PremiumPremiumPoliticsLabour warns National ‘planning to sell off public assets’ after Treasury confirms it is halfway through asset reviewLabour and the Greens fear the Government is softening the public for privatisations.03 Dec 03:41 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLies, conspiracy theories and a scone – tempers flare in parliamentary clashMPs clashed in Parliament this morning, hurling insults at each other.02 Dec 12:28 AM
New Zealand'Scoring points off my name': Mike King urges MP to stop coming for him after audit clears charity The Auditor-General found the Gumboot Friday contract was managed properly.01 Dec 11:22 PM
New ZealandLabour unveils low-interest loans for struggling GP clinicsA nurse practitioner reacts to Labours loan announcement.Watch30 Nov 06:04 PM
PremiumPremiumMedia InsiderPopular social media identity working in Labour leader's office – private post falls foul of SpeakerGerry Brownlee says he will crack down on any social posts that breach standing orders.30 Nov 04:17 PM
PoliticsRevealed: Councils expected to foot a near $48 billion bill for Local Water Done WellOfficials estimate water service infrastructure will cost $47.9 billion to 2034.30 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Labour knows what’s wrong with NZ, but not what party it wants to beOPINION: The party knows what's going wrong. It's not sure what it wants to be to fix it.30 Nov 07:46 AM
PoliticsChris Hipkins and Ayesha Verrall speak to media after conferenceChris Hipkins and Ayesha Verrall speak to media after delivering his conference speech. Video / NZ HeraldWatch30 Nov 02:00 AM
PoliticsLabour will offer cheap loans to allow GPs and nurses to buy into practicesLeader Chris Hipkins closed Labour's 2025 conference with the policy announcement.30 Nov 01:43 AM
Politics‘Māori sovereignty’: Labour sets out ambitious pitch to win back Māori seatsLabour's sole Māori electorate MP is laying out the pitch to win back the Māori seats.29 Nov 12:18 AM
New ZealandNZ Herald Headlines | Saturday November 29, 2025NZ Herald Headlines | Saturday November 29, 2025. At least 128 people have now died due to the Hong Kong building fire. Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns. Video / NZ HeraldWatch28 Nov 07:05 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Labour on the cusp of history, but tax wounds will take time to healOPINION: Chris Hipkins has shown tax can be popular, but now he needs to win.28 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsExpelled MP urges Labour restraint in Māori seats to prompt overhangFormer Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris holds one of the seven Māori electorates. 28 Nov 02:07 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Luxon’s KiwiSaver move is good, now raise the Super ageOPINION: The eligibility age could be raised by three months a year from April 2026.27 Nov 05:24 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLabour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to the Herald ahead of his conferenceChris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity. Video / Mark MitchellWatch27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Watch this space – there's more to come': Hipkins on the tech tax Labour may look atAs Labour grandees gather in Auckland, Chris Hipkins gets ready to rally the troops.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: What it would really take for Luxon to step asideOPINION: There will be no coup. But the speculation didn't appear out of thin air. 26 Nov 11:44 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWatch: ‘I call it a prison’ - Gloriavale insider warns authorities risk being connedClem Ready and wife Sharon live in segregation in a noisy workshop at Gloriavale.26 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisEthan ManeraRifts already emerging in left-bloc majority of Andrew Little's new council ANALYSIS: After a year of bad blood, party differences came to a head last week.26 Nov 05:42 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard Prebble: How National squandered its economic edge — and what it must do to survive the next electionOPINION: Voters rate Labour ahead in every key area except law and order.25 Nov 11:00 PM
PoliticsAndrew Little says poll pressure key to his 2017 exit, weighs in on Christopher Luxon's leadership woes'[It's] about understanding the impact you're having on others.' 25 Nov 10:17 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Fancy a CGT with your sausage and tomato sauce this summer?OPINION: Two-thirds back a CGT but want inflation-adjusted, not nominal, gains taxed.25 Nov 04:00 PM
Politics‘Political games’ Winston Peters hits back at Labour over Regulatory Standards repeal, attacks spelling mistakeLabour has opened the door to repealing the Regulatory Standards Act this term.25 Nov 12:17 AM
Politics'Who knows what you're voting for': Hipkins takes swipe at NZ First but doesn't rule out allianceThe Labour leader also ruled out any new wealth taxes but will keep its CGT on the table.24 Nov 09:08 PM
Herald NOWChris Hipkins on coalitions, Kiwisaver and MP propertiesChris Hipkins reveals his thoughts on potential coalitions heading into next years elections.Watch24 Nov 07:24 PM
PoliticsCapital gains tax poll reveals option with most support: How it differs from Labour policyThe Taxpayers' Union-Curia polling was conducted from November 2-6.24 Nov 12:47 AM
WellingtonThe MP mulling his future as electorate disappears 'in a puff of smoke'The third-term Labour MP says he’ll decide after a 'lads' tour around the South Island'.23 Nov 11:07 PM
New Zealand'It absolutely politicised me': Dame Jacinda Ardern's candid advice to her younger selfThe former PM speaks about growing up as a 'very earnest' young Mormon.23 Nov 09:06 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Luxon or someone else? Nats are at a crossroadsOPINION: The National Party has led in only seven of the past 23 public opinion polls.22 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJamie EnsorJamie Ensor: The growing connections between NZ First and Labour Are there issues on which the two parties agree?22 Nov 12:00 AM
New ZealandFallen Labour minister eyes redemption in Mt Roskill rematchThe former transport minister admitted his share scandal was a 'massive lesson'.21 Nov 02:01 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Why Luxon may be the one minister in the wrong roleOPINION: Voters have lost confidence in National’s ability to handle almost anything.20 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Something fishy’: Auckland voter fraud allegations heading to courtThe allegations relate to theft of council voting papers and other issues in Papatoetoe.20 Nov 02:41 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
