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Hipkins will appeal to voters Labour needs to win back, says former colleague

Hipkins has a back-to-basics approach, says Lees-Galloway.

Live: Senior Minister out of the running; Labour contenders quizzed on PM aspirations

Newstalk ZB understands Woods won't be throwing her hat in the ring.

'Tinged with sadness': Ardern has no regrets day on from resignation

Ardern said today she had 'slept well for the first time in a long time'.

‘True stateswoman’: Biden, Clinton praise Ardern after resignation

News that Ardern is stepping down is making global headlines.

‘Cold day in hell’: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says ratepayers won't fund light rail

Treasury is also forecasting a rise in costs for light rail.

Real estate agent numbers slow in latest half-year as market turns

More people unlikely to get decent income in real estate, expert says.

'Not in my back yard': Auckland residents fight housing intensification plans

Neighbours want to stop 467 new houses in Orewa and 81 in Beach Haven.

Vape business goes up in smoke with $1.9m projected losses

Cavalcade of crises and bad surprises: Demise of business and its products.

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash on NZ’s best beaches - and his ultimate summer pick

From the East Coast to the top of the South, Nash says we're spoiled for choice.

Court delays: 1 in 5 offenders released on time-served sentences

A fifth of prisoners are now being released on the day of their sentencing.

Govt didn't really need to underwrite business loans in 2020/21

Treasury-commissioned report card of Business Finance Guarantee Scheme published.

Firefighters back in business as 18-month dispute officially settled

The vote to ratify the settlement of the dispute passed with almost 98 per cent approval.

Māori undercounted and under-resourced in health, new data report confirms

Health data has never given a true indication of Māori numbers.

Sasha Borissenko: The Ghost of Information Past and a chance of redemption

Opinion: Will a move to more transparency be a gift to the legal profession?

Public sector CEO used work credit card for lobster, booze

Boss also took multiple post-midnight taxis on four-day trip to Sydney for conference.

Conspiracy theorists Billy TK, Vinny Eastwood guilty of organising protest on first day of lockdown

Today's decision comes four months after the pair's trial began in Auckland.

Bryce Edwards: National failing to inspire voters

What did Hamilton West by-election result say about the state of the National Party?

Peter Boshier: Public sector must be OIA's steward

OPINION: Chief Ombudsman on 40th anniversary of our essential disclosure law.