PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.09 May 11:37 PM
KahuKura teacher worried about school lunch planThe tumuaki worries about the split in the new school lunch scheme.09 May 06:53 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Labour needs a bolder leader than HipkinsOPINION: As the Luxon Government fails, the Opposition needs someone who will step up.09 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandACC cutting 390 jobs - nearly 10 per cent of workforceThe public sector union said the cuts included 'vital' injury prevention staff.09 May 05:51 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamaraKate MacNamara: Tony Blakely’s Covid advice and what it means for the inquiry he chairsThe chair of the Covid-19 inquiry advised government officials during the pandemic.09 May 12:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandACC spending cuts expected to be announced today, 100 jobs possibly on the lineThe agency's bosses said changes will not impact frontline services like rehabilitation.08 May 10:46 PM
PoliticsAlmost every Kiwi household will benefit from tax relief, Finance Minister promisesNicola Willis has set the scene for the upcoming Budget.08 May 09:11 PM
KahuNgāti Toa hīkoi to Parliament opposing Fast-Track BillMāori take to the streets in protest.08 May 07:46 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal systemOPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'08 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsPM in a huff after questions over 'woke food'The Prime Minister did not want to answer questions about which foods were woke.08 May 05:41 AM
PoliticsGovernment keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacleSame-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.08 May 04:57 AM
New ZealandMental Health Minister sought advice on ‘social impact bonds’The Government has indicated it may use social bonds to provide transitional housing.07 May 10:55 PM
KahuWillie Jackson follows in the footsteps of David LangeThe Labour MP will become the first Māori MP to debate at Oxford Union.07 May 05:01 PM
OpinionArena Williams: Is the fast-track bill at risk of corruption?OPINION: People believe that the system is rigged to benefit the rich and powerful.07 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDouble voting found in election result, judges and minister briefedA small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.07 May 02:25 AM
OpinionHow the fast-track law could expose NZ to trade disputesOPINION: The bill's potential fiscal and political risk is causing concern.07 May 01:04 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget revealOPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.06 May 11:21 PM
KahuNGOs raise concerns about child abuse reporting to Oranga TamarikiResearch suggests requests are commonly met with delayed decisions or silence.06 May 09:40 PM
PoliticsGovt revives Waikato mega-prison plans as $1.9b spend pays for 810-bed extensionAbout $440m of the spend was coming from cuts from the "back-office", Luxon said.06 May 05:00 PM
Politics'Catastrophic in terms of their reputation': Can the Greens bounce back from a string of controversies?Julie Anne Genter is the fourth Green MP in under a year to spark controversy06 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonThe Shaw bank redemption: Simon Wilson on the former Greens leader and the Fast-Track BillOPINION: Everyone likes to call James Shaw a Blue-Green, but what does that mean?06 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandVoluntary redundancies bring MBIE job cuts to 341The ministry accepted another 59 voluntary redundancies last week.06 May 03:56 AM
KahuMinister doesn’t want Māori caught up in ‘green gullibility’ over changes to Crown Minerals ActShane Jones and Tama Potaka want to hear Māori views on changes to mining rules.05 May 09:00 PM
KahuSimon Bridges says NZ wasn't ready for a Māori PM: 'I didn’t think enough about race relations'The former National leader stepped away for a quiet life away from politics,. Or has he?05 May 07:40 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay themOPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.05 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: ‘Politics has been likened to war without guns’ - why rules in politics still matterOPINION: It is the rules that stop politics descending into war with guns.05 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesSoaring airfares: Air NZ happy 'to open the books' as political heat growsGovernment not ruling out market study of domestic ticket prices.05 May 07:00 AM
OpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?04 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Why Luxon should have acted like Ardern in pay rise sagaOPINION: The country’s so broke that more than 3000 public servants were fired.04 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘My life denied’: The cost of cancer treatment delays - a special investigationBig read: How one woman was caught in a scandal of overwhelmed cancer services.03 May 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Luxon and Stanford visit the 1980s; method in Shane Jones' fast-track madnessStanford's education shift has shades of the 1980s about it, but it might work.03 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsNats declare massive election donation haul - the most ever in a yearIts largest donation was $500,000 from an Auckland businessman.03 May 02:50 AM
New ZealandPolitical Roundup: MPs' hefty pay rise out of sync with Joe PublicOPINION: Having their own pay increased is the one thing that can unite every party.03 May 01:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Peters switches from statesman to street-brawlerOPINION: Also in today's political wrap - what on earth is up with Green MPs?03 May 12:27 AM
