PoliticsWinston Peters sounds alarm on Act's proposed changes to superannuationAct holds a different position from its potential coalition partner National.29 Aug 05:58 AM
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
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Fear and loathing on the campaign trailEDITORIAL: Divisiveness is being used as an election strategy.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
New ZealandWatch: NZ First candidate Shane Jones sings to votersVeteran MP Shane Jones uses rock hit to appeal to Northland voters.19 Aug 12:47 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Hipkins and Peters are as bad as each otherOPINION: The two will say and do anything to get your vote this election.16 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Labour a hapless whale to the sharks - and Hipkins is to blameOPINION: The sharks are the Greens and NZ First, who are ripping voters off Labour.16 Aug 02:15 AM
PoliticsLabour returns to the 30s, but National/Act can still govern in new pollThe poll of 1012 people was conducted online between July 31 and August 7.14 Aug 03:25 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionWill the preferred prime minister lead the next government?OPINION: There's a chance our second-choice PM will take the job.13 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Labour whips up a tax stew with two months to goEight crucial weeks could hold some surprises.13 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Luxon feels a headache coming onOpinion: Winston Peters will bring drama, nostalgia - and there’s the David Seymour thing.12 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Winston Peters and the politics of revengeOPINION: Peters is getting his revenge on Labour by taking some of that party’s voters.08 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuCommissioning activity and Māori provider service provision is tracking behind Government commitmentTe Aka Whai Ora review highlights lack spend Māori health money05 Aug 05:50 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Fiscal holy guacamole! Just how bad are the Crown accounts?OPINION: There's no question a slower economy means less tax.05 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Familiar roads to an uncertain destinationOPINION: Our editorial on divergent policies leading to the General Election in October.04 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Holes and polls - looming election battle of Robertson and WillisGrant Robertson's usual joie de vivre has returned, and it's just in time04 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuWinston Peters on why he’s attracting more Māori to his campaignWinston Peters says Māori are coming to his party because he talks straight.03 Aug 10:30 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsFiscal Hole Battle Royale! Peters v Seymour v Willis v RobertsonWinston Peters says there's a fiscal hole - he's mostly right.03 Aug 06:48 AM
PoliticsDavid Seymour clarifies Act’s ‘ruling out’ of NZ FirstNZ First reached 4.1 per cent in last night's TV poll.03 Aug 05:22 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsAudrey Young: Luxon's dilemmas - what a National-Act Cabinet might look likeOPINION: These are six ministerial posts Act could get in government.31 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhangārei District Councillor Gavin Benney is NZ First's Whangārei candidateGavin Benney pledges to wage war on crime in Whangārei.30 Jul 03:35 AM
KahuWaitangi Tribunal must stay – Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri WaititiCalls by NZ First to scrap the Waitangi Tribunal misguided, says Waititi.26 Jul 07:45 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: A grumpy Winston Peters and his ‘mission to save our country’OPINION: NZ First claims it will save us from "racism and separatism".24 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics4000 secret interviews recorded with politicians - but you still can't listen to any of themSince the 1980s, prime ministers and MPs have recorded a diary - why they're still secret.23 Jul 05:00 PM
PoliticsWinston Peters on the biggest threat to NZ First’s 2023 election campaignThe NZ First leader promises to announce the "flavour" of his tax policy.21 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike Hosking: Labour looks worn out and chaotic - here are my election predictionsOPINION: Two parties will be the biggest stories of election night.05 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLaurie Turnbull standing for NZ First in NapierThe recently-retired Corrections officer and father of six is standing in the Napier seat.02 Jul 05:04 AM
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
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
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
New ZealandNational, Act could form Government in latest pollChris Hipkins still well ahead of rival Christopher Luxon in favourability stakes.10 Jun 01:59 AM
KahuWinston Peters on TAB sale: 'too good to be true'Former racing minister Winston Peters says the sale doesn't add up.31 May 06:49 PM
PoliticsLabour edges ahead of National in latest poll, Te Pāti Māori is kingmakerThe new poll follows Minister Meka Whaitiri's defection from Labour to Te Pāti Māori.14 May 06:11 AM
