PoliticsWatch: Brooke van Velden drops c-bomb after Labour asks if she agrees with infamous columnIt comes as Labour refused to condemn the column.14 May 04:11 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDavid Parker on going ‘a bit far’ on landlord tax and calling an MP a ‘tosser’Why a former MP thinks his tax change of 2021 went too far and how it could be fixed.13 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBarbara Edmonds: Foreign investment requires adequate public safeguardsOPINION: Labour welcomes foreign investments that align with the national interest.13 May 04:59 PM
Politics'Lies': Luxon on attack as Hipkins claims PM ‘taking money out of women’s pay packets’ The Labour leader denied he's scaremongering.13 May 02:08 AM
New Zealand'Very little time off': Surgeons react to Health NZ's surgery planWaitlists are growing by 15,000 people yearly, increasing pressure on the system.12 May 11:13 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Why the Waitangi Tribunal review is not a hatchet jobOn the face of it, the review into the Waitangi Tribunal looks rather puny.12 May 03:18 AM
PoliticsLocal Labour Facebook page reposts then deletes image of Brooke van Velden as Nazi Van Velden's grandfather lived under Nazi occupation in World War II.12 May 01:45 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Political games hinder vital superannuation reformOPINION: It's time for NZ's leaders to tackle the superannuation debate together.09 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsNational leads Labour in latest poll - but Hipkins' party gets big boostBoth Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins have gained support.08 May 03:06 AM
PoliticsWatch: Luxon delivers pre-Budget speech amid scrutiny on pay equity changesPM speaks as backlash against changes to the pay equity regime grows. 08 May 01:17 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 'Robbing Paula to pay Paul' – pay equity ambush will come back to bite NatsOPINION: The way to address an unfair situation is not usually to increase the unfairness.08 May 12:05 AM
Business'Crisis': Labour's new tech spokesman on the digital challengeReuben Davidson criticises funding cuts in science and innovation.07 May 05:00 PM
Politics'To Shane Jones ...': Parker bows out with a laugh and look back at 23-year careerLabour’s David Parker is leaving Parliament after 23 years.07 May 05:22 AM
PoliticsSocial media ban: Act blocks National’s bid for Govt consensus on member’s billNational want to replicate a ban that was passed by Australian lawmakers. 06 May 04:33 AM
Politics‘Absolutely no justification’: Erica Stanford sent official briefings to personal emailStanford and PM Christopher Luxon put it down to printing issues. 05 May 06:30 AM
New ZealandTory Whanau says politics has become 'a lot more toxic’, especially for wāhine MāoriOutgoing mayor has criticised online abuse, saying it's dangerous for democracy.03 May 03:02 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Nicola Willis needs to address NZ Super age nowOPINION: Talk of 'no frills' and 'lolly scrambles' in the Budget is just a distraction.02 May 11:00 PM
New Zealand'Disappointed': Number of new cops who skipped swim test higher than first thoughtThree wings or 349 police recruits missed swim exam. They're being sent back to the pool.02 May 10:37 PM
World'Fightback has begun': Farage-led Reform UK reshapes political sceneThe results confirmed a trend that Britain is entering an era of multi-party politics.02 May 10:28 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanInside the battle for Labour’s wealth tax A new generation of party activists is ready to fill David Parker's shoes after his exit.02 May 09:00 PM
New ZealandFirst highway speed limit rise in Hawke's Bay sparks debateThe speed limit on SH51 was changed from 80km/h to 100km/h overnight.02 May 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumProperty‘State-house boy from Naenae’ to property magnate: Sir Bob Jones' colourful, controversial lifeHe didn’t suffer fools, loved boxing, smoked a pipe and liked to buy buildings on corners.02 May 02:13 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Labour’s credibility demands big new tax promisesOPINION: There’s no room for any new spending by anyone without massive tax hikes.01 May 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 100 days down, 1361 to go – Trump’s blitz has barely begunOPINION: Kiwis just got a hint of how much America's lurch to the right will cost. 01 May 12:22 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPolice Minister lays down the law and orders new swim test for 149 cop graduatesTwo wings of police recruits weren't given a swim test due to a cryptosporidium outbreak.29 Apr 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNo OT social workers assigned to more than 1000 at-risk childrenAs at March 31, 2025, there were 1319 children overdue for allocation to a social worker.29 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandCuts to ICU beds at new Dunedin Hospital 'latest broken promise'The new facility will open with 20 ICU beds, down from the planned 30.29 Apr 09:09 AM
New Zealand'Still a contest': Little not taking Wellington mayoralty for grantedWhanau says she's giving Little a clear run, but he says the election isn't a done deal.29 Apr 02:11 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'No interference': Minister on defensive after police announce audit over fitness test breachesAn audit will review applications over six months for further breaches.27 Apr 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovernment plans FamilyBoost changes after low uptake revealedUptake figures as of April 9 show 249 households have received the full payment. 24 Apr 10:16 AM
Politics Govt overestimated flagship policy: Minister admits IRD got it wrongThe coalition said 21,000 households would be eligible for full amount. 23 Apr 05:00 PM
PoliticsMPs visit Taiwan, meet President despite NZ not recognising it as country'Taiwan and New Zealand share the universal values of democracy.'21 Apr 01:31 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: How Labour walked away from Tory Whanau and backed Andrew LittleOPINION: In 2022, Labour quietly backed Tory Whanau. Now they want her gone.18 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldUK teachers union seeks clarity on trans rules for single-sex schoolsA recent Supreme Court ruling resulted in a grey area on student admissions.18 Apr 12:43 AM
