PoliticsLabour gains support after capital gains tax announcement in latest pollYet Christopher Luxon has gained support as preferred Prime Minister.12 Nov 12:26 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Why the real election battleground will be the household budgetOPINION: Falling interest rates may boost voters' sense of financial relief.12 Nov 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Michelin restaurants v elbows on the table Opinion: What's really going on when the Government pays for Michelin praise.11 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Removing Treaty clause from school boards weakens real accountabilityOPINION: Erica Stanford says boards shouldn't interpret constitutional law.11 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Coster doesn’t strike you as a bad person, yet a good man can do bad thingsOPINION: It took years to rebuild trust in police, and one case to destroy it.11 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsEx-Police Commissioner Coster on leave from new job after damning reportCoster goes on leave from his role as CEO of the Social Investment Agency.11 Nov 04:51 AM
New ZealandGovernment installs Inspector-General of Police after damning IPCA reportSteps under way to establish the 'strongest possible oversight' after scathing review.11 Nov 04:47 AM
New ZealandReducing on-farm emissions on The CountryDamien O'Connor, Wayne McNee, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Hunter McGregor, and Joe Higgins. 11 Nov 12:42 AM
PoliticsThe four drugs NZ drivers will soon be tested for 'Drug-impaired drivers are a menace on New Zealand roads'.11 Nov 12:06 AM
New Zealand'It's time to give it back': Te Pāti Māori MP links Tongariro blaze to call for land returnShe said the blaze was a sign the sacred lands should be returned to Māori.10 Nov 11:51 PM
Politics'Take them out': Labour unconcerned if Te Pāti Māori destroyed at electionChris Hipkins couldn't say what value the party brought to Parliament.10 Nov 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNew gun laws revealed: Act fails to find coalition support for wider access to military-style semi-automaticsAct MP Nicole McKee fails to find coalition support for greater access for MSSAs.10 Nov 10:40 PM
New ZealandTe Pāti Māori MPs' expulsions questioned by former party leaderFormer co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell says the expulsions lacked consensus.10 Nov 07:37 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTom Phillips was hunted in Marokopa bush by elite NZSAS trackersOfficial documents show armed soldiers expert in tracking joined police to find fugitive.10 Nov 06:40 AM
EconomyLuxon calls for 'mature' conversation on asset recycling, Hipkins pledges to hold on to all state assetsThe debate between political opponents was sparked by a new Treasury report.10 Nov 06:19 AM
Politics Luxon wants a ‘bigger, bolder, braver conversation’ on asset sales Christopher Luxon will speak at 4pm.10 Nov 02:40 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsTwo Te Pāti Māori MPs ousted as party scrambles to reset waka ahead of 2026 general electionMariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris have been expelled from the party.10 Nov 02:11 AM
Politics'Mexican drug cartels': Luxon says meth being sent to the Pacific in submarinesThe Prime Minister spoke with Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking about this week's key issues.09 Nov 10:15 PM
PoliticsMariameno Kapa-Kingi says she will 'challenge and appeal' expulsion from Te Pāti MāoriTPM has endured months of turbulence effectively splitting the party in two.09 Nov 09:23 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMark ListerMark Lister: Labour’s targeted CGT could prove a politically smart moveOPINION: A poll earlier this year showed 43% backed some form of capital gains tax.09 Nov 03:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDavid Harvey: The art of saying something while doing nothing in NZ politicsOPINION: Each new Government simply rebrands old ideas with fresher language.09 Nov 02:00 AM
Politics'Scourge on our society': Government unveils major meth action planSecurity agencies will band together to find drugs, fight cartels – and heal communities.09 Nov 01:19 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Unspoken crime’: Nail salon owner backs beauty industry crackdown'If I conducted myself how some do, I would be in jail tomorrow.'08 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: Government needs a new plan for jobsOPINION: Economist Craig Renney warns rising youth unemployment risks 'economic scarring'.08 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Teachers are leaving': Why maths curriculum changes have triggered an outcryCritics fear second reset won't improve learning but may demoralise students and teachers.07 Nov 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Prepare for a choose your poison electionOPINION: Both major parties seem destined to run on an unpopular policy. 07 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonStop whinging about living in Auckland – it's a great city Don't believe the bleating: this place isn't broke, dysfunctional or crime-ridden.07 Nov 01:00 AM
PoliticsMajor provider not included in next round of Seymour's school lunch scheme New suppliers have been announced for David Seymour's primary school lunch programme. 07 Nov 12:31 AM
PoliticsFinal verdict on Govt’s controversial military-style bootcamp pilot: Was it a success?The majority of the nine pilot participants reoffended after returning to the community.06 Nov 10:50 PM
Herald NOW'America on Pause: US shutdown continuesLive from New York, political commentator, Danielle McLachlan provides insight into the record breaking government shut down. Video / Herald NowWatch06 Nov 06:22 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Bipartisan deals don’t build progress – leadership doesOPINION: Calls for bipartisan policymaking risk undermining democracy.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘By far the worst’: Health NZ fights to stamp out measles, outbreak far from overHealth NZ says 17 measles cases have caused 210 exposure events.06 Nov 01:07 AM
PoliticsGovt plans to ban homelessness? Separating fact from fiction as rumours swirlA move-on order may still make it to Cabinet but likely as part of a wider package. 06 Nov 12:33 AM
PoliticsLabour plans free cervical screening for all women aged 25-69Ayesha Verrall says the scheme will cost $21.6m and be paid for out of health baselines.06 Nov 12:25 AM
