Finance Minister Nicola Willis seems trapped in a state of deep ambivalence.

“I take stuff a lot more seriously than I would have 10 years ago.”

Departures raise questions of what the next Labour government might look like.

Academic theories, biology and politics: Their role in the clash over gender definitions.

Reckless retroactive law-making poses real danger.

Efforts of successive governments are no match for the transnational onslaught of meth.

Laws aren’t supposed to change after the fact—unless you're ANZ or ASB, apparently.

Partners or Rivals? The strategic bind facing Act and the Greens.

There are mutinous whispers across the nation’s boardrooms that Willis is anti-business.

Simeon Brown's remedies for a broken health system seem no more likely to stick.

Indian trip wins a much-needed gold star on PM Luxon’s report card.

A captivation by governments with progressive causes stymies growth, claims a new book.

Adrian Orr’s hasty departure is symptomatic of the backlash against bureaucracy.

Five years on, Danyl McLauchlan considers the impacts of Covid-19 that continue to linger.

National is gloomily aware that Christopher Luxon is not the greatest of leaders.

China and the US send ominous signals that NZ can no longer rest on soft-power laurels.

Danyl McLauchlan on National realising, to its horror, voters may give it a single term.

Danyl McLauchlan on what's gone wrong and what needs to change to make things better.

As geopolitical goalposts shift, govt needs to make some strategic calculations, quickly.

Act’s power has grown massively, and Seymour's meddling aims to take this further.

National's attempts to sell its growth agenda have been overshadowed.

The coalition may have to confront unappetising policies to stir the economy into life.

With Big Tech blocking a rescue plan for NZ media, who will hold the powerful to account?

In 2025, the best we can hope for is a combination of best and worst-case scenarios.

Today’s tech titans have a chutzpah reminiscent of the scientists behind the atomic bomb.

There's only one winner of the coveted I’m Entitled to This Award Award.

Cuts aplenty, but there’s no new money for much-needed long-term investment in science.

Neither the political left nor right seems capable of delivering what it promises.

Does Luxon’s wealth insulate him from grasping the problems we need to solve?

Our CEO PM is struggling to hold the centre-right for National.

Why Donald Trump is much like another world-historical figure: King Henry VIII.

Despite apology, without accountability there is no incentive for change.

Health is a top issue for voters, yet the govt continues defending pro-tobacco decisions.

The US election has been impossible to ignore, even though we have no say over the result.

Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu’s theories on why economies fail should make Kiwis nervous.

Incompetence stretching back years lies at the heart of the paralysis in Wellington.

An NZ economy that aspires to be like Singapore’s might have to borrow tax policies.

Risks of cronyism claims and speed wobbles could create potential pitfalls.

Backflip on Dunedin’s new hospital contrasts with willingness to pour billions into roads.

We should be talking about wider changes to our democracy, not just the length of terms.

Expert report finds salvation in green energy switch, so why aren't our leaders listening?

Like Don Corleone in The Godfather, Seymour’s offer to Māori is this: nothing.

The major parties cancel each other’s grand projects nearly every time the govt changes.

Do charter schools offer NZ an opportunity or is there a bigger agenda at play?

Centralisation is emerging as a grand theme of this coalition’s approach.

National hopes to force ministries to see their charges as people rather than case files.

In our own exclusive Olympics of national decline, energy shortage surges out of the gates

Darlene Tana follows the standard go-rogue script, but do the Greens have deeper issues?

The 1984 election marked a sea change for NZ, then on the brink of bankruptcy.

The coalition's clampdown on "liberal overreach" could have unexpected consequences.

A government lifeline for preserving balanced journalism might be a little late in coming.

All the party needs is a leader, a campaign, and a lot of money.

Expect more plaudits for PM Christopher Luxon’s next 100-day plan.

The future of NZ will look more like South Auckland and a lot less like Wellington.

Beneficiaries are in the firing line again.

The PM will be hoping for calmer times ahead.

Who runs National and what will they do with their newly won political power?

MMP has spawned a group of voters who act as a handbrake on the left and the right.

"The state can help people, but it can also waste incredible amounts of money."

The party lost the election in spectacular fashion.

National faces a number of problems – none of which will be easy to solve.

Anxious wait for special votes count could force Luxon to deal with Peters.

Comeback king Winston Peters has played his cards right, leaving uncertainty in his wake.

The winners and losers in the party policy stakes.

As advance voting starts, National releases its manifesto and the PM gets Covid.

The expectation of rising prices becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Controversial book suggests success or failure is hard-coded in our genes.

As politicians continue tussling, poll results are causing voters to think strategically.

Today, political parties curate gigantic databases of information about voters wants.

With three weeks to go, parties reveal their power partnerships

As voting day nears, Labour continues to lose voters amid spouting false claims.

Looking back at polling trends suggests that the 2023 budget was the turning point.

Inflation kills govts, so what are the parties’ solutions and how do they benefit voters?

Both major parties have kicked off their campaigns as promises continue to roll out.

Ruth Money more funding for victim support could help stop the cycle of crime.

The tide is going out on effective justice reform and rehabilitation for young offenders.

Major parties make major announcements as election day draws closer for voters.

No vision of how economy may generate more wealth or how to solve any long-term problems.