PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: Energy crisis - Will Kiwis be able to heat their homes this winter?OPINION: As we head into winter, how will New Zealand's energy grid cope?10 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: The blame games and politics of a winter power crisisNo government likes to waste a crisis - even a two-hour-long one.10 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyHow Winston would grow our economy: Deputy PM on countries NZ should followThe Deputy PM is eyeing tax and investment strategies used by other small nations.10 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHow Luxon sees the world: The global events that shaped the PMChristopher Luxon's American political hero might surprise you.10 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsBudget 2024 preview: Can the Government deliver on its pledges?On the Tiles previews the Budget that's only 20 days away now.10 May 08:53 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsMyanmar Minister disappointed NZ engaged with officials from military that led coupA member of Myanmar's exiled Government visited NZ this week.10 May 05:40 AM
PoliticsLatest poll: Govt steady, Labour up, Greens collapse - Luxon favourability surgesTaxpayers Union-Curia Poll suggests the coalition would retain power in an election.10 May 02:08 AM
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
PoliticsWatch live: Govt pledges $571m for Defence Force pay, helicopter and vehicle upgradesThe new spend includes more than $100m of cuts to the NZDF and the Defence Ministry.09 May 11:17 PM
New ZealandPower shortages: What’s being done to keep the lights on?With demand growing relentlessly, who gets the power during shortages?09 May 10:39 PM
KahuAct’s interpretation of the Treaty inaccurate and misleading, tribunal toldKaumātua Hone Sadler says Act's interpretation is not in tune with intent of te Tiriti.09 May 09:39 PM
New ZealandSome Mason Clinic patients waiting an average of 50 days in prison before admissionOmbudsman voices concerns about psychiatric care being defaulted to prisons.09 May 08:24 PM
New ZealandGovt must smooth EVs and data centres’ demand on power grids - VectorChief executive Simon Mackenzie warned it was way past time to get moving.09 May 08:03 PM
New ZealandACC taxi troubles force injured retiree to hobble, hitch-hike to appointmentMike Fletcher needed his stitches removed, but was left stranded.09 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPolice strategy to combat knife crime amid rising trend in Britain, AustraliaKnife crime is an issue the Police Minister says he's monitoring closely.09 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt ramps up threat of sanctions on beneficiaries if new obligations aren’t metBeneficiaries have two weeks to attend a seminar or they could be sanctioned.08 May 10:06 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
New ZealandPonsonby killer’s past, Budget tease and temperatures plunge | Focus Morning Bulletin May 9, 2024New details emerge about the Ponsonby Road killer’s criminal past, Nicola Wilis teases her upcoming Budget and polar air sees temperatures plunge in the latest NZ Herald headlines.Watch08 May 08:01 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Finance Minister gives first pre-Budget speechFinance Minister Nicola Willis delivers first pre-Budget speech to the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce this morning.Watch08 May 06:55 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeGovt fails to calm carbon market jitters, flagging forestry reviewIt is unsure of the impact land use rule changes will have on how many trees are planted.08 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGisborne group fights for bridge funding to save family farmsBridging Tairāwhiti, a Gisborne group, campaigns for bridge repairs post-Cyclone.08 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsJudge delivers verdict on early NZ justice systemJustice David Collins points to early miscarriages of justice in colonial New Zealand.08 May 05:00 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
PoliticsIwi sends warning as hundreds march on Parliament against fast-track consenting billDevelopers that advanced projects that harmed the environment were warned.08 May 06:21 AM
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
PoliticsWatch live: Question time - School lunches scheme gets new, cut-back fundingThe free school lunch programme was initially launched by Labour in 2019.08 May 01:59 AM
New ZealandPonsonby gunman dead, Canterbury fires and airborne crash | Focus Morning Bulletin May 8, 2024Alleged Ponsonby gunman found dead, two Canterbury houses go up in flames and footage emerges of a terrifying airborne crash in the latest NZ Herald headlines.Watch07 May 07:38 PM
PoliticsAdvice suggests Government’s water reforms will cost Aucklanders less than Labour’s - for nowComparisons are difficult,07 May 06:15 AM
PoliticsTe Pāti Māori co-leaders back MP’s claim Govt is intent on exterminating MāoriTe Pāti Māori has previously the accused the Government of displaying white supremacy.07 May 05:11 AM
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
PoliticsMinistry of Education now producing daily school attendance dataReporting by schools is voluntary but will become mandatory next year.07 May 01:54 AM
PoliticsJulie Anne Genter speaks as Speaker refers her to Privileges CommitteeGenter flew out to the Chatham Islands ahead of Parliament sitting this week.07 May 01:06 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
