PremiumPremiumInfrastructure reportKiwiSaver managers eye $295b for NZ infrastructure over 25 yearsProjects could include a new Auckland harbour bridge or a power station.04 Aug 10:00 PM
New Zealand'Huge backward step': Debate over Govt's new education proposalThe new system replaces NCEA with national qualifications over five years.04 Aug 07:58 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPrincipals 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.04 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard Harman: Political cycles stall NZ infrastructure progressIt is time to stop playing political games with vital infrastructure.04 Aug 04:59 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChris Bishop: NZ trapped in infrastructure 'Gordian knot'We are getting on with building infrastructure — not just announcing it.04 Aug 04:59 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJamie EnsorJamie Ensor: What led Government to abolish NCEA – and why we shouldn't be shockedANALYSIS: It's likely to be a popular move at the right time for the Government.04 Aug 05:16 AM
PoliticsNCEA scrapped: What Labour, Greens think about the radical overhaul NCEA will be replaced with three new certificates. 04 Aug 04:34 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNCEA abolition makes things 'clearer' for students, murkier for teachersHawke's Bay principals share their thoughts on the overhaul of high school qualifications.04 Aug 04:00 AM
PoliticsPeters marks Cook Islands anniversary with coded message: Don't risk it all on ChinaWinston Peters delivered a coded warning. 04 Aug 02:18 AM
PoliticsNCEA abolished in 'massive' shake-up of NZ’s main secondary school qualificationTwo new qualifications at Year 12, 13 will replace NCEA after a series of damning reports.04 Aug 12:10 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNCEA performance: See how every high school ranks as Govt scraps qualificationExplore the key achievement trends in our interactive.03 Aug 11:05 PM
PoliticsNCEA is being scrapped - here is what will replace itThe overhaul represents the most radical overhaul in decades.03 Aug 09:10 PM
New Zealand'No point buying it': Mayor reacts to gang patches being sold onlineProducts featuring gang patches are sold on Temu, despite a public display ban.03 Aug 06:54 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsEx-president Peter Goodfellow on the greatest threats to National's re-electionGoodfellow was National's president for 13 years and spent almost 20 as a board member.03 Aug 06:39 AM
New ZealandLocal elections see candidate shortage as voter turnout concerns growCandidate shortages may decrease already low voter turnout in local elections.03 Aug 05:03 AM
PoliticsSenior Labour MP not contesting electorate seat in 2026Megan Woods held Wigram for 15 years, succeeding Jim Anderton.03 Aug 04:14 AM
Politics'Urgent advice': Govt considers backdown to address homelessness spikeService providers have reported a 90% increase in homelessness in Auckland.02 Aug 11:23 PM
New Zealand'Conservation retreat': Criticism over major law changes for public landThe Government says the current system is broken.02 Aug 10:40 PM
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