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
New ZealandWatch: PM Luxon gives update on multibillion-dollar Amazon investment in NZAmazon earlier said the investment would position NZ at the forefront of digital commerce.01 Sep 10:07 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
PremiumPremiumPoliticsShielding the rich? Govt to axe info-gathering power that shed light on how much tax the rich payAxing the power will improve taxpayer privacy but weaken the quality of IRD policy advice.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
PoliticsFlying regionally could be about to become ‘easier’, plus $30m Govt loans for small airlinesIt's being called a potentially 'game-changing development'.31 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsShane Jones: Should we have nuclear power?The NZ First deputy leader roused the party faithful in Warkworth.31 Aug 07:00 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
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAustralian Police warned of newly-graduated NZ officer's alleged gang linksThe officer is also on a performance plan after conduct issues were noticed.29 Aug 05:00 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
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Where are these kids going to go?’: Schools fear being swamped under Akl high-rise planSchools don't want to be left dumping prefab classrooms on sports ovals, principals say.28 Aug 05:00 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
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
PremiumPremiumOpinionShannon Walsh: Are charter schools a stain on the Government’s claims to fiscal responsibility?OPINION: Charter sponsors can now get 20-year contracts, up from 10 years.27 Aug 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWellington'Desperate to deflect responsibility': Mayor fires back at Willis in economic blame gameThe city's leaders are defending their record and Whanau is fighting back.27 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsMike King’s role within Govt-funded charity I Am Hope unclearMental health advocate's charity was given $24m over four years by the Government. 27 Aug 04:08 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungJudge says Waitangi Tribunal is 'Rolls Royce' arbiter on Treaty Claimants want a greater role for courts in declaring breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. 26 Aug 11:51 PM
Politics'This is not an Oprah-style, everyone gets a visa': Stanford on new investor visa as speculation rises over foreign buyer settingsImmigration Minister confident changes to foreign buyer ban 'will get across the line'.26 Aug 08:06 PM
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
PremiumPremiumWellingtonThe city suffering as 177 businesses shut – does Nicola Willis accept any blame?New numbers show the region's economy continues to be hit more than the national average.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
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
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSenior police paint damning picture of new cops ‘barely’ equipped for basic dutiesTraining changes are planned, with a review already underway.24 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Beehive must be nervous as economy continues to flounderOPINION: Homeowners avoid locking in rates, choosing expensive floating options.23 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Te reo policies divert attention from the real issuesOPINION: Changing names like Waka Kotahi back seems unnecessary to many.23 Aug 05:00 PM
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
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonGaza and the Government: How to 'grow a spine' – Simon WilsonOPINION: Even the horrors of war haven't stopped the Act tail wagging the Government dog.19 Aug 05:00 PM
Politics'Hugely disrespectful': MP says minister’s error over school teachers’ pay ‘harmful’It comes as teachers prepare to strike tomorrow. 19 Aug 01:22 AM
PoliticsGovt releases 'poor' literacy data for kids as ‘writing action plan’ launchedLess than a quarter of Year 8 students have a writing ability that meets the benchmark.19 Aug 01:04 AM
AnalysisJamie EnsorWillis swoops in for PM’s media spot, denies ‘power play’ as Luxon forced aside'I regret that I came and took his lectern.'19 Aug 12:32 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJenée TibshraenyHigher taxes, deeper spending cuts: What's coming as NZ's economy suffers from long CovidSome tough political choices will need to be made.18 Aug 05:00 PM