Politics500 extra police: Why minister Costello wouldn’t change her failed recruitment target Costello says she prefers setting an ambitious timeframe rather than losing momentum. 20 Nov 01:45 AM
Politics'Getting ready to go with Labour again': Seymour reacts to Peters' bombshellWinston Peters has promised to repeal the two-day-old Regulatory Standards Act.20 Nov 01:37 AM
PoliticsWarning to politicians after National MP ‘genuinely distressed’ by comments about his childrenBut the National MP's complaint was initially dismissed and he was told to sit down.19 Nov 11:06 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Why there's a target on Chris Bishop's backOPINION: A C-grade scandalette over a footbridge signals something's up. 19 Nov 10:58 PM
Politics‘Vicious, sinister, deadly’: Stalking law passes with five-year jail termMinister Paul Goldsmith: 'Today is a victory for a wide range of New Zealanders.'19 Nov 10:48 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsMost of us feel great, despite getting fatter and more distressedHazardous drinking among young people also shot up last year, bucking recent trends.19 Nov 09:00 PM
WorldZuma’s daughter linked to recruiting Africans for Russian warCyril Ramaphosa has ordered a probe into South Africans fighting for Russia.19 Nov 08:54 PM
PoliticsRevealed: The cost to become a NZ citizen is about to increase substantiallyOne fee will jump by nearly $100.19 Nov 08:45 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Absolutely huge': The pay hikes Crown bosses got after recent changesThe Government is defending it, but Labour's not impressed.19 Nov 06:00 PM
WorldTrial opens over nightclub inferno that killed 63The March 16 fire at Kocani’s Pulse club in North Macedonia also injured more than 200.19 Nov 05:57 PM
WorldPressure builds on Marcos from Philippine corruption scandalSix major business groups urged swift action to restore investor trust.19 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThe three GOP women who broke Trump’s grip on CongressNYT opinion: Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nancy Mace forced the Epstein issue.19 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsRoad cone hotline: Less than 10% of sites visited by authorities have too manyLabour says the Government's programme is an absolute farce and a complete waste of money.19 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsGovernment pausing prescription of puberty blockersThe change applies to patients seeking treatment for gender dysphoria or incongruence.19 Nov 05:02 AM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Hard choices lie ahead" – Bishop warns of 'challenges' with $56b roading package Chris Bishop hinted at delays in the programme. 19 Nov 12:40 AM
CrimeManawatū Prison out of lockdown after bomb threat triggers searchesPolice received a phone threat about 8.40am, which suggested there was a bomb on site.18 Nov 11:22 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyArgosy profit nearly doubles as chairman backs quake reformGovernment reforms will reduce unnecessary compliance costs, CEO Peter Mence says.18 Nov 10:50 PM
BusinessLabour crunch: NZ facing workforce shortfall of 250,000 in next 20 yearsA new report suggests the population will need to grow to 10 million people by 2060.18 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsRevealed: Serious youth crime is dropping nationwide, but is up 56% in one districtBurglary is falling in terms of the most common offences, with robbery and assault rising.18 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsMajority of emergency housing applications in urban Auckland being declinedTama Potaka: 'I'm not going to put up with the motel generation.'18 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Climate Derangement syndrome and COP While delegates drown in misery at COP30, New Zealand guts more climate-action policies.18 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Workplace health and safety record reads like a horror storyOPINION: Only time will tell if the Government's WorkSafe shake-up will improve things.18 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsNewly independent MPs Kapa-Kingi and Ferris correct votes to back Seymour’s medicines billThe pair's original votes against the new laws had to be reversed.18 Nov 06:51 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPolice Commissioner apologises to staff affected by McSkimming emails protocolRichard Chambers said the minister should have been told, not just Coster.18 Nov 05:00 AM
Politics'Pretty rude': Labour MP deletes post complaining Govt didn’t invite her to event, despite organiser inviteShe initially justified her post, but then removed it.18 Nov 12:33 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhat officials told Govt about 'move-on' orders for homelessTen ministers were told public disorder offences were at a 10-year low.17 Nov 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Still fighting the last war, National risks losing the next one OPINION: It's struggling to gain traction in polls – its MPs are traumatised by the past.17 Nov 07:58 PM
WorldEleven detained after deaths of family from suspected poisoning in IstanbulFood sellers, hotel owner and pest control workers are among those under investigation.17 Nov 07:02 PM
WorldSuspect charged over deadly Delhi car bombing that killed at least 10The NIA says the car bomb killed 10, though hospitals report at least 12 dead.17 Nov 06:17 PM
Kahu'I was not part of any inner circle': Former Deputy Commissioner claims surprise over McSkimming 'cover-up' Wally Haumaha was beleaguered ex-Police Commissioner Andrew Coster's deputy until 2024.17 Nov 04:00 PM
Politics'As long as I have a voice': ED doctor Gary Payinda steps into politicsLabour's Whangārei candidate wants to protect healthcare, education and workers' rights.17 Nov 05:00 AM
Politics'I panicked': Hipkins reveals location of proposal to new fiancéThe Labour leader told the world the news in an Instagram post this afternoon.17 Nov 04:47 AM
WorldCommunist reformer to face hard-right rival in Chile presidential runoffA former Labour Minister will face a conservative focused on crime and immigration.17 Nov 04:03 AM
PoliticsFears of car prices jumping by thousands informed urgent law changeAn estimated $264 million in net charges could have been passed on, the Govt claims.17 Nov 02:57 AM