New ZealandNats to review Michael Wood’s decision to toll Penlink road and look to extend it to four lanesBrown went against advice showing tolls would lead to peverse outcomes, says Mitchell.28 Jun 01:12 AM
KahuLabour names former East Coast Rugby CEO as Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidateCushla Tangaere-Manuel will go up against Meka Whaitiri.26 Jun 10:53 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Titanic sub disaster has lessons for NZOPINION: Letters on Chlöe Swarbrick, the Titanic sub, China, crime, and Christopher Luxon.26 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Hipkins gets a break as Nats focus on bread and butterWhile Hipkins is away in China, National will have more of the domestic spotlight.25 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsNats' plan for harsher sentences welcomed by victims advocateLabour says it will see more people imprisoned for longer, costing millions.25 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionShane RetiDr Shane Reti on National's crime reduction policyWe need to crack down on crime, writes Dr Shane Reti.25 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Luxon reached for 'red meat' policies to please Nats' base - will it work on voters?Luxon reached for the "red meat" law and order policies to try to win over voters.25 Jun 04:57 AM
PoliticsLabour says National's plan to put more people in prison will cost millionsNational wants harsher sentences and to end Labour's push to reduce prison population.25 Jun 04:19 AM
KahuNational’s wāhine MPs hail what party has delivered for MāoriSuggestions National has a poor relationship with Māori dismissed as untrue.24 Jun 05:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te Pou: National being squeezed left and rightOpinion: Opposition trying to appeal to right-wing and moderate voters.24 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsLuxon's 45% election result target a 'stretch goal'National has not polled in the 40s since 2019, but its leader wants to get back there.24 Jun 06:35 AM
PoliticsNicola Willis warns of 'mortgage bomb' at National Party conferenceChris Luxon reminds party members how far the party has come since dark days of 202024 Jun 01:43 AM
PoliticsChris Luxon's women drought: Luxon sets a 50% women goal - but men got 75% of good seatsNational has only 11 women standing in winnable seats compared to 33 men23 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPoll of polls: Labour-Green-Te Pāti Māori most likely coalition, ahead of National-ActThe most likely coalition scenario remains the one National took off the table.23 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsHipkins, Luxon and Ardern - what the data shows about their common catchphrasesNew investigative series breaks down what politicians say in their interviews.23 Jun 04:35 AM
KahuDenis O'Reilly: Jones reckons a gang member is effectively a domestic terroristOPINION: Despite what Shane Jones says, the police are doing okay with gangs.21 Jun 08:28 PM
Politics'Wheels falling off the bus': Opposition crows as Michael Wood fallsNational and Act twisted the knife after the Government lost another minister.21 Jun 04:34 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMerepeka Raukawa-Tait: Why Muldoon had the right idea when it came to gangsOPINION: But National's new policy sounds like Groundhog Day.21 Jun 12:06 AM
KahuNurses’ organisation backs ethnic equity adjustor to support better health outcomes for Māori and PasifikaMāori, Pasifika already years behind when it comes to interacting with the heath system.20 Jun 09:38 PM
OpinionDebbie Ngarewa-Packer: When subject is crime, cue old blame and shame gameOPINION: National have not cited a single policy to reduce crime.20 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsPoll shows bounce back for Labour, bad news for Christopher Luxon and NZ FirstLabour will hope the poll shows a recovery after the Meka Whaitiri and Stuart Nash dramas.20 Jun 02:27 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonThe silence of the wolves: Where's the response to the Greens' poverty plan?Why such a deafening silence in the wake of the Greens' new tax policy?19 Jun 05:00 PM
Banking and financeCommerce Commission inquiry into bank profits slated to launch tomorrowIt follows calls from the National and Green parties and the Reserve Bank for an inquiry.19 Jun 06:56 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExplainer: Why Māori, Pacific are prioritised for surgeryPremium explainer: Why the controversial change has happened.19 Jun 02:25 AM
PoliticsNational pushes for tougher sentences for gangs after Ōpōtiki tangi processionLabour's police spokesperson claims it is a lazy rehash of old National policy.18 Jun 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSuicide warning over pressure on child, adolescent servicesThe biggest risks being monitored by hospitals have been revealed.16 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Round-up: Winter of discontent - it’s true that NZ has lost its mojoOPINION: The dominant sentiment is things are going wrong and the country is broken.15 Jun 11:40 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Why Luxon should spend more time in WellingtonOPINION: National leader should spend time in NZ's not wet, not whiny capital.14 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Gang members used to take off at the sight of police': Mark Mitchell deplores Ōpōtiki lockdownFormer policeman says we need to return to a time when police were in charge, not gangs.13 Jun 09:51 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: A taxing questionOpinion: Our editorial on the diverging political viewpoints on taxation.12 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsWatch: Luxon speaks to media as Nats reveal agriculture emissions pricing planChristopher Luxon will announce his party's agricultural emissions policy.12 Jun 01:44 AM
KahuRob Campbell: Why move backwards and create sunk costs when we could move forward to create new value?Former health boss says National's health axe will set Māori back years.12 Jun 12:43 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane RetiShane Reti: Infrastructure vital for the northOPINION: Shane Reti explains National's Infrastructure for the Future plan.11 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe plan to end ‘postcode lottery’ in healthBut National says Health Minister Ayesha Verrall's plan is "complete fantasy".11 Jun 05:00 PM