PoliticsAct, National to meet as negotiations shift to AucklandParty leaders to continue talks over weekend before likely return to Wellington next week.10 Nov 05:31 PM
PoliticsChris Hipkins to be sworn in as PM again in constitutional oddityTwo other vote recounts - both in Auckland - are due to begin on Monday.10 Nov 05:17 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: National's tax plan is a done deal - or it should beOPINION: Act and NZ First don't have the heft to torpedo National's centrepiece policy.09 Nov 11:25 PM
New ZealandPeters and Seymour emerge from 'productive' second meetingThree-way coalition handshake 80 per cent there, says Act leader.09 Nov 09:51 PM
KahuOpinion: Although Act is notionally a Libertarian party, it has little respect for the TreatyThe dust has settled on election 2023 but the sands are still shifting.09 Nov 04:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Luxon faces 3 risks as coalition of chaos loomsOPINION: And why Labour was right to stick with Chris Hipkins.09 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuWinston Peters: Waitangi Tribunal involved in decision-making which is not democraticThe NZ First leader says he will not support Act's referendum call - but wants changes.08 Nov 11:45 PM
KahuShane Jones: No place for guilt-tripping in NZ First policyJones says it is anathema to how NZ First believes the country and Māori should develop.08 Nov 08:28 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsQ&A: Coalition negotiations - what’s happening behind the scenes to form new govt?Deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan answers your questions.08 Nov 08:20 PM
KahuWe should be careful of accepting any political party which claims to support 'business'OPINION: Rob Campbell looks at the business of government.08 Nov 06:02 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Luxon holds the coalition power, people forget thatOPINION: NZ First does not hold the balance of power in the previously understood sense.08 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsAct and NZ First make first contact in coalition talksNational's Chris Bishop, NZ First's Shane Jones seen in Wellington hotel as talks go on.08 Nov 03:53 AM
OpinionGovernment coalition talks: The wins that make a three-way handshakeWhat big gains will Act and NZ First be seeking to score in negotiations with National?07 Nov 11:00 PM
KahuVerbal clash erupts during politics podcastPolitical panel gets rough and ready over Treaty and Chlöe.07 Nov 09:23 PM
KahuMāori will 'go to war' if Treaty referendum takes placeWillie Jackson has hit out over a proposed referendum which would reinterpret the Treaty.07 Nov 07:45 PM
KahuFormer PM Jim Bolger on Act’s Treaty referendum plan - ‘It won’t and shouldn’t happen’Bolger says Act's Treaty call has zero chance.07 Nov 06:14 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesBid to halt proposed building tax hikeAccountant rings alarm bells over National's proposal to end depreciation deductibility.07 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The departing MPs I'll miss the mostOPINION: Also in today's wrap: Peters' petulance continues; closest races set for recount.06 Nov 11:40 PM
Kahu'A huge step backwards’: National to restore $5 prescription feesPaying for prescriptions will affect rural families most, say Māori pharmacists.06 Nov 06:46 PM
PoliticsNational and Act approaching deal ahead of NZ First caucus meetingTo date, the leaders of Act and NZ First haven't spoken.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNational and Act getting close to draft agreement, says SeymourThe groundwork’s been laid for a deal between National, Act and New Zealand First.06 Nov 03:07 AM
New ZealandWill the Māori Health Authority be scrapped?The parties who will form the next government plan to scrap the Maori Health Authority.06 Nov 12:30 AM
Kahu'Springbok tour times 10': Willie Jackson's dire warning on Treaty referendumThe Labour MP is nervous about Act’s proposed Treaty referendum getting the go-ahead.05 Nov 05:25 PM
Politics'Sideshow': Peters confirms Seymour meeting will go aheadSeymour says their frosty relationship 'hasn't changed', but they can work together.05 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEnergyNZ energy likely to change under National-led governmentThe energy sector is poised for a reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban.05 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand'I'm a people person' - Peters vows face-to-face with SeymourThe NZ First leader spoke today at his party's Port Waikato byelection campaign launch.05 Nov 04:24 AM
TalanoaPasifika community in for 'rough ride' under new GovernmentAct has said it wants to get rid of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples.05 Nov 01:40 AM
OpinionOpinion: Māori Party president says foundation in 2020 was key to success in 2023Labour merely adopted intellectual rigour and capacity that was provided by Te Pāti Māori.04 Nov 10:34 PM
New ZealandElection kingmaker Peters to launch Port Waikato byelection campaignThe byelection was sparked by the sudden death of Act Party candidate Neil Christensen.04 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandSpecial votes confirm Winston Peters holds the power - so what does he really want?Another week of big stories covered by the NZ Herald podcast team.03 Nov 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteven Joyce: Rolling back regulation will be new Govt's first missionOPINION: And the other tasks new Government needs to get to work on.03 Nov 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Luxon's 'last resort' becomes reality - what next?OPINION: Seymour and Peters are putting on a show of shelving campaign grievances.03 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Relieved' veteran MP flips seat; Luxon keen to get 'cracking', Ex-minister pushes for recount'We don't want this to string out': Luxon says on coalition negotiations.03 Nov 04:55 AM
Politics'Swallow some of those words': Why Luxon is unlikely to be happy about final votesThe final results will force National and Act to work with NZ First.03 Nov 04:33 AM
