PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Is the Govt so desperate they announce any half-baked idea?OPINION: Credit card surcharge ban may lead retailers to increase their prices.02 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: Govt trying to change rules as it faces prospect of election defeatOPINION: The Government shouldn't try to exclude the 100,000 voters it doesn't like02 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsTrade Minister to fly to US to discuss President Trump’s ‘blunt’ 15% tariff hikePM Christopher Luxon also announced a new fee foreign visitors would face at DoC sites.02 Aug 01:15 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNational Party president: Voters aren’t seeing PM Christopher Luxon’s ‘humanity’Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins appear very close in preferred PM ratings currently.01 Aug 11:12 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBruce CotterillBruce Cotterill: Butter backlash overlooks farming's crucial economic roleOPINION: Why butter prices reflect New Zealand's agricultural success.01 Aug 11:00 PM
New ZealandUS envoy arrives in Middle East, job layoffs at Weta | NZ Herald news update: August 2, 2025A US special envoy has arrived in Gaza in hopes to mediate some peace. Turmoil offer Trump's tariffs continues. Job layoffs at Weta Workshop in Wellington. PM is in Christchurch.Watch01 Aug 08:07 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Can Luxon convince voters that better times are coming?OPINION: The Prime Minister might be right. But what if nobody believes him?01 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsUse of urgency to upend pay equity scheme decided after PM met senior ministersThe pay equity changes prompted protests up and down the country. 01 Aug 04:58 AM
Politics‘Disappointing’: Govt responds to tariff shock as Labour accuses it of ‘major fail’'We will be talking to our friends in the United States about that.'01 Aug 03:47 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonA councillor in Fiji, another in hospital, and Wayne Brown's 'inappropriate' jokeOpinion: Council attendance, bargaining for the city, elections, Panmure and the St James.01 Aug 03:00 AM
New ZealandHow ministers' secret strategy halted pay equity claimsSavings from the changes were projected at $12.8b over the next four years.01 Aug 02:17 AM
PoliticsMaking ‘New Zealand’ country’s official name added to NZ First’s changing list of billsThe party has announced eight bills this year, but it can't have that many in the ballot.01 Aug 12:38 AM
New Zealand‘Lagging behind’: NZ stance on Palestinian recognition questionedPrime Minister Luxon says NZ's focus should be on getting aid into Gaza.31 Jul 11:18 PM
PoliticsFormer National MP Jami-Lee Ross bids for political comebackJami-Lee Ross is running for Howick's local board in upcoming elections.31 Jul 10:35 PM
New ZealandNZ's oil exploration debate is splitting political linesPleas for consensus on the oil exploration ban go unnoticed.31 Jul 10:33 PM
PoliticsTrump tariff deadline expires today - Trade Minister says 15%, 20% possibleTodd McClay said Trump might impose a 15% or even 20% tariff baseline.31 Jul 08:24 PM
New ZealandChina opposes FBI's comments as new Wellington office opensNZ ministers deny the FBI office targets China, focusing on Pacific issues.31 Jul 08:03 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNCEA test: Prime Minister prepares 'fundamental overhaul', announcement imminent The Education Minister is foreshadowing public consultation on a substantial proposal.31 Jul 08:01 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Surcharge ban a win for consumers but will it save them money?OPINION: It should provide a clearer and smoother experience, removing any confusion.31 Jul 05:00 PM
Personal FinanceGovt cuts snippet of red tape associated with deathThe probate threshold is set to rise.31 Jul 05:44 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsSeymour resurrects idea of migrants signing NZ 'values statement'It comes after Winston Peters said migrants should salute our flag.31 Jul 05:00 AM
New ZealandTe Pāti Māori files urgent legal action over electoral roll concernsThe Electoral Commission says there are no technical problems with the rolls.31 Jul 03:59 AM
New Zealand‘Enough is enough’: Leavers’ lawyer urges PM to take control of Gloriavale"For God’s sake, Prime Minister, you’re the only one who can step up now."31 Jul 02:58 AM
PoliticsFBI to establish base in New Zealand, after Director Kash Patel visitFBI Director Kash Patel's secret visit was sprung by the Herald.31 Jul 02:02 AM
PoliticsSolomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele welcomed to Parliament with guard of honourManele’s last visited New Zealand in 2022.31 Jul 01:09 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: NZ beginning to look like an outlier on GazaOPINION: As global sentiment on Gaza shifts, New Zealand is standing still. 31 Jul 12:59 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRoger Partridge: Politicising dairy prices risks sending the wrong signal to business investorsOPINION: The real risk now is reputational.30 Jul 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Wellington idealists are acting like a bully over Auckland's housingChris Bishop's housing targets for Auckland are seen as overly aggressive.30 Jul 06:00 PM
Crime'Pretty kinky': How black pantyhose helped NZ police nail French spiesScientists linked a pair of stockings bought in Paris to the 1985 Rainbow Warrior bombing.30 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyNew details emerge on Orr's early exit from final Willis meetingReserve Bank awaits an Ombudsman's ruling over its handling of information requests.30 Jul 06:44 AM
BusinessBusiness confidence lifts in July, but going still toughConstruction and retail reported a significant renewed slump.30 Jul 06:25 AM
PoliticsNational says Labour is flip-flopping on fast-track stance – are they?Chris Bishop said: 'Labour and Chris Hipkins cannot get their story straight.'30 Jul 05:20 AM
PoliticsFBI director Kash Patel visits BeehivePatel was seen in the basement this afternoon. 30 Jul 04:49 AM
New ZealandNZ joins countries backing Palestinian state in two-State solutionNew Zealand joined 14 countries in a statement supporting a Palestinian state.30 Jul 02:09 AM
