New ZealandThe Government to reform health and safety lawsPrime Minister Christopher Luxon and Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden announce measures to reform health and safety laws.Watch31 Mar 05:22 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJenée TibshraenyAnalysis: Risks ‘not trivial’ – what Govt’s adviser thinks about breaking up supermarket giantsANALYSIS: Will making groceries more affordable become Nicola Willis' legacy?30 Mar 04:15 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRyan BridgeRyan Bridge: Govt guilty of Labour's crime on bloated public serviceOPINION: Yes, this is the same “woke” that New Zealand First voted for.29 Mar 05:00 PM
PoliticsBill English on fixing the health system - and the Auckland iwi leading the wayThe former Prime Minister thinks there are plenty of ways to improve performance.28 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettWars on woke and police in dark alleys: why are politicians giving the time of day to nonsense?Winston Peters ended the week with an epistle from St Peters to the Anti-Woke28 Mar 04:00 PM
PoliticsReview into absconding bootcamp youths more than a month lateThe review was supposed to be days away from release in mid-February.28 Mar 05:11 AM
PoliticsWildlife Act changes coming after court ruled Mt Messenger permit unlawfulMinister says changes will be targeted and narrow.27 Mar 09:11 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: RMA finally being fixed after 30 wasted yearsOPINION: Chris Bishop built a team that has succeeded where his predecessors failed.27 Mar 07:20 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsCabinet blocks Bishop's plan to zone for 540,000 new Auckland homesHousing Minister Chris Bishop's audacious proposal for new housing was overruled.27 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandKāinga Ora sells up state houses in Auckland’s wealthy suburbsKāinga Ora said it's been waiting on final building approval from Auckland Council.27 Mar 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGreenfield Model: Minister announces home owner levy to fund housing developmentsThe Government would lend at competitive interest rates during early stage of project.27 Mar 01:47 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: MP’s crazy cop comments set to clobber the Greens, LabourOPINION: Tamatha Paul has badly misread her own constituency. 26 Mar 11:31 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Window dressing’? Luxon told Nicole McKee to emphasise public safety in gun law reforms. Is this more than talk?Bill is set to pass its third reading this week under urgency.26 Mar 05:00 PM
PoliticsLabour reserves judgment on Govt’s caps to sentencing discountsJudges will soon only be able to discount sentences by up to 40%.26 Mar 04:27 AM
New ZealandDrug-driving testing legislation passes despite concernsBill passes with support of National, Act, NZ First and Labour.26 Mar 02:48 AM
PoliticsGreen MP under fire for ‘nonsense’ police commentsThe MP says she's had 'nothing but complaints' about police beat patrols.25 Mar 08:35 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The real reasons for Winston Peters' war on wokenessOPINION: The war on wokeness is one of Donald Trump's special gifts to this country.25 Mar 08:00 PM
PoliticsReal Life: MP Paul Goldsmith talks Treaty tensions, education and familyWhile the Treaty debate is 'fraught', there has to be a balance, he says.23 Mar 10:40 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRyan BridgeRyan Bridge: Govt prepping for a bonfire of the vanity projectsOPINION: It’s not a filleting knife in Nicola Willis' hand but a meat cleaver.22 Mar 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: Another callous, cruel Govt decision that hurts Māori, Pasifika mostOPINION: I am tired of burying my people before their time.22 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Govt comes out on top this week but choppy waters aheadThe Government has fared best of late – but it is unprepared for a brutal winter.21 Mar 06:00 PM
New ZealandNew low: Kiwis score Govt 4/10 in performance survey Labour is closing in on National on inflation, the economy and crime.20 Mar 10:13 PM
Politics‘Embarrassing’, ‘hypocrites’: Feud over working groups re-erupts between Labour, NationalThe two political parties had strong words.20 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Veteran vs newbie – Luxon and Peters take very different styles to world stageOPINION: The PM gets an A for enthusiasm, but he may have his high trade hopes dashed. 19 Mar 11:38 PM
OpinionOpinion: Why ‘woke’ debate misses the mark on justice and equality'Woke' originated with African Americans urging awareness of injustice.17 Mar 05:00 PM
PoliticsFirst official talks between NZ, US trade representatives as Trump rolls out tariffsTodd McClay's meeting with US trade representative Jamieson Greer lasted 45 minutes.16 Mar 12:25 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Can the economy recover in time to save Luxon?OPINION: Economists say the recovery is under way but the public aren't feeling it yet.15 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Polls point to white-knuckle year for National MPs and LuxonLuxon's insurance policies are his coalition partners' and National's love of power.14 Mar 04:00 PM
PoliticsLaw firm says ruling over permit to kill wildlife causing ‘big headaches’ for developersRecent High Court decision finds permit issued to NZTA was unlawful.14 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisThomas CoughlanGovt’s summit a success, despite Labour winning contest over having most kidsThe Government pulled off a successful infrastructure summit in Auckland.14 Mar 06:28 AM
PoliticsGovt reject advice to lower cancer screening age further for Māori, PasifikaThe Government is focused on 'need, not race'. 14 Mar 02:15 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Bayly’s 2-week holiday becomes 3; school lunches flown in from OzOPINION: Taking a break is understandable. Blurring the facts is not.12 Mar 11:48 PM
PoliticsPeeni Henare apologises but stands by his haka in ParliamentHenare was one of four MPs referred to the powerful privileges committee.12 Mar 05:32 AM
Politics‘Fantastic’: Stanford, Seymour met as school lunch debacle continuesMeeting followed liquidation of a key lunch provider, child receiving second-degree burns.12 Mar 03:13 AM
