New ZealandThe public hospital doctor owed $1.27m in annual leaveUnion says it was often hard for doctors in small or stretched services to take time off.30 Nov 08:26 PM
PoliticsPolitical update with Adam Pearse | Herald NowPolitical update with Adam Pearse | Herald Now Video / Herald NowWatch30 Nov 06:43 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Labour knows what’s wrong with NZ, but not what party it wants to beOPINION: The party knows what's going wrong. It's not sure what it wants to be to fix it.30 Nov 07:46 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDallas Gurney: 'National is screwing small business' – here's what needs to changeOPINION: It's about time small businesses got a little louder and fought back.30 Nov 03:00 AM
PoliticsChris Hipkins and Ayesha Verrall speak to media after conferenceChris Hipkins and Ayesha Verrall speak to media after delivering his conference speech. Video / NZ HeraldWatch30 Nov 02:00 AM
PoliticsLabour will offer cheap loans to allow GPs and nurses to buy into practicesLeader Chris Hipkins closed Labour's 2025 conference with the policy announcement.30 Nov 01:43 AM
PoliticsChris Hipkins delivers his speech at Labour conferenceLabour leader Chris Hipkins closed the Labour Party’s 2025 conference with a speech and policy announcement. Video / NZ HeraldWatch30 Nov 12:29 AM
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Pretty disappointed’: Mowbray’s personal text to PM amid social media lobbyingThe Herald has obtained texts and emails between the PM and the high-profile lobbyists. 29 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCam Bagrie: We need to rethink how we saveGDP per capita is down 5% and house prices have fallen about 15% since 2022.29 Nov 02:00 AM
Politics‘Māori sovereignty’: Labour sets out ambitious pitch to win back Māori seatsLabour's sole Māori electorate MP is laying out the pitch to win back the Māori seats.29 Nov 12:18 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Labour on the cusp of history, but tax wounds will take time to healOPINION: Chris Hipkins has shown tax can be popular, but now he needs to win.28 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonLove this Christmassy City: Eden Park, the port, speedway and the pink pathway OPINION: What's Auckland Council up to at the moment?28 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandHow police discovered 30,000 ‘falsely or erroneously’ recorded breath testsOne officer falsely recorded 11 breath tests over a period of five minutes.28 Nov 07:33 AM
PoliticsExpelled MP urges Labour restraint in Māori seats to prompt overhangFormer Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris holds one of the seven Māori electorates. 28 Nov 02:07 AM
New ZealandMāori voice at risk under mayoral panel plan, says Horizons councillor'This has come from completely left field,' says Elijah Pue.27 Nov 11:47 PM
New Zealand‘Crisis of the National government’s creation’: Hipkins takes shots at government during strikeLabour's Health spokesperson urged striking health workers to continue their fight. 27 Nov 09:46 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Luxon’s KiwiSaver move is good, now raise the Super ageOPINION: The eligibility age could be raised by three months a year from April 2026.27 Nov 05:24 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHow does your school rate? NCEA, UE results at every college - rankedOur interactive graph lets you check where your school sits in 2024 education data 27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Caution needed moving forward with regional reformsOPINION: Mayors would gain extra responsibilities through new Combined Territories Boards.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Watch this space – there's more to come': Hipkins on the tech tax Labour may look atAs Labour grandees gather in Auckland, Chris Hipkins gets ready to rally the troops.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionWhat's missing from the Govt’s regional council plans - OpinionOPINION: No commitment has been made to cap rates or guarantee lower household bills.27 Nov 03:00 PM
PoliticsAbuse in Care: Lake Alice survivors' details shared in ‘extremely serious’ privacy breach Minister, lawyer say survivors have been let down by the state once again. 27 Nov 05:18 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: What it would really take for Luxon to step asideOPINION: There will be no coup. But the speculation didn't appear out of thin air. 26 Nov 11:44 PM
New Zealand'We need commitment': 17,000 health staff, 2000 firefighters set for another strikeThe industrial action follows failed mediation after last month's nationwide mega-strike.26 Nov 10:02 PM
PoliticsInquiry into Phillips children's disappearance announced: What will be investigatedRecommendations from the inquiry are expected in July next year.26 Nov 08:38 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRoger Partridge: What did NZ do with the trillion dollars we could have had in retirement savings?OPINION: We should be careful not to base policy on romanticised histories.26 Nov 08:00 PM
OpinionLifting Kiwisaver contributions to 12% makes sense – when the whole scheme is fixedOPINION: Nearly 26% of New Zealanders say they're struggling to get by financially.26 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJonathan Ayling: The lanyard class and the limits of legitimacyDozens of elected councillors could be replaced under the new reforms.26 Nov 04:00 PM
Politics‘Extraordinary courage’: Arbiter decides redress payments for Lake Alice survivors 'The survivors have all shown extraordinary courage and resilience.'26 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsCompany privatised by Ardern Govt now owned by firm courting arms sale to IsraelKiwiStar Optics was sold in 2022. Australian reports say its new owner is courting Israel.26 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandMajor banks cut mortgage rates after Reserve Bank slashes OCR to 2.25%The Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate now sits at 2.25% after a 25-point reduction.26 Nov 04:21 AM
PoliticsClaims Te Pāti Māori tried to oust ill MP 'brought clarity to matters long carried in silence' – MP's familyTe Pāti Māori's president says he wouldn't respond to matters 'based on hearsay'.26 Nov 02:56 AM
New Zealand‘Absurd’ or a ‘victory for common sense’? Bay leaders on plan to can regional councillorsSeveral former leaders say Government plan could force a new discussion on amalgamation.26 Nov 01:01 AM
Politics'It's not impossible': Willis says National may join other parties to repeal Regulatory Standards ActThe National deputy leader said her party may also campaign to get rid of the law. 25 Nov 11:40 PM
