PremiumPremiumEnergyBritish Labour Party looks to ban new oil drilling as NZ lifts banSir Keir Starmer is pledging to ban new drilling in the North Sea if he becomes PM.12 Jun 08:55 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: A response to Sir Roger Douglas on Budget 2024 challengesOPINION: Sir Roger Douglas has renewed his case for radical changes to fiscal policy.12 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: I'm nearly 80 – and ready to change for the planet's sakeOPINION: 'Our Government is intent on doing what we as a country have always done.'12 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleThere's danger in Act’s coalition gamble: Richard PrebbleOPINION: Since MMP no minor party in Cabinet has survived the next election.12 Jun 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Cancer patients don't have time to wait; why I marched down Queen StOPINION: 'The Government would be wise to stop prioritising potholes.'11 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandAnother 146 job losses at Ministry of Education take total past 700The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions.11 Jun 04:36 AM
PremiumPremiumConstruction'Helping increase supply' - Luxon to Kiwi Property at build-to-rent Resido openingChanges will allow foreigners to buy build-to-rent land here.11 Jun 01:48 AM
PoliticsNew poll: National drops post-Budget, Hipkins pulls ahead of PMA new poll has shown no great affection for the Budget.11 Jun 12:28 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson: Act, Paul Henry, Shane Jones and the March for NatureOPINION: Good governance requires more than preaching to the choir.10 Jun 08:17 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Te Pāti Māori's self-referral for a police investigation forces Government's handOPINION: When Te Pāti Māori referred itself to the police, it left no other options.10 Jun 05:05 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Environmental protests won't pay the billsOPINION: 'If we mine the land, it will heal, just as it has in the past.'10 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPM says low- and middle-income Kiwis get 'emphasis' of tax package, Treasury figures say the oppositeAbout 130,000 households receive nothing from the package and 8000 are slightly worse off.10 Jun 05:00 PM
EmploymentNew stats show which industries lost and gained the most public sector jobsThe data shows 2.3 million jobs were filled in the March quarter.09 Jun 11:49 PM
New ZealandTe reo Māori in public sector Waitangi Tribunal inquiry startsThe Tauranga-based iwi had been inundated with support since lodging its application.09 Jun 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve Maharey: Why the Government made its own problem with PharmacOPINION: The Pharmac model has done irreparable damage.09 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Tension between environment and economic development loomsOPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.09 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOpinion: What threatens Act’s goal of 15 per cent in the next election?Act's polling suggests it could drastically improve its 2023 party vote.09 Jun 07:51 AM
PoliticsWatch: Act sets 15 per cent target for 2026 election at annual rally, Seymour fronts mediaThe sold-out rally was attended by more than 500 people, with Paul Henry as guest speaker.09 Jun 02:05 AM
New ZealandGovernment will reverse ban on oil and gas explorationOffshore petroleum exploration was originally banned in 2018.09 Jun 12:27 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsFormer gun lobbyist now Cabinet Minister Nicole McKee on sidelining her personal viewsMcKee: 'I’m not going to keep everyone happy. I can see that already.'08 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Straw buyers’ bought 13 guns in three months allegedly for gang-linked relativesA 75-year-old and his daughter paid more than $21,000 on guns and ammunition.08 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsExplained: What’s the deal with sick leave changes?And why do part-time workers have the same number of days off, anyway?07 Jun 03:21 AM
KahuRacist ideology driving Māori seat roll back - law expertCarwyn Jones decries government referendum on Māori wards.06 Jun 06:53 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Te Pāti Māori allegations go to the heart of public trustOPINION: So far, there's a lot of fog and not much light around the claims.06 Jun 01:58 AM
New ZealandDebate intensifies over Māori rights and Treaty Principles Bill amid call for a separate ParliamentThere has been outrage over the Treaty Principles Bill and cuts to services for Māori.05 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Another family caught up in ridiculous red tapeOPINION: Immigration NZ delivers 'a brilliant gem of bureaucratic lunacy'.05 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: The way this Govt has governed is not right enough for SeymourOPINION: Act reckons Nicola Willis could have gone further on the Budget.05 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsEducation: Terms of reference released for review in early childhood regulationA funding review is also planned for the sector.05 Jun 12:15 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: A Budget of triumph and tragedy for Nicola WillisOPINION: Finance Minister is no more than big spender Grant Robertson in drag.01 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionWillie Jackson: 2024 will go down in history as Mother of anti-Māori BudgetsOPINION: Willie Jackson says Budget 2024 was terrible for Māori.31 May 10:39 PM
KahuThe ‘unhealthy’ Budget for sick New Zealanders - Rob CampbellOPINION: Former health boss doesn't like the Government's script.31 May 07:52 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Disturbing undertones in Te Pāti Māori's messagingOPINION: Ads promoting Budget day protests featured guns against a fiery backdrop.31 May 12:29 AM
KahuFinance Minister confident Budget will deliver for MāoriNicola Willis targets Māori needs rather than Māori funding.30 May 06:56 PM
KahuBudget delivers for Māori arts festivalBaseline funding for Te Matatini boosted from 2025.30 May 06:29 PM