PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Why social investment bonds could be the coalition’s big ideaOPINION: New Zealand politicians regard just spending money as a success.14 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsChristopher Luxon, David Seymour respond to latest ruling on Waitangi Tribunal summonsThe Government is weighing up whether to appeal a ruling that a minister can be summoned.14 May 02:15 AM
PoliticsWinston Peters hits back at North Korea's 'aggressive rhetoric'The Foreign Minister has hit back at North Korea.14 May 12:36 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: State schools 'converted' to charter schools? Brace for controversyOPINION: David Seymour says a separate agency will oversee up to 50 new charter schools.14 May 12:27 AM
KahuTe Pāti Māori criticises timing of Oranga Tamariki BillThe controversial bill was tabled while Parliament is in recess.13 May 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsTreasury's toxic cocktail of tax hikes, spending cuts and asset sales to fix booksTreasury has put everything on the table.13 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsTransport Minister announces Roads of Regional Significance projectSimeon Brown says NZTA will take on all associated decision-making responsibilities.12 May 10:12 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Labour’s decisions still affect us negativelyOPINION: What happens next is the fault of the last Government.11 May 08:53 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: Energy crisis - Will Kiwis be able to heat their homes this winter?OPINION: As we head into winter, how will New Zealand's energy grid cope?10 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.09 May 11:37 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Labour needs a bolder leader than HipkinsOPINION: As the Luxon Government fails, the Opposition needs someone who will step up.09 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamaraKate MacNamara: Tony Blakely’s Covid advice and what it means for the inquiry he chairsThe chair of the Covid-19 inquiry advised government officials during the pandemic.09 May 12:30 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal systemOPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'08 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour MP apologises for post about Seymour, school lunches and HamasAnother Labour MP was told off last month for a graphic post about the Act leader.08 May 06:09 AM
PoliticsGovernment keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacleSame-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.08 May 04:57 AM
KahuWillie Jackson follows in the footsteps of David LangeThe Labour MP will become the first Māori MP to debate at Oxford Union.07 May 05:01 PM
OpinionArena Williams: Is the fast-track bill at risk of corruption?OPINION: People believe that the system is rigged to benefit the rich and powerful.07 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDouble voting found in election result, judges and minister briefedA small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.07 May 02:25 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget revealOPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.06 May 11:21 PM
KahuJT thought maybe a couple hundred protesters would front -wrongOPINION: Willie Jackson recalls the day the hikoi came to Wellington06 May 11:14 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay themOPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.05 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: ‘Politics has been likened to war without guns’ - why rules in politics still matterOPINION: It is the rules that stop politics descending into war with guns.05 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Why Luxon should have acted like Ardern in pay rise sagaOPINION: The country’s so broke that more than 3000 public servants were fired.04 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsNats declare massive election donation haul - the most ever in a yearIts largest donation was $500,000 from an Auckland businessman.03 May 02:50 AM
New ZealandPolitical Roundup: MPs' hefty pay rise out of sync with Joe PublicOPINION: Having their own pay increased is the one thing that can unite every party.03 May 01:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Peters switches from statesman to street-brawlerOPINION: Also in today's political wrap - what on earth is up with Green MPs?03 May 12:27 AM
KahuSeymour says school lunches 'better, smarter and cheaper' - may include packaged foodsThe Associate Education Minister says the scheme will keep going.02 May 06:32 PM
New ZealandWatch: PM distances himself from Peters' 'defamatory' remarks, literacy boost announcedThe NZ First leader's comments overshadowed a Government policy announcement on education.02 May 02:20 AM
PoliticsQuestion Time live: Politicians face off amidst accusations of intimidation and defamationThe former Australian Foreign Minister says he will take legal action.02 May 01:50 AM
PoliticsChris Hipkins comments on Winston Peters' Aukus speechLabour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about Winston Peters' Aukus speech and his comments about former NSW Premier Bob Carr. Video / Alyse WrightWatch02 May 01:12 AM
PoliticsChris Hipkins visits BBM FoodSpaceLabour leader Chris Hipkins speaks about the importance of community charities like BBM. Video / Alyse WrightWatch02 May 12:51 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsAudrey Young: A 'sense of suppressed tension' in Labour PartyOPINION: Three things Labour needs to get settled before it can regain credibility.01 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand$315k spent on syrup and maintenance for prison guard slushiesThe machines were slammed by National in opposition, in 2019.01 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolitical Roundup: Discontent grips NZ amid dark economic timesThe honeymoon period of the first term is entirely absent.01 May 02:27 AM