PoliticsWatch: 'Absolute sense of chaos' - Labour responds to shock Cabinet sackingsPenny Simmonds has also been stripped of the Disability Issues portfolio.24 Apr 02:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Police push their luck on pay as mass layoffs continueOPINION: Police's flat rejection of the latest offer seems slightly detached from reality.19 Apr 12:53 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Government on collision course with Waitangi TribunalOPINION: An already tense relationship just got a whole lot worse.16 Apr 12:52 AM
PoliticsChris Hipkins critical of the Government's targetsLabour leader Chris Hipkins is critical of the Government's targets, especially truancy. Video / Mark MitchellWatch08 Apr 11:18 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: The secret diary of hopeless cowboy Chris HipkinsOPINION: In the lonely streets of Dodge, there's never a right time to pull the trigger.29 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Government ropes in old mates for new jobsOPINION: Two more former National ministers were roped into jobs advising new Government.28 Mar 10:31 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChris Hipkins: 'Priorities are backwards'- National lacks vision for AucklandOpinion: In politics, values matter, and we should talk about them.26 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Is Chris Hipkins to be trusted on tax reform?OPINION: Labour's 'Wealth Tax Faction' has pressured Hipkins to act.26 Mar 04:58 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Collins keeps her cool as spy revelations heat upOPINION: For the first time, hackers have targeted the heart of NZ's democracy.26 Mar 01:04 AM
PoliticsChinese hackers stole MPs' data, spies confirm; Govt says no sanctionsThe Chinese ambassador has been called in by Foreign Minister Winston Peters.25 Mar 10:24 PM
Politics'We should be a first world country': Hipkins on Labour getting back in the game, intending 2026 runHipkins is refusing to be counted out of next election, and says history is on his side.25 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandPublic ‘ready to be convinced’ about capital gains taxLabour plans to formulate new tax policy over the next two years.24 Mar 09:14 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Hipkins' bid to control division over taxOPINION: Hipkins cannot take the support of Labour members for granted.24 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Heartless and cruel' - Hipkins hits out at public sector job cutsLabour's Chris Hipkins has given his first major speech as Opposition leader.24 Mar 12:13 AM
PoliticsWatch: Winston Peters plays Chumbawamba while walking through ParliamentPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has told political leaders to ‘grow up’.20 Mar 02:40 AM
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
BusinessChristopher Luxon struggling to connect - leaked pollCountry's mood took a sharply negative turn in poll.18 Mar 12:12 AM
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
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Luxon cops fiscal backlash after allowance blunder, rego hikesOPINION: The PM is usually the one delivering economic lectures. Not this week.05 Mar 12:17 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentCecilia Robinson: Premier House and the sad state of our nation's assetsOPINION: The decision to avoid investing in Premier House misses the broader point.02 Mar 11:38 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyBruce Cotterill: Labour needs fresh ideas to restore credibilityOPINION: Some might survive if the rhetoric changes; meanwhile it’s looking embarrassing.01 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Pressure on Willis to deliver as Opposition comes out swingingOPINION: National has ceded the moral high ground, raising the stakes for its May Budget.29 Feb 11:10 PM
PoliticsWatch: Enraged Hipkins' speech amid anti-smoking legislation repealHipkins was also combative with the Speaker, who he accused of interrupting his flow.28 Feb 03:41 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Labour's worst week highlights its existential crisisOPINION: The Labour Party's fortunes go from bad to worse.26 Feb 12:52 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Labour MP's bizarre attack on Police Minister does Hipkins no favoursOPINION: Three enemies of an Opposition leader are the polls, rogue MPs - and themselves.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Child poverty statistics intensify battle over welfare reformOPINION: The stats relate to Labour's time in office, which makes them politically tricky.22 Feb 11:12 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The real jobseeker shocker everybody missedOPINION: Critics might want to check the fine print before they cry 'cruelty'.20 Feb 12:21 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLuxon's shots fired at Labour over transport cash - but did they land?Christopher Luxon's $200b hole claim doesn't quite pass the sniff test.18 Feb 05:08 AM
Politics'Absolute nonsense': Hipkins slams Luxon's $200b hole claimChristopher Luxon delivered his first state of the nation address as Prime Minister.17 Feb 09:15 PM
New Zealand'Bread-and-butter Government': Nicola Willis borrows familiar phrase in economic speechFinance Minister Nicola Willis used one of Labour's favourite phrases in a recent speech.15 Feb 12:40 AM
KahuNational expects to sanction more beneficiaries, says minister'It’s a consequence of people not taking actions to help themselves,' says Louise Upston.11 Feb 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The woman who saved Luxon from disaster at WaitangiOPINION: The PM's day would have been much worse if he wasn't able to speak at all.08 Feb 11:12 PM
New Zealand'Confused and weak': Hipkins attacks Luxon's leadership on Waitangi amendmentThe Prime Minister should 'draw a stop to it all,' says Hipkins.03 Feb 03:14 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Chris Hipkins and Labour taste irrelevanceOPINION: The party must find a way to pull itself out of an opposition funk.26 Jan 04:00 PM
