KahuHarawira misses foreshore and seabed voteThe second reading of the bill to replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act has passed through Parliament and former Maori Party MP Hone Harawira wasn't there to vote against it - despite the bill being the reason for him leaving his party.08 Mar 06:14 AM
New ZealandCheap supermarket beer 'doing harm'Tavern owner tells MPs change is needed to stop price-cutting03 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandJudge's plea on booze cultureFormer Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright has made a plea to the Government to be bolder on alcohol reform.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New Zealand Cost of sleepover decision $500m plus - RyallPaying overnight staff to sleep will cost more than $500 million over three years and changing the law may be considered, Health Minister Tony Ryall says.17 Feb 04:04 AM
KahuMaori Party hounds Hide over Auckland boardThe Maori Party today continued to hound Local Government Minister Rodney Hide over his attitude to Auckland Council's Maori Statutory Board, asking in Parliament what he meant when he said yesterday it was "inherently divisive".16 Feb 05:19 AM
KahuHide: Rift proves no place for boardConflict over funding for Auckland Council's Maori board shows why it should never have been legally required, Local Government Minister Rodney Hide says, after Dr Pita Sharples called for his resignation.15 Feb 04:35 AM
KahuSharples weighs in on council riftMaori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has called for urgent negotiations to repair a growing rift between Auckland Council and its Maori Statutory Board, and blasted Local Government Minister Rodney Hide.15 Feb 03:11 AM
KahuMaori Board chair accuses councillors of 'making stuff up'False information from councillors is behind a dispute over funding for Auckland's new Maori Statutory Board, its chairman has alleged.14 Feb 10:48 PM
Small BusinessFans to find out about RWC final ticketsRugby fans from around the world will find out on Monday whether they have secured tickets to the semisand final of the Rugby World Cup in the third phase of the ticket balloting system.11 Feb 01:05 AM
KahuTuria defends backing for seabed billThe mainstream parties don't make their decisions based on what is fair, just or moral. They base it on ... politics.10 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandACC accuses surgeons of putting through unsound claimsSome surgeons are putting through claims they know won't be approved by ACC, its board chairman John Judge says.10 Feb 01:11 AM
Kahu'Shoddy' seabed deals thwartedThe Government has bowed to pressure over the foreshore and seabed repeal bill and ditched a provision that would have allowed secret deals to be done with iwi to award customary title.09 Feb 04:30 PM
KahuGoff: Foreshore, seabed process 'absolute disgrace'Phil Goff says a parliamentary committee ignored the "overwhelmingly" number opposed to the new foreshore and seabed legislation when they recommended it be passed without amendment today.09 Feb 04:17 AM
New ZealandNZers in Oz taking legal action over 'discriminatory' lawSick and disabled NZers are taking legal action against the Australian Government over what they call a "discriminatory" law denying them medical care and other state support.09 Feb 03:40 AM
Opinion<i>Deborah Coddington</i>: Losing the right to silence must not be Kahui legacy05 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman<i>Brian Rudman</i>: Don't turn the clock back on prostitutionCouncil wants to keep sex workers out of sight during this year's Rugby World Cup.30 Jan 04:30 PM
Opinion<i>Helen White:</i> Employers finding ways around job lawContractors are often more vulnerable than wage-earners, writes Helen White30 Jan 04:30 PM
