PoliticsThomas Coughlan: National's concerning lack of climate policiesOPINION: National's main climate policy is to repeal Labour's.16 Aug 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Hipkins and Peters are as bad as each otherOPINION: The two will say and do anything to get your vote this election.16 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandPM expected to announce plans for Northwestern Busway in AucklandNational has also promised to build a Northwestern Busway, starting in 4-10 years.16 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDamien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shiftOPINION: Adapting and innovating has formed the foundation of our standard of living.16 Aug 04:59 PM
PoliticsDavid Parker will not say whether he thinks Labour's GST policy will workLabour's former Revenue spokesman will only say he 'supports' the policy.16 Aug 02:39 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Labour a hapless whale to the sharks - and Hipkins is to blameOPINION: The sharks are the Greens and NZ First, who are ripping voters off Labour.16 Aug 02:15 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Who will lead Labour if it loses the election?OPINION: Michael Wood and Kiri Allan would have been the obvious new leadership team.16 Aug 01:57 AM
New ZealandThree Waters amendment bill passes third readingLabour and the Green Party have supported the Water Services Entities Amendment Bill.16 Aug 12:01 AM
PoliticsVoters don’t need to wait for a right-leaning government. Hipkins is already running oneThe polls are unambiguous: New Zealand wants a National party led by Chris Hipkins.15 Aug 10:54 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Cold comfort from Greens’ healthy homes grantOPINION: Plus letters on outward migration, vaping, platitudes, billboards, and justice.15 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsLabour would need to double key welfare promise to account for inflationLabour's lift to the abatement threshold does not account for inflation.15 Aug 07:01 AM
PoliticsNational and Act differ on paid partner leave as Labour estimates uptakeNational is keen on Labour's new policy for parental leave - if it can afford it.15 Aug 12:15 AM
Politics'Liar': Willis says Grant Robertson 'probably needs a lie down'Willis said she will not take defamation action against Robertson.14 Aug 11:56 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Labour and National are becalmed in a sea of voter scepticismOPINION: Will the two main parties ever learn to fill the sails of purpose and hope?14 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'End of a challenging time' - Govt ditches all remaining Covid restrictionsIt comes as reported cases and hospitalisations have been trending up in past two weeks.14 Aug 06:30 AM
PoliticsLabour returns to the 30s, but National/Act can still govern in new pollThe poll of 1012 people was conducted online between July 31 and August 7.14 Aug 03:25 AM
PoliticsBryce Edwards: How Labour's tax cut will do little but benefit the richOPINION: The average shopper is unlikely to see any real change in supermarket prices.14 Aug 03:14 AM
PoliticsLabour forced to fix GST policy after $240m mistake foundLabour confused the years in which the policy would apply.13 Aug 11:45 PM
New ZealandAction group: GST-free produce a 'sad' saving for familiesRemoving GST won't help families enough, says the Child Poverty Action Group.13 Aug 11:02 PM
New ZealandLabour promises GST-free produce - but what does that mean?Removing GST from fruit and veges could save families up to $4 per week.13 Aug 10:04 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionWill the preferred prime minister lead the next government?OPINION: There's a chance our second-choice PM will take the job.13 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Labour whips up a tax stew with two months to goEight crucial weeks could hold some surprises.13 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsHipkins defends fruit & veg GST cut amid claims policy fails poorer KiwisLabour's tax promises would cost about $3.4 billion over four years.13 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuRaukawa-Tait’s Rotorua election run will take Te Pāti Māori to new horizonsRotorua local Raukawa-Tait hits the election trail.10 Aug 09:39 PM
OpinionMerepeka Raukawa-Tait launches her election campaign in Rotorua tonightOPINION: Why she's standing for Te Pāti Māori in Rotorua.09 Aug 11:35 PM
PremiumPremiumInflation‘Tax the rich’ rally planned for Auckland'Anger rising' at inequality: Church deacon, unions among wealth tax rally backers.09 Aug 11:32 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsAudrey Young: What would a Labour-Greens-Māori Party Cabinet look like?OPINION: The waiting room to become a minister could be rather large.09 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsProspective health ministers lock horns in robust debate as election loomsThe battle is on to convince voters which party can deliver better health outcomes.09 Aug 05:01 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPremium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on Hosking and McAnulty's election betsOPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.09 Aug 04:31 AM
New ZealandSchool cellphone ban: What does the evidence say?Are phones an important educational tool or a distraction?08 Aug 10:23 PM
PremiumPremiumConstruction‘Pitiful’ lack of progress in $1 billion infrastructure fund"It’s pitiful under-delivery. It makes KiwiBuild look successful."08 Aug 02:07 AM
KahuTe Pāti Māori wants Aotearoa to be the Switzerland of the South PacificJohn Tamihere says the New Zealand Defence Force should be a peackeeping force.07 Aug 07:03 PM
KahuNgarimu Blair: Kāinga Ora's Greys Ave living is not black and white for our whānauOPINION: Ngāti Whātua ki Tāmaki understand the importance of a kāinga, a home to people.06 Aug 07:04 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'A gutsful': The politics over youth crime, the numbers and what would make a differencePoliticians have had a 'gutsful', but is youth offending actually getting worse?06 Aug 05:00 PM