OpinionPeter Lyons: Kiwi battlers losing power in economic apartheidWhen politicians talk about making the labour market more flexible, it means ensuring that the demand and supply of labour determines the wage rate. writes Peter Lyons.01 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandEuthanasia bill under party pressureLabour MP Maryan Street is under pressure to drop a member's bill which would legalise euthanasia.16 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandJob hunting replaces focus on benefitsSickness will be at best only a temporary excuse to avoid work under the new welfare regime that came into force this week.15 Jul 05:30 PM
Banking and financeRule changes tipped to bring clarityChanges to regulations about financial statements will be welcome news for shareholders but somewhat double-edged for registered charities.15 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandWatchdog wants spy bill delayedPrivacy Commissioner Marie Shroff is calling for a delay in the passage of the GCSB legislation.15 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Vagueness surrounds SkyCity dealEditorial: The SkyCity convention centre project is a gamble for all involved. But the die is cast, so let's back the country to get it right.10 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandBid to block animal testing failsA total ban on animal testing in legislation to regulate legal highs has been voted down by MPs despite an emotional speech by Act leader John Banks.09 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandDairies discount legal highs pre-banDairy owners are discounting legal highs as they scramble to clear their stocks ahead of looming new restrictions.07 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Beggars part of city lifeIt takes all sorts to make a city, and every large city in the world has beggars. Auckland is lucky - we have fewer than most.03 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionSue Kedgley: Let's prevent our own lobbying scandalIn Britain five politicians have been caught selling their services to fake lobbyists, writes Sue Kedgley. Could a cash-for-access scandal ever happen here?26 Jun 05:44 AM
OpinionTracey Barnett: Grim precedent pulls plug on our human rights standingNZ has just passed a law that mirrors what is probably the most disastrous Australian policy failure of the past 20 years, writes Tracey Barnett. Mandatory detention of asylum seekers arriving by boat.18 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman: Give public voice in game of I SpyFar from being alarmed, the Key Government seems set to make the work of the spies, both their own and the overseas variety, even easier, writes Brian Rudman.18 Jun 05:30 PM
BDBDTourismSkyCity convention deadline extendedThe New Zealand government and SkyCity Entertainment Group are giving themselves another fortnight to cut a deal on the terms for the casino and hotel operator to build a $402 million convention centre in Auckland in exchange for regulatory concessions.13 Jun 09:00 PM
New ZealandNew tax rules target overseas super paymentsInland Revenue is getting ready to clamp down on thousands of New Zealand residents who haven't been paying tax on withdrawals from their overseas superannuation schemes.12 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandLotto bans party pills from outletsParty pills will be removed from many dairies and grocery stores earlier than expected after a Lotteries Commission crackdown.11 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGehan Gunasekara: Orwell's worst nightmares looming largePrivacy scholars refer to the dangers of aggregation of data and the potential this affords for profiling of individuals and for making of assumptions, writes Gehan Gunasekara.10 Jun 05:30 PM
BusinessDominos delivers pizza by droneDominos UK is using tech to take pizza boldly where no pizza has gone before by developing a remote controlled drone aircraft that delivers, writes Pat Pilcher.05 Jun 05:00 AM
OpinionDaniel Kelly: Shared responsibility for nature goes a long wayIt won't all work out, not without us; now, more than ever, we must tread quietly, writes Daniel Kellly. It is the responsibility of every individual to do so.03 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandOfficials to discuss arresting prostitutes and clientsCentral government politicians have called a roundtable meeting in Wellington tomorrow to look for ways to control street prostitution in South Auckland.28 May 07:00 PM
New ZealandGovernment to appeal legal aid decisionThe Government will appeal against a ruling that the new legal aid system is unlawful.27 May 05:45 AM
New ZealandCourts stick with legal aidThe courts will continue to operate with the current legal aid system for the timebeing despite the Court of Appeal ruling it unlawful.24 May 06:40 AM
TechnologyPolice create and fire 3D-printed gunsNew South Wales police have created and fired two 3D-printed firearms, the state police commissioner Andrew Scipione revealed in a press conference today.24 May 05:45 AM
OpinionEditorial: Raids report offers lessons for the futureEditorial: Police invaded the homes of people who were not suspects and gave them reason to think they were being detained while their houses were searched.22 May 05:30 PM
