PremiumPremiumPoliticsElection 2020: What's the plan for law and order? Policies comparedIndependent reports call for an overhaul of a system failing victims, criminals and Māori23 Sep 05:00 PM
Politics'Poor wee thing': Collins needles Ardern after TV leaders debateJudith Collins meets the man who got her face tattooed on his body.23 Sep 01:40 AM
PoliticsThree new Covid cases in community and six 'historical' casesToday's three new cases are not linked to the Auckland cluster.23 Sep 12:45 AM
New ZealandState abuse survivor dies during lockdown, evidence read on behalfHe endured 'disgraceful' abuse at Lake Alice Hospital in his early teens in the 1970s.22 Sep 11:59 PM
New ZealandWatch live: Jacinda Ardern on leaders' debate, poll and Labour's plan for farmsLabour leader Jacinda Ardern says current compliance requirements are too onerous.22 Sep 11:00 PM
PoliticsFlight risk: All foreign aircrew to layover in managed isolationAircrew were exempt from the Govt order to have border-facing workers tested regularly.22 Sep 08:04 PM
New ZealandAbuse in state care inquiry: Survivor calls for independent claims processState care abuse survivor wants to see future generations safeguarded from such suffering.22 Sep 07:09 AM
PoliticsLeaders' debate: Ardern - 'Politics is not a bloodsport' Collins - 'I enjoyed myself'The pair will be debating live tonight – follow the Herald's live updates.22 Sep 06:35 AM
Politics'A bit of bingo': Ardern predicts Collins debate tactics ahead of tonight's showdownJacinda Ardern gives some last-minute reckons about tonight's debate.22 Sep 05:00 AM
PoliticsCovid-19 coronavirus: Govt reprieve for 11,000 foreigners with expiring working holiday visasGovt opens border for veterinarians, deep-sea fishers, and agricultural plant operators.22 Sep 01:26 AM
New ZealandWoman received over 200 ECT treatments for her sexuality'It felt like razor blades going through my body.'22 Sep 12:49 AM
PoliticsWatch: No new Covid cases, Bloomfield reveals weak positive thought to be historicalThree people remain in hospital with Covid.22 Sep 12:45 AM
PoliticsWatch: National's plan for more foreign workers, students, touristsNational wants to look at shorter MIQ periods for arrivals from low risk countries.21 Sep 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandElection 2020: What's the plan to keep NZ safe from Covid? Policies comparedBorder containment, testing, contact-tracing and how to handle community transmission.21 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandArdern admits she 'made a mistake' with group photoJudith Collins says it was not appropriate for PM to not observe social distancing rules.21 Sep 12:16 AM
New ZealandNational's $1.29 billion plan to double NZ tech sector, create 100,000 jobsNational's leader fronts media after announcing a new tech policy in Auckland today.20 Sep 10:32 PM
New ZealandLive: Mystery as man tests positive after quarantine; Cabinet reviews alert levelsCabinet will today meet to review whether the country can move alert levels.20 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandNat's $4b adding error overshadows party's 'slick' virtual campaign launchNational's virtual campaign launch was overshadowed by a hole in their books20 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCollins in 'bittersweet' campaign launch, attacks Labour as 'erratic' and 'lazy'National launched their campaign today - but the lead-up was blighted by a Labour torpedo.20 Sep 04:35 AM
New ZealandGreens promise 'boldest' ocean protection plan in decadesThe party wants to protect 30 per cent of NZ's oceans by 2030 and ban bottom trawling.19 Sep 11:00 PM
New ZealandEarth's lifesaver? Sir David Attenborough's praise for Jacinda ArdernAttenborough singled out Ardern's policies as instrumental to the survival of the planet.19 Sep 10:44 PM
New ZealandBackpackers on STA Travel visas plead for jobsMany backpackers who came to NZ on STA visas have unwittingly become overstayers.18 Sep 11:34 PM
New Zealand'We are the lucky ones': NZ benefits from refugees - PMArdern lends her support to a group that aims to be a voice for the migrant community.18 Sep 09:02 PM
New ZealandNZ's border closure six months on: History-making and life-changingOn one day in May, we became remote islands again - no-one left or entered the country.18 Sep 07:27 PM
New ZealandNats fire off tax cut plan, Ardern accuses Collins of 'raiding' Covid fundNational's tax cut plans draw flak from Labour as NZ gets closer to voting day.18 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWinston Peters slams Labour for 'abandoning the regions'The NZ First leader is furious that Labour plans to ditch the PGF, if re-elected.18 Sep 04:20 AM
New ZealandNational's tax cut plan 'desperate, reckless and ill-thought out' – RobertsonGrant Robertson says National's plans are actually about stimulating their poll numbers18 Sep 12:31 AM
New ZealandNats pledge 'massive' tax cuts - here's what you would saveBut National has walked back its previous promise to get government debt down.17 Sep 10:01 PM
New ZealandStaff, students urged to get tested after 10yo tests positive; Robertson on GDPSeven new cases of the virus were announced, bringing the number of active cases to 77.17 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionStardust and substance: Why election is a 'third referendum' on PM's leadershipCOMMENT: With a month to until polling day, 2020 election defies conventional analysis.17 Sep 04:18 AM
New ZealandJudith Collins talks up tax policy against bleak recession backdropNZ has entered a 'deep' recession – but Collins says National has a plan.17 Sep 04:09 AM
New ZealandUp in smoke: PM stubs out Winston Peters' plans to cut tobacco taxNZ First leader wants to see cigarettes taxes decrease and more funding for prevention.17 Sep 02:21 AM
New ZealandSecurity bolstered: Man escapes from Rotorua quarantine hotelThe man is believed to have slipped through a fenced area; security has been bolstered.17 Sep 12:45 AM
New ZealandLive: 'Devastating' - National responds to 'deepest recession in living memory'Figures from Stats NZ show the country is officially in a recession.16 Sep 11:45 PM