OpinionChris Bishop and Tama Potaka can step away from the oppressive and alienating approachThe housing need is great, and so are the social needs of our whānau21 Mar 04:49 AM
PoliticsAct's Brooke van Velden defends tweet about public service staff cutsVan Velden said redundancies also happened in the private sector all the time.21 Mar 02:25 AM
New ZealandMPI and health ministry to cut hundreds of jobs, union says it's an 'irresponsible gamble'Ministries are urged to find savings between 6.5 and 7.5 per cent on average.20 Mar 11:47 PM
KahuBrian Tamaki cancels drag queen event created by ex-Destiny Church memberTamaki's team will put pressure on Hastings and Gisborne libraries to follow Rotorua.20 Mar 10:35 PM
Banking and financeGDP: It's official - we're in recessionRecession as a second quarter of contraction recorded, per capita numbers are even worse.20 Mar 09:48 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBernard OrsmanBernard Orsman: Wayne Brown’s battle for AucklandOPINION: The Crown holds the purse strings. The mayor needs to understand that.20 Mar 03:59 PM
PoliticsRevealed: What Act spent in bid to keep NZ First out of ParliamentExpense returns show how much Act laid out trying to stymie Winston Peters.20 Mar 06:03 AM
KahuWhat extent will the courts read in Treaty obligations, an expert asksThe Government's move may be shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.19 Mar 11:34 PM
KahuTe Pāti Māori seeks cross party support to remove GST on kaiCo-leader Rawiri Waititi has written to all MPs seeking their support for food bill.19 Mar 06:34 PM
KahuChildren’s Minister Karen Chhour firm on Oranga Tamariki amendment billPlacing in-need Māori children within their extended family or iwi no longer necessary.19 Mar 06:02 PM
PoliticsPolice Association warns backroom hiring freeze will pull front-line cops off streetDespite recruiting restrictions, police remain committed to delivering 500 extra cops.19 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Peters rubs salt into wound with 'fiscal hole' claimOPINION: Peters' race comments aren't the only ones that likely gave the PM a headache.18 Mar 11:14 PM
New Zealand'It's a nightmare': Crackdown on unruly tenants not enoughOne man said Kāinga Ora has let them get away with it for so long, nothing will change.18 Mar 10:51 PM
Politics'We’ve had a gutsful': Neighbours celebrate crackdown on unruly Kāinga Ora tenantsIt's intended there will be consequences for tenants who regularly show poor behaviour.18 Mar 06:09 PM
OpinionThis housing crisis has been a long time in the makingOpinion: It’s no coincidence - the rise in gang numbers alongside the housing crisis.18 Mar 05:25 AM
BusinessChristopher Luxon struggling to connect - leaked pollCountry's mood took a sharply negative turn in poll.18 Mar 12:12 AM
PoliticsWinston Peters clarifies his comparison of co-governance to Nazi GermanyThe NZ First leader's comments were made during his State of the Nation address.17 Mar 07:19 PM
Politics‘Drunk uncle at wedding’: Hipkins hits back at Peters’ Nazi Germany commentsThe NZ First leader's speech was very similar to what he said during the campaign.17 Mar 04:35 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: Luxon needs to show some common sense on landlord tax cutsOPINION: Billions in tax cuts for landlords isn’t worth the cuts to public services.16 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandHaka towards David Seymour was ‘peaceful’, not ‘over-excited’ - studentActions by students during ACT leader's visit defended as a legitimate form of protest.15 Mar 08:52 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Green Party disasters are also Labour's nightmare as it eyes 2026The Green Party is in danger of becoming a liability for Labour rather than a help15 Mar 08:00 PM
PoliticsOops! Govt MPs vote for wrong amendment, accidentally cut proposed taxes for hybrid carsLabour and the Greens are chuffed Govt MPs accidentally cut taxes for hybrids.15 Mar 03:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Government faces death by a thousand cutsOPINION: Luxon’s approach might work in a corporate, but not in bureaucracy.15 Mar 02:40 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Hero to zero in 6 months - the Green Party's horror runOPINION: The crisis-hit Greens really needed a break. Not this week.15 Mar 12:07 AM
KahuBrian Tamaki plans protest and disruptions at rainbow eventsThe Destiny Church leader wants drag queens banned from public spaces.14 Mar 06:58 PM
OpinionTe reo Māori is an official language - so let’s embrace it, not get offended by itWhy are people so offended by 'kia ora' and 'ngā mihi'?14 Mar 04:05 PM
New ZealandWatch: David Seymour spat at by student during Manawatū school visitSeymour's crown car was also allegedly kicked while he was leaving.14 Mar 05:51 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Will the rental tax cut improve life for renters or landlords?OPINION: 'Of course, many MPs are landlords and will benefit from these new tax cuts.'14 Mar 01:29 AM
New ZealandDavid Seymour criticised for claiming foreign ECE teachers 'less useful'The Associate Education Minister blames poor funding for low morale in the sector.14 Mar 12:50 AM
KahuTax breaks for wealthy landlords will be gone by 2026 - WaititiMāori Party says wealthy tax breaks will be gone by 202613 Mar 08:10 PM
OpinionSaying young-offender boot camps will work, or won’t, misses the pointOPINION: LSV is a pathway to turn young men's lives around.12 Mar 11:28 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGovt stops putting general Treaty of Waitangi clauses in legislationNZ First wants Treaty matters decided by Parliament, not the courts.12 Mar 04:00 PM
KahuSwarbrick: 'I have a great working relationship with Te Pāti Māori'Chlöe Swarbrick says the Greens and Te Pāti Māori have a lot in common.11 Mar 11:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Tone deaf or 'kick-a***'? PM's political radar offline againOPINION: The problem isn't what the PM says, but how he says it.11 Mar 10:54 PM