New ZealandTodd Muller on how National leadership tested him – ‘My prayers weren’t being answered’"I was praying vociferously to be released from the spiral that I was in."27 Aug 09:00 PM
PoliticsInsults fly as Hipkins throws down the gauntlet to Luxon over NZ FirstIt's the last sitting week of Parliament, but MPs are already on the campaign trail.27 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'So personal and so negative': Luxon responds to Hipkins ruling out NZ FirstNational leader refuses to rule out working with New Zealand First.27 Aug 05:20 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBraking bad: Classified intel reveals police ructions over motorcycle gang runsSome officers feel they're being asked to "facilitate" gang runs instead of policing them.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandBiggest stories of the week: Mama Hooch rapists, mortgage worries and our World Cup legacyPlus, do we need to rethink our gambling legislation?25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Labour wrings hope out of new poll and Luxon hits a speed bumpFor once it wasn't Labour dealing with personnel issues: it was Luxon.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsIs National planning $2b of spending cuts, tax hikes - or a mix of both?National says its tax policy will be self-funded.25 Aug 05:12 AM
New Zealand'Hamilton is booming': MP signs offHamilton-based National List MP David Bennett gives his valedictory speech.25 Aug 01:05 AM
New ZealandNational vows to scrap contracts with gangs for community supportLuxon says his party would put an end to gangs getting government contracts, if elected.24 Aug 09:46 PM
KahuOpinion: Former police Inspector Regan Tamihere should be celebrated not condemnedThe police inquiry into Inspector Regan Tamihere has no cultural component.24 Aug 06:39 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Caught up in my ego': Todd Muller's regret over coup against Simon BridgesTodd Muller discusses figuring out who he is as he prepares for life outside Parliament.24 Aug 04:10 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPremium Debate: More subscriber reactions to Liam Dann’s ‘mojo’ columnOPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.24 Aug 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHigher education: Meet Penny Simmonds, National’s Invercargill MP tipped for CabinetPenny Simmonds has one mission - to undo Labour's reforms.24 Aug 02:10 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDr Matthew Birchall: Where's the funding plan for big spending transport policies?OPINION: New Zealand was once a world leader in pricing our roads.23 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsTodd Muller bows out with plea for climate action, more co-operation between National and LabourFormer National leader Todd Muller has delivered his valedictory speech.23 Aug 05:11 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThe Premium Debate: Online subscribers react to Liam Dann on Luxon’s mojo risingOPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.23 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandSlow train coming: Only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on trackThe cost and priority of various transport projects will clearly be an election issue.22 Aug 10:37 PM
OpinionWhat are the box-office battles to look out for this election?Hundreds of candidates are competing across 72 electorate seats. Here's who to watch.22 Aug 10:24 PM
New Zealand'Deep pockets': National banks more the Labour in donationsThere are raised concerns that donations are tilted towards those with deep pockets.22 Aug 08:26 PM
KahuOpinion: It is very dangerous for politicians to start picking preferred medicationUsing terminal illnesses to grab votes is not our way to win an election.22 Aug 08:00 PM
New ZealandOutgoing National MP says being male cost him his positionMichael Woodhouse says he fears Dunedin was being abandoned by National.22 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandHome detention sentences for gang members increases by 60pcNational says the increase is concerning from a "public safety" perspective.22 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandLuxon disavows Act Zero Carbon, Treaty of Waitangi policiesNational has ruled out repealing the Zero Carbon Act.22 Aug 05:14 AM
OpinionBryce Edwards: Is it now all over for the Labour Government?OPINION: The race had been looking close for much of the year.22 Aug 02:30 AM
PoliticsChris Hipkins promises 'vigorous campaign' as Labour drops in the pollsThe PM indicates he may take a leaf out of the Opposition's book.21 Aug 11:51 PM
KahuHauiti: If National were new and innovate about their candidates, those three would be listed higherWāhine Māori land down the National Party list.21 Aug 10:01 PM
KahuOpinion: There’s a lot of scaremongering about Māori elite, but what about the Pākehā elite?OPINION: The political noise about a Māori takeover is almost deafening.21 Aug 07:10 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Fear and loathing on the campaign trailEDITORIAL: Divisiveness is being used as an election strategy.21 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThousands of families, cyclone victims subject to CGT on family home under new rulesAn IRD interpretation may mean high tax via the bright-line test for many.21 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Big plans and bigger problems for transport in AucklandOPINION: Simon Wilson on transport agreements, disagreements and the truly "farcical".21 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion | Pharmac in the dark shadow of adversarial politicsOPINION: Drug-buying agency has received huge criticism. For what?21 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsKing Charles approves cancellation of James Wallace’s knighthoodAlso at post-Cabinet press conference: Doctors' strikes, health milestones, education.21 Aug 04:36 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLuxon promises more frontline health workers for Hawke’s Bay, 'can’t commit’ to new hospital"I can’t commit until I see the state of the books, and they are deteriorating."21 Aug 01:41 AM
RetailSupermarket giant changing store design amid retail crime 'tsunami' - NationalFrom shoplifting to weightlifting? More to 'boot camps' than imagined, National says.21 Aug 01:12 AM