World'Exaggerated problem': US voter fraud units find little evidence from midtermsFlorida, Georgia, Virginia created units after 2020 election, driven by Republicans.26 Nov 07:17 PM
WorldXinjiang loosens restrictions after lockdown protests, fatal fireLate-night demonstrations made against the city’s draconian “zero-Covid” lockdown.26 Nov 06:33 PM
WorldTaiwan president resigns as party leader after election lossTsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.26 Nov 05:28 PM
World'Get weapons of war off America’s streets': Biden pushes assault weapons banDemocrats emboldened amid progress by gun control advocates, less electoral consequences.25 Nov 05:47 PM
TechnologyMusk plans to relaunch Twitter premium service - againIt's a fresh move to revamp the service after the previous attempt backfired.25 Nov 04:48 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Why Labour capitulated on hate speech lawsOPINION: The Government had previously been keen to go much further.24 Nov 11:36 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: The high barriers to lowering the voting ageSixteen-year-olds aren't likely to be able to vote any time soon, writes Bryce Edwards.21 Nov 10:00 PM
WorldTrump’s growing Republican challengers revive fears of 2016 repeat10 Republican White House prospects stepped onto stage for unofficial start of the race.20 Nov 08:05 PM
WorldNancy Pelosi stands down as US House Speaker, will stay in CongressDecision after Dems lost House majority to Republicans in midterms, and attack on husband.17 Nov 06:34 PM
WorldTrump criminal probes will proceed — even as a candidateTrump is legally and politically exposed as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination.16 Nov 11:13 PM
World'Reckless words': Mike Pence hits out at Trump in new bookBook recounts Trump's effort to push him to overturn the election results after Biden win.15 Nov 06:31 PM
WorldTrump expected to launch third campaign for White House todayTrump is hoping to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history.15 Nov 05:29 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: A Trump-sized headache for GOPFormer US president Donald Trump once again shows he's a drag on his party.11 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldSuspect in assault at Nancy Pelosi home had posted about QAnonAlleged suspect has made rambling posts online and is also known as a pro-nudity activist.29 Oct 07:40 PM
World‘Where is Nancy?’ US House speaker's husband attacked in home invasionIt was a chilling echo of the calls for the speaker during the Jan 6, 2021, Capitol riot.28 Oct 06:55 PM
BusinessWhat will Elon Musk do with Twitter now ... and will Trump be back?What will the billionaire Tesla CEO do with the social media platform now it's his?28 Oct 05:58 PM
WorldSwedish parties make deal to govern with hard-right supportSweden Democrats founded by people from right-wing extremist groups, including neo-Nazis.15 Oct 12:45 AM
World'Heroic' Chinese protester's manifesto that urged revolt scrubbed from internetProtester has been dubbed the "new tank man" after staging the bold protest.14 Oct 11:41 PM
WorldExplainer: Trump’s subpoena and what’s next for the US Capitol riot panelSubpoena a last effort to get the full story of the insurrection as the inquiry concludes.14 Oct 10:48 PM
New Zealand'They thought we were over': Winston Peters announces NZ First's comebackThe New Zealand First leader gave his opening address in Christchurch this morning.14 Oct 10:14 PM
World'None of this is normal or acceptable': US Capitol riot hearing on Trump's behaviourThe panel into deadly Capitol riot is summing up at last hearing of year before midterms.13 Oct 06:30 PM
New ZealandThe bad, the sad and the downright mad: Wild and wacky moments on the campaign trailIt's been a campaign season to forget for some local body election contenders.08 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Very disappointing': Local Govt NZ execs echo Ardern in seeking review of voting process after 40% turnoutThe data shows voter turnout compared to the same time in the last election.08 Oct 07:33 AM
New ZealandFirst blood: Auckland Transport chair resigns after blast from new mayor Wayne BrownBrown has also promised "no sudden shocks" in the form of rates rises.08 Oct 06:51 AM
New Zealand'Feels really good': Lewers wins Queenstown mayoralty raceOne-term councillor Glyn Lewers will lead the district for the next three years.08 Oct 06:28 AM
New Zealand'Appetite for change': New mayors elected in most major centres in strong election for right-leaning candidatesTory Whanau's mayoral win in Wellington bucked a national trend of right-leaning mayors.08 Oct 05:25 AM
New Zealand'I feel surprised': Shadbolt fails to get on Invercargill City Council"I feel surprised not to be re-elected as a councillor, it will take some time to digest."08 Oct 04:20 AM
New Zealand'It's devastating': Hawkins surprised at decisive Dunedin mayoral lossFor Aaron Hawkins there was no simpler way to describe losing the Dunedin mayoralty.08 Oct 04:13 AM
New ZealandOdd Auckland vote outcomes: Viv Beck amasses almost 6000 votes in abandoned mayoral campaign; Lisa Lewis gets votesBeck pulled out of the Auckland mayoral race on Sept 16 but was still on ballot papers.08 Oct 04:10 AM
New ZealandLosing Auckland mayoral candidate Efeso Collins says he will quit local politicsCollins is passionate about young people and seeing them realise their full potential.08 Oct 03:57 AM
New ZealandNZ's longest-serving mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt soundly beaten in InvercargillThe country's longest serving mayor Tim Shadbolt has lost the top job to Nobby Clark.08 Oct 01:03 AM
New Zealand'Clearest possible message': Wayne Brown celebrates Auckland mayoralty - 54,000 vote majorityThe mayoralty came down to a two-horse race between Brown and Collins.08 Oct 12:50 AM
World'Significant changes': US Supreme Court poised to keep marching to right in new termThe US Supreme Court's new term starts this week. What is on its agenda?01 Oct 06:56 PM
WorldTrump: I can declassify anything just by thinking about itThe former president's Florida home was raided by FBI agents in August.23 Sep 12:00 AM
