PremiumPremiumOpinionAdam PearseAdam Pearse: Peters wars with the left, immigration tussle grows on the rightSecurity was increased and tensions were high, but did the protesters show? 07 Sep 08:13 AM
AucklandElectoral Commission reviews social media post by Te Pāti Māori MPOriini Kaipara won the Tāmaki Makaurau seat last night, defeating Labour's Peeni Henare.06 Sep 11:55 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanAfter Investment Boost, Budget 2026 needs to be about polling boost – Thomas CoughlanOPINION: Treasury told ministers that years of cuts will be needed to maintain spending. 05 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonTen things to know about Auckland Transport before council takes the wheelOPINION: Inside the latest news about council and other goings-on in Auckland.05 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsKoroneihana 2025: Kīngitanga 'immensely proud' of Māori Queen as she prepares for first public speechKoroneihana is taking place at Tūrangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia.04 Sep 11:54 PM
PremiumPremiumAucklandPM enters Auckland housing debate, backs greenfield development on city fringeSeymour hosts meetings on infrastructure concerns amid up-zoning plans.04 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsTPM apologises after MP takes issue with 'Indians, Asians, Black, Pākehā' campaigning for Labour in byelection'He seems to be offside not only with his leader but also with the new Queen.'04 Sep 12:59 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Two words for Aussies in a froth over NZ-born neo-NaziOPINION: Do you really want to talk about hate-filled extremists, Australia?04 Sep 12:33 AM
PoliticsPeeni Henare and Chris Hipkins visit Te Māhurehure MaraeLabour MP Peeni Henare and Labour leader Chris Hipkins visit Te Māhurehure Marae ahead of the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection. Video / Alyse WrightWatch03 Sep 02:35 AM
WellingtonNew polling reveals who Wellingtonians are backing for mayorRay Chung's support has dropped following his email scandal.02 Sep 11:26 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: A four-year term won't improve political accountabilityOPINION: All parties support a four-year term referendum except Act.02 Sep 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPhone is ringing: Agents report instant offshore interest in luxury homesGolden visa to open the door to allowing foreign investors to own Kiwi homes.01 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsRich foreigners with residency visa to be able to purchase NZ homes, could be 'hundreds'Rich foreign investors will have the chance to buy homes here. 01 Sep 02:23 AM
PoliticsRevealed: Leaked data show major hospitals failing ED wait time targetsHealth NZ says the stress on EDs this winter has been 'unprecedented'.31 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuWhy the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection is crucial for Labour and Te Pāti MāoriPeeni Henare and Oriini Kaipara campaigned at flea markets today.31 Aug 01:10 AM
EconomyLabour fixes embarrassing error as it challenges Govt to 'be honest' about RBNZ sagaLabour's finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds is calling for transparency.30 Aug 11:27 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanMPs scrap as property market crashes – Thomas CoughlanOPINION: Up? Down? Good? Bad? MPs don't know what to make of a crashing property market.29 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsJackson suggests regulating supermarket prices, but then says it’s not Labour policyHe also claimed food prices had come down thanks to the previous Government's actions.29 Aug 03:14 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsRevealed: Cost to taxpayer of Ardern, Hipkins, Labour MPs' Covid inquiry legal adviceThe Labour foursome didn't appear publicly as part of phase two of the inquiry.28 Aug 08:25 PM
Auckland'Council has a gun to its head': Local leaders urge pressure on Govt at Akl housing protest meetingNearly 600 Mt Eden and Kingsland properties are set to lose Special Character status.28 Aug 06:45 AM
PoliticsTāmaki Makaurau byelection: A day on the campaign trail with Peeni HenarePeeni Henare and Oriini Kaipara are contesting the Auckland Māori seat.28 Aug 05:38 AM
Politics'Harmful': Holocaust Centre condemns Tamihere saying Govt ‘worse than Nazi Germany’Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere made the comments on Martyn Bradbury's podcast.28 Aug 03:40 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Aus scandal puts NZ in a tough spot; who was Helen Clark's 'victim'?OPINION: First Palestine, now Iran – the Govt has two huge foreign policy calls to make.28 Aug 12:26 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Ex-ministers' refusal undermines Covid inquiry integrityOPINION: The ex-ministers claim all questions were answered in private.27 Aug 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAuckland'Planning by firing squad': The Auckland suburbs facing three-storey housingFifteen-storey blocks will be allowed in 22 areas near CBD and transport hubs.26 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Rotten to the core': Govt banks $151m by ending 'double-dipping', wiping $100 a week for struggling householdsThe Government decided on the changes in 2024, but used urgency to pass the law in 2025.26 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt warned Te Pūkenga de-merger would lead to more people on Jobseeker for longerAdvice suggested fewer people on a Jobseeker benefit would move into study.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Struggling with its identity': Police boss offers blunt assessment of police college cultureThe email followed Herald revelations that some police applicants bypassed fitness tests.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsWatch: Christopher Luxon says he does not direct Reserve Bank on rate cutsThe Prime Minister earlier said he gives his 'reckons' to the Governor.25 Aug 01:59 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: God save the King, but who'll save the UK?OPINION: Britain faces an uncertain future, and the Labour Government looks fragile.23 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAuckland's big debate: Why we're planning for 2 million homesOPINION: The new housing rules and news from the election campaigns under way in Auckland.22 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Serial heckler kicked out of byelection debate over Hannah Tamaki omissionKarl Mokaraka and his supporters are "thugs and hooligans", says the debate organiser.21 Aug 05:00 AM
PoliticsLabour byelection candidate ‘mistaken’ to promise gang patch ban repeal – deputy leaderLabour leader Chris Hipkins has previously said he would not repeal the patch ban. 21 Aug 02:59 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Labour's silence a strategy for winning, not governingOPINION: National can't run on its own record, but has nothing to attack Labour on.20 Aug 12:00 AM
