New ZealandHamilton West by-election: Do voters care?Predictions from a sample of community leaders in contested Waikato electorate.29 Nov 05:28 PM
PoliticsUS court halts imports of fish caught in Māui dolphin habitatRecent estimates show just 48 to 64 individual dolphins over the age of one remain.29 Nov 06:48 AM
PoliticsCourt battle after parents refuse vaccinated blood for baby's lifesaving surgeryThe baby was in urgent need of open heart surgery.29 Nov 06:28 AM
PoliticsSandringham dairy attack: Police boost focus on retail crime and extend gang operation after stabbingPolice would be increasing patrols and extending a gang-focused operation.28 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandGang crackdown extended, Three Waters warnings & rare protests in China | Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 November, 2022Police crackdown on gangs extended, Three Waters entrenchment warnings were made & rare protests sweep China in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch28 Nov 04:32 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Three Waters reform hits a stormOPINION: Our editorial on entrenchment provisions in new Bill.28 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsRevealed: The six MPs creaming more than $140,000 in perksA handful of MPs have used Parliamentary rules to top up their incomes28 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The Auckland mayor, the port and the first 50 daysAfter 50 days as mayor, Wayne Brown has fired his first big shot - at the port.28 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsThree Waters entrenchment: Labour warned a year ago that clause could be 'constitutionally damaging'Cabinet decided to kick the matter back to Parliament’s Business Committee.28 Nov 06:02 AM
Politics'Not well aligned with some of the new leadership': Another AT board member resignsMayor Wayne Brown has been scathing with his criticism of the council's transport agency.28 Nov 06:00 AM
PoliticsWatch: 'Firm and fact-based' - Ardern denies Govt is soft on crimeMany dairies across the country will shut their stores today for two hours in protest.28 Nov 03:14 AM
PoliticsBig money donors get access to PMs, and party leaders - reportA new report reveals the access big donors get for their money.28 Nov 02:01 AM
KahuWillie Jackson: Fining parents for truancy would be an act of madness“The social problems we face are complex - bumper sticker slogans [...] won't work."28 Nov 01:00 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Misuse of power to entrench Three Waters legislationThe Government is showing its desperation with the new Three Waters rule.27 Nov 08:43 PM
Politics‘Dangerous precedent’: Lawyers’ concern over entrenched Three Waters provisionAmendment is to protect against privatisation, but many are concerned about the process.27 Nov 04:00 PM
Politics‘Outrageous’: Industry concerned costs not factored into speed limit proposalWaka Kotahi says there is no requirement to do a cost-benefit analysis.27 Nov 04:00 PM
Politics‘Long overdue’: Govt announces $200m for nurse pay parityIt is to ensure workers are paid fairly sectorwide.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsSchool truancy: Act wants on-the-spot fines for parentsTruancy continues to rise after Covid-19 saw attendance plummet.27 Nov 03:26 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOfficials recommended no exclusion over Māori electoral switchingThey also say there is a 'lack of evidence' around tactical vote switching claim.27 Nov 01:00 AM
KahuTā Toby Curtis leaves a legacy for his peopleTā Toby Curtis penned a powerful memoir: Unfinished Business: Ki Hea Āpōpō.26 Nov 09:28 PM
OpinionThe calculations already influencing next year’s electionOpinion: The 2023 election is already shaping up as an MMP classic.26 Nov 08:15 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsBeehive Diaries: Which MP was compared to Colonel Sanders?One MP was compared to the KFC founder for their impressive goatee.26 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: The young deserve their say in running the countryThe young who vote are likely to be thinking voters. I’d like to boost their numbers.25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsRebuilding Better: Political parties on the five ideas to improve New ZealandPolitical parties set out their key ideas on how they would like to improve New Zealand.25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Recession and mortgage rate hikes sets stage for next electionsOPINION: Adrian Orr's commandments deliver hell for voters - and for Labour.25 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsJacinda Ardern makes first Chatham Islands visitPM hears how cost of living is impacting island residents.25 Nov 04:59 AM
PoliticsGovt not honouring treaty in watered-down hate speech reform - Human Rights CommissionThe commission has released its full statement on proposed hate speech laws.25 Nov 01:47 AM
KahuDr Anaru Eketone: Poverty is the price for structural unemploymentPoliticians condition us to believe that unemployment is the fault of the unemployed.25 Nov 12:55 AM
PoliticsDairy stabbing: PM will visit grieving Sandringham community, rejects Act’s criticismJacinda Ardern is heading to the Chatham Islands today.25 Nov 12:25 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Why Labour capitulated on hate speech lawsOPINION: The Government had previously been keen to go much further.24 Nov 11:36 PM
PoliticsSix weeks on the job - time for a change in strategy from mayor Wayne Brown?On the Tiles discuses the local politician that has got everyone talking.24 Nov 07:29 PM
PoliticsSlain shop worker was newly married; manhunt for killer amid 'sense of lawlessness'Business leader says the Govt "owes answers" to the dead worker's family.24 Nov 06:02 PM
PoliticsPolice hunt Sandringham killer, $1M Govt travel bill & Black Friday turns into Black Month | Focus Morning Bulletin: 25 November, 2022Questions over whether more could’ve been done to prevent dairy worker killing, Black Friday is officially here and police ask for help in the search for a Kāpiti woman in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch24 Nov 04:32 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessOrchestrating job losses to kill inflation - is there a better way?Jenée Tibshraeny considers the trade-offs involved in curbing inflation.24 Nov 04:15 PM