett: Do you think Grant knows how to spend your money better than you?You deserve more of your money in your pocket and that's why we should have tax cuts.06 Oct 08:49 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe seven mayors who have already been elected unopposed - and their six-figure salariesIt's an all-consuming job, says Stratford Mayor Neil Volzke.06 Oct 05:56 PM
PoliticsKiwiRail to remain SOE after reviewGovernment won't be making changes to KiwiRail after a review that started two years ago.06 Oct 05:16 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAre they listening? How Labour lost control of the narrative on mental health reformIt promised to transform a 'broken' system but critics say progress has been too slow.06 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHealth expert accuses big tobacco of 'misinformation' over illicit marketCorporates say the black market for homegrown tobacco is a rising issue across NZ.06 Oct 04:00 PM
PoliticsRevealed: Govt falling well short of 2025 electric fleet goalGovt wanted all vehicles to be electric or hybrid by 2025 - but they're not even close.06 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJenée TibshraenyJenée Tibshraeny: Can we afford tax cuts?Why we should let the dust settle before injecting money into the economy.06 Oct 04:45 AM
PoliticsTVNZ-RNZ merger raises independence, cost-benefit issues, executives warnMedia companies fear the new merged TVNZ-RNZ is not independent enough of ministers.06 Oct 01:51 AM
New ZealandForests would need to triple to account for agriculture emissions"We cannot simply plant our way out of this problem" - PCE Simon Upton says.06 Oct 01:00 AM
New ZealandNew public media entity gives ministers Muldoon-era control: TVNZMedia bosses fear the new public media entity gives government too much control.06 Oct 12:51 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingHosking: Labour mastering the art of the own goal thanks to these three ministersOPINION: They are starting to look like a party set on self-destruction.05 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKathy Spencer: Income insurance 'poorly executed'OPINION: Ex-Treasury adviser asks, why fix an inadequate system by adding another?05 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessIt's complicated - UK told to improve its CPTPP offerAustralia won't get a better deal than New Zealand, says EU Parliament's "Big Beast."05 Oct 04:23 AM
New Zealand'Deeply disappointed': Labour's broken cancer promise costing lives, critics sayNational has announced it would extend the screening age if party is in government.05 Oct 04:00 AM
PoliticsOranga Tamariki staff vote to strikeFirst of four planned strikes set for October 28.05 Oct 03:57 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Tax take highest since 2008 - but be careful what you wish forCalls for tax cuts grow louder as the Government books rising tax take.05 Oct 03:55 AM
OpinionBryce Edwards: Dire turnout shows no confidence in local government electionsOPINION: The vast majority of the public is not inspired by what's on offer.05 Oct 01:32 AM