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KiwiSaver managers eye $295b for NZ infrastructure over 25 years

Projects could include a new Auckland harbour bridge or a power station.

'Huge backward step': Debate over Govt's new education proposal

The new system replaces NCEA with national qualifications over five years.

Principals have their say on axing NCEA: A 'huge step forward' or a game of political football?

Leading principals debate the merits of plans to radically overhaul education.

Chris Bishop: NZ trapped in infrastructure 'Gordian knot'

We are getting on with building infrastructure — not just announcing it.

Richard Harman: Political cycles stall NZ infrastructure progress

It is time to stop playing political games with vital infrastructure.

Jamie Ensor: What led Government to abolish NCEA – and why we shouldn't be shocked

ANALYSIS: It's likely to be a popular move at the right time for the Government.

NCEA scrapped: What Labour, Greens think about the radical overhaul

NCEA will be replaced with three new certificates.

NCEA abolition makes things 'clearer' for students, murkier for teachers

Hawke's Bay principals share their thoughts on the overhaul of high school qualifications.

'Conservation retreat': Criticism over major law changes for public land

The Government says the current system is broken.

Heather 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.

Shane Te Pou: Govt trying to change rules as it faces prospect of election defeat

OPINION: The Government shouldn't try to exclude the 100,000 voters it doesn't like

Trade Minister to fly to US to discuss President Trump’s ‘blunt’ 15% tariff hike

PM Christopher Luxon also announced a new fee foreign visitors would face at DoC sites.

National 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.

Bruce Cotterill: Butter backlash overlooks farming's crucial economic role

OPINION: Why butter prices reflect New Zealand's agricultural success.

US envoy arrives in Middle East, job layoffs at Weta | NZ Herald news update: August 2, 2025

A 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.

Thomas Coughlan: Can Luxon convince voters that better times are coming?

OPINION: The Prime Minister might be right. But what if nobody believes him?