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'Enough of this hostility': Lady Tureiti Moxon takes issues with Government to UN

Prominent advocate says Māori people are standing up to say 'enough'.

Officials warn of higher petrol costs from emissions standard change

Officials ultimately supported the changes.

500 extra police: Why minister Costello wouldn’t change her failed recruitment target

Costello says she prefers setting an ambitious timeframe rather than losing momentum.

'Getting ready to go with Labour again': Seymour reacts to Peters' bombshell

Winston Peters has promised to repeal the two-day-old Regulatory Standards Act.

Audrey Young: Why there's a target on Chris Bishop's back

OPINION: A C-grade scandalette over a footbridge signals something's up.

‘Vicious, sinister, deadly’: Stalking law passes with five-year jail term

Minister Paul Goldsmith: 'Today is a victory for a wide range of New Zealanders.'

Most of us feel great, despite getting fatter and more distressed

Hazardous drinking among young people also shot up last year, bucking recent trends.

'Absolutely huge': The pay hikes Crown bosses got after recent changes

The Government is defending it, but Labour's not impressed.

'I panicked': Hipkins reveals location of proposal to new fiancé

The Labour leader told the world the news in an Instagram post this afternoon.

Fears of car prices jumping by thousands informed urgent law change

An estimated $264 million in net charges could have been passed on, the Govt claims.

'On notice': Green Party unveils mining policy ahead of 2026 general election

The party takes aim at coal, seabed and gold mining.

New poll reveals Kiwis split down middle on capital gains tax, but one major city set against it

A poll shows a dead heat between supporters and opponents of a CGT.

Expat earning $34k more in Oz says it's 'really hard' watching NZ 'going backwards'

Stats NZ says 72,700 New Zealanders left in the past year, mostly for Australia.

Opportunity Party names fifth leader in its decade existence to lead it to next election

Now The Opportunity Party, its election bid is being led by a businesswoman.

Thomas Coughlan: To survive, Tamihere needs to do something he’s never done

OPINION: Te Pāti Māori is in a fight for its life, and its president needs to compromise.

Jevon McSkimming: Department of Internal Affairs says interference with Police Minister’s emails was inappropriate

'It is not appropriate for departments to withhold information from ministerial staff.'