PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettElection 2023: Christopher Luxon's dire interview and the big plays on the campaign trailOPINION: For the first time in a long time, Luxon looked like the first-term MP he is.10 Sep 05:23 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLabour, National at odds over plans for science sector’s biggest makeover in 30 yearsUncertainty looms over the largest shake-up of our science system in three decades.10 Sep 04:09 AM
PoliticsLabour launches pledge card with nine priorities - one more than NationalLeader Chris Hipkins launched the plan at an energised campaign rally in Christchurch.10 Sep 01:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Lose with dignity, don’t lose dirtyPorkies aren’t a surprise in politics. But generally parties are a bit smarter than this.09 Sep 09:27 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te Pou: Who’s really standing with those feeling the squeeze?Opinion: Good jobs and good wages get people ahead, not the occasional tax cut.09 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsAnalysis: Chipper 'Chippy' hits the Hutt for boost after tough weekLabour was savaged in several polls this week.09 Sep 06:59 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Nats will be delighted by attack ads as Labour poll strain kicks inIt's been easy to depict Labour as desperate this week - because it has looked it.08 Sep 05:00 PM
Politics'Absolute desperation': Labour's issue with false claims on the campaign trailPlus, National's new literacy policy tackles the "reading wars".08 Sep 05:32 AM
PoliticsElection 2023: Labour in the terrible 20s in latest pollLabour has taken another hit, Sept Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll reveals.08 Sep 03:17 AM
LivePoliticsLatest poll: National and Act could govern together - Hipkins responds to recent poor resultsLabour continues to struggle in latest poll.08 Sep 12:38 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Minor parties gain as purple power fadesOPINION: Labour and National are sinking, so how about Seymour or Shaw for PM?07 Sep 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDo lower speed limits increase congestion? The stats don’t lieOPINION: The data show these steps make sense.07 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsElection 2023: Tourism targets, pink buses, and a new pollSupport for Labour has dipped to 30 per cent in the latest political poll.07 Sep 05:18 AM
New ZealandPrime Minister out on Waikato campaign visitChris Hipkins made a new law and order policy announcement in Hamilton today.07 Sep 05:03 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlines'Shocker' - Nats on $33m Auckland Light Rail deal pre-election'This purchase shouldn’t have been agreed to when the election is next month.'07 Sep 04:00 AM
New ZealandElection 2023: On the campaign trail in the wide-open seat of Ikaroa-RāwhitiThere were so many laughs, you could almost forget the dramatic backdrop to this campaign.06 Sep 10:41 PM
New ZealandLuxon announces new electric vehicle policy, Labour reveals economic planLuxon insists tax and legal advice backs foreign buyer policy.06 Sep 05:04 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCecilia Robinson: Personality politics need to be put asideOPINION: Let’s celebrate and support those who step up to serve.06 Sep 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThe Premium Debate: Subscribers react to Claire Trevett’s take on National’s campaign launchOPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.06 Sep 04:00 AM
KahuWillie Jackson says David Seymour is Aotearoa's most dangerous manThe Labour MP says voters must be very wary of the Act leader.05 Sep 07:55 PM
KahuWatch live: Willie Jackson eyes up David Seymour in fiery political debateDavid Seymour will be bookended by Willie Jackson and John Tamihere at the debate.05 Sep 07:22 AM
New ZealandNumber of gang members breaching home detention increased 60 per cent in six yearsNational says the figures are representative of a system "that has got the balance wrong".05 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Concerned': Council of Trade Unions locks building and calls police after anti-Luxon adNational called the ad "nasty". PM Hipkins says response is "thin-skinned".05 Sep 03:40 AM
Politics'A little bit rich': Labour, National front media following clashes over attack adsNational called the Council of Trade Unions ad 'disgraceful'.04 Sep 11:56 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson: Nonsense with numbers - the Luxon approach to politicsOPINION: Christopher Luxon talks a big numbers game but the reality is very different.04 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsWatch: 'Incredibly thin-skinned' - Hipkins on National reaction to unions advertHipkins brought with him examples of how Labour personnel had been targeted in ads.04 Sep 01:11 AM
New ZealandHawke's Bay residents fighting to stay in homes welcome National's cyclone OmbudsmanThe Prime Minister has suggested the move would add another layer of bureaucracy.04 Sep 12:47 AM
New ZealandElection 2023: More protests, disruptions likely - National PartyNational and Labour launched their campaigns at the weekend, with hecklers out in force.03 Sep 10:42 PM
PoliticsElection 2023: Campaign kickoff marred by protestsThe leaders didn't hold back as they led their parties' campaign launches.03 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsClaire Trevett: Luxon's campaign launch mission was to look like a PM-in-waitingOPINION: Luxon and Hipkins both did what they had to: convince voters they have a shot.03 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialLabour bites back with new voter bait as parties prepare for final weeksOPINION: Our editorial on the campaign launches that fired up the parties' activists.03 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Dispute widens over legitimacy of National’s foreign buyer taxOPINION: Nicola Willis gives a big clue about tax rules.03 Sep 06:43 AM
New Zealand'Labour's time is up': Luxon reveals eight-point pledge card for votersNational campaign launch is on the radar of Freedoms NZ supporters.03 Sep 03:35 AM
New ZealandWatch: Covid response critic's meltdown at Hipkins' market walkaboutHipkins confronted by man claiming Covid restrictions ruined his business.03 Sep 12:30 AM