New ZealandNovopay blunder: Joyce orders investigationA massive privacy breach has struck the beleaguered Novopay school payroll with personal details of staff members sent to wrong schools.02 Nov 11:45 PM
PoliticsMotel hits out at Peters 'cheap labour' claimThe owners of an Auckland motel say they are the victims of a dirty trick after they were accused by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters of advertising for cheap, illegal labour.26 Oct 02:49 AM
New ZealandAir Force needs new planes say MPSThe breakdown of Prime Minister John Key's military plane in Australia is the latest in a series of incidents.24 Oct 10:26 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: NZ elections aren't 'rigged', but questions remainAlthough no leading politician is likely to claim that "election is rigged", there are numerous problems with democracy and elections that need debating.21 Oct 04:31 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungImmigration cuts raise Peters' credibilityCOMMENT: NZ First leader has been vocal about parents' strain on pension.14 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCall to move departments out of citiesThe Ministry of Education based in Nelson? It could happen under New Zealand First policy.12 Oct 04:35 AM
New ZealandMore police possible, minister hintsWe're working through the numbers, says police minister Judith Collins, as she suggests more cops may be on the way.11 Oct 11:21 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettFeathers fly in danse macabre at BeehiveCOMMENT: It was Real House Roosters of the Beehive kind of stuff, an A-grade brouhaha.23 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandOne-night-stand penalty may be wipedA brief liaison with a man she didn't know cost a young Auckland woman $28 a week off her benefit for two years.14 Sep 08:32 PM
OpinionRodney HideWinston the MP who keeps going and goingCOMMENT: If politics was the Olympics, Winston Peters would be three-times triple-gold. No one comes close.10 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandPeters calls Finlayson 'officious nerd'NZ First leader Winston Peters calls Attorney General Chris Finlayson an "officious nerd" after Finlayson said naming foreign land buyers would breach their privacy.07 Sep 03:52 AM
OpinionClaire TrevettNZ politics: Water, a new party and piesIt came as something of a shock to get off the plane after a week in New York to hear calls for a state of emergency to be declared in safe little old New Zealand.31 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandPeters refutes Chinese leaders' claimsNew Zealand First is denying claims by Chinese New Zealand leaders that an op-ed slamming Chinese immigration was actually a PR stunt by the party.15 Aug 05:10 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungNZ First's salvoes hit home in war of wordsCOMMENT: With every passing week, it becomes more likely that New Zealand First will decide the next Government.12 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsBarry Soper on 'the man in the middle' Winston PetersOur political correspondent ponders polls, cannabis and wiping student loans in return for public service in the regions.12 Aug 03:08 AM
PoliticsWinston Peters says Predator Free Policy is 'Dream time stuff'We ask the New Zealand First leader if he's being a party pooper and a wet blanket over the government's aspirational goal of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050.26 Jul 11:00 PM
OpinionBrexit wounds will take long time to healCOMMENT: Debate over Brexit, which began a year ago, has been fierce with no political punches being pulled, writes Barry Soper.22 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Vote to leave best for travelling Kiwis'Britain leaving the European Union is the best chance to reverse immigration restrictions on New Zealanders, NZ First leader Winston Peters says.21 Jun 01:08 AM
New ZealandThe name's Bond, Ria BondNZ First's parliamentary rookie has been described as a 'survivor'. She talks to political reporter Nicholas Jones.01 Apr 04:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Is Winston Peters NZ's Donald Trump?Calling somebody Trumpesque has become the insult du jour in Parliament, way up there with calling somebody Muldoonist or the offpsring of Margaret Thatcher.16 Mar 07:10 PM
New ZealandWinston Peters barred from school busThe New Zealand First leader is demanding an explanation from the Education Minister.10 Feb 11:08 PM
New ZealandPeters' $100k fishing challenge to PMWinston Peters has offered to pay John Key's favourite charity if the PM can find evidence that the New Zealand First leader has been fishing in his Northland electorate.10 Feb 08:31 AM
OpinionWinston Peters: Reject all of John Key's flag logosCOMMENT: The flag debate shows the sad truth that John Key does not care for history.25 Nov 09:12 PM
EditorialEditorial: 'Korea' slight an assault on free speechRon Mark's attack on Melissa Lee's right to criticise her adopted country would have been poor in public but is appalling in Parliament.06 Nov 04:00 PM
EconomyFewer investor checks under TPPThe TPP could halve the number of major foreign investments in New Zealand which need to pass "good character" and business experience tests.08 Oct 07:25 PM
New ZealandLittle shuns job-share ideaThe Labour leader is only just in front of NZ First leader Peters in the preferred PM stakes but says he will not entertain the suggestion of sharing the top job.20 Sep 01:00 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Winston becoming NZ's ChurchillHe might prefer whisky and cigarettes to Churchill's port and cigars, but Winston Peters appears as passionate and energised as ever, writes John Armstrong.07 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionNZ First's appeal to diminishing fan base spells doom for partyJohn Armstrong writes: NZ First is marooned in a time bubble of the economic boom of the 1950s along with the suffocating social conformity of that era.03 Aug 11:20 PM
New Zealand'We have to stop having a soft heart'NZ First leader Winston Peters is considering a policy that would force new immigrants to take out personal medical insurance instead of using New Zealand's public healthcare system.01 Aug 05:22 AM
New ZealandPeters has high hopes for membershipWinston Peters has said NZ First will grow its membership by tens of thousands of people by the next election or he will resign.31 Jul 11:52 PM
New ZealandMore changes as NZ First looks to futureMore changes in New Zealand First are on the way after the recent tussle for the deputy leadership and as many in the party look to the future.31 Jul 02:29 AM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Peters upstaged but again a power on the riseWinston Peters clearly got some momentum from the Northland win. The question is whether he's made the most of it, writes Claire Trevett.29 Jul 09:26 PM
New ZealandNZ First members walk out of ParliamentNew Zealand First members have walked out on Parliamentary question time after Winston Peters was ejected by Speaker David Carter.28 Jul 04:53 AM
