PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: What has happened to the old Green Party?OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Audrey Young.25 Dec 08:00 PM
PremiumPoliticsBeehive book club: What our MPs recommend you read this summerFrom science fiction set in a dystopian future to a Hemingway classic. 25 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘This Christmas may not be as joyous’: Luxon acknowledges tough year for some in Christmas videoHe said 2025 had been tough for some Kiwis but that the country was progressing.24 Dec 03:54 AM
PoliticsWinston Peters wants Member States to pull their weight as the UN lurches into potential liquidationThe UN's looming deficit could weaken ties between countries and undercut global aid.23 Dec 04:00 PM
Banking and financeFMA names Steven Bardy deputy chair as MBIE probe into chair continuesThe appointment comes as FMA chair Craig Stobo is under investigation.22 Dec 11:18 PM
Politics‘An agreement worth supporting’ Labour may rescue India FTA after NZ First says it will vote against it 22 Dec 05:36 AM
PoliticsAsset sales? Pāmu Landcorp boss says there are 'conversations' around its future21 Dec 04:00 PM
Politics'Rebuild from the ground up': Te Pāti Māori ‘confident’ of comeback before election21 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumAgribusinessShelling out: $52m Govt-backed mussel venture posts deeper losses and faces going concern flag21 Dec 04:00 PM
AnalysisParliament's year in numbers: The MP who spoke the mostWho spoke the most in Parliament, and just how much coffee fuels our democracy?20 Dec 11:52 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: What last week of political year tells us about the 2026 electionOPINION: It was the week when Christopher Luxon did something he's never done before.19 Dec 06:00 PM
PoliticsIwi forced into legal action to make Crown uphold Treaty settlement commitments – reportA report has reviewed the Crown’s relations with post-settlement governance entities. 19 Dec 03:58 AM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Disgusted ... total lies': Inside the struggle between Matt McCarten and Willie JacksonThey were like brothers for decades. Now they've had a falling out of epic proportions.18 Dec 11:21 PM
PoliticsWhat the Waitangi Tribunal’s sweeping new report means for councils and iwiThe latest Waitangi Tribunal report says Māori knowledge was considered to be irrelevant.18 Dec 11:08 PM
Banking and financeKiwibank scraps plan for part-privatisation - for nowReserve Bank rule change means Kiwibank no longer needs third-party capital to grow.18 Dec 10:56 PM
PoliticsTe Pāti Māori’s Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke teases announcement at Waitangi 2026'So often, we walk into rooms where we are the only ones in spaces never built with us.'18 Dec 10:34 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Election timing, debt and coalition deals now hang on GDP staying hotOPINION: The most logical day for next year’s election is October 3.18 Dec 04:00 PM
Politics'The time is now': Former Te Pāti Māori lawyer to stand for Greens in 2026 election'My campaign will be about people who feel locked out of power reclaiming their voice.'18 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsPeters prepares ‘answer’ to silence questions about governing with Labour 'We’re going to give you an answer and we’re going to stick to it all year.'18 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandLawyer Tania Waikato on choosing the Green PartyLawyer Tania Waikato on why she is deciding to enter politics with the Greens now. Video / NZ HeraldWatch18 Dec 02:31 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The three most improved MPs of 2025OPINION: They're from different parties, but they share an admirable work ethic.17 Dec 11:23 PM
PoliticsGreen Party co-leaders gear up for 2026 election after ‘major changes’ to selection process 'We have to gain the trust of the people on how we can improve their lives.'17 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsLabour has eight-point lead over National in latest pollLabour’s rise to 38% would still leave it short of a majority in Parliament.17 Dec 05:42 AM
PoliticsGovt confirms plan to sell Chorus debt, will invest in infrastructureThe sale will fund schools, hospitals and roads, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said.17 Dec 03:41 AM
LivePoliticsPolitical leaders wrap 2025 with final parliamentary speechesNational's Christopher Luxon and Labour's Chris Hipkins were among the speakers.17 Dec 03:16 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: RMA reform could be the big fix Willis will be able to trump over RichardsonOPINION: It could be 'the greatest single economic reform in a generation'.17 Dec 02:00 AM
PoliticsWillis seeks further savings from the public sector as debt growsNicola Willis has asked all ministers to find further savings in their agencies.16 Dec 08:21 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Dark motivations': Seymour brands Swarbrick a 'demagogue' in pre-Christmas interviewSeymour likened his fight for the Treaty Principles Bill to the effort to abolish slavery.16 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsSearch your school: The most-improved schools in NZ – and how they did itOur interactive graph lets you see how your school's results have improved or declined.16 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsRuth Richardson won't 'be party to a circus', backs out of debate with Nicola WillisThe Taxpayers' Union recently ran an anti-Willis campaign with branded fudge.16 Dec 04:40 AM
PoliticsLabour's Edmonds says Government 'lost control of the economy' but won't say what actions her party will takeKiwis will have to wait a while longer to find out.16 Dec 04:34 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhy Chris Hipkins still refuses to answer the big Winston Peters questionCurrent polling suggests Labour and the Greens will need another party's support to win.16 Dec 03:00 AM
PoliticsWatch: Ministers announce a new ministry mergerSeveral ministers have fronted to explain why the Government is merging various ministries into one. Video / Mark MitchellWatch16 Dec 01:36 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanNicola Willis makes a Christmas wish as she comes out swinging against Taxpayers’ Union and Labour The Finance Minister launched a searing attack.16 Dec 01:08 AM