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'Expanding defence partnerships': Trump's ambassador pick reveals his plans for New Zealand

He said New Zealand was aware of the 'darkening security environment in the Pacific'.

Rocket Lab satellites draw questions amid US-Iran conflict

Rocket Lab says it does not control how satellites launched from Māhia are used.

Luxon says 'hand on heart' he'll lead National to election, but fresh poll results show preferred options

Last week's poll showed National on track for one of its worst-ever election results.

Brent Carey: When scam ads pay, promises are not enough

OPINION: Unlike Australia, New Zealand has no legal framework for scam ads yet.

Search your MP's financial and legal interests: Luxury gifts, property and debt

Did your MP receive two watches? Tickets to the Pink concert? A ride in a helicopter?

'Free ride': Fresh calls for Govt to pay rates on Crown land

Councils could collect more than $200 million each year if the rules changed.

'No-brainer': Helen Clark says response to Iran war should have matched her stance on Iraq

The former PM criticised Christopher Luxon's handling of the Govt's response to the war.

Letters: Nicola Willis’ performance as Finance Minister is the millstone around National’s neck

OPINION: The Israel and US spy network is so good they knew exactly where Khamenei was.

'Absolutely not': Luxon rubbishes talk of resignation after brutal poll for National

It is the National Party's worst poll result since November 2021.

'I am not happy with that number': Willis reacts to National's dire new poll

The poor rating follows weeks of criticism of Christopher Luxon’s leadership.

Former MP Jackie Blue quits National to join Opportunity party

Jackie Blue quit National after it scrapped 180,000 workers' pay claims.

Robert Patman: The US‑Israel attack on Iran paints NZ foreign policy into a corner

New Zealand stopped short of calling the US-Israeli strikes on Iran illegal.

Matthew Hooton: Luxon's leadership now a problem for the whole country

Luxon's Iran remarks left him unable to explain New Zealand's official stance.

'I may possibly have grunted': Paul Goldsmith plays down TVNZ crime coverage call

OPINION: Labour MP Reuben Davidson pressed the minister on possible media interference.

Health workers left unpaid after Waikato payroll glitch hits 5500 staff

About 5500 HNZ staff in Waikato have been affected by an error in the rostering system.

'This is not normal': Family in missile-hit Kuwait hopes planes bring them home

Two New Zealand Defence Force C-130J aircraft are being sent to the Middle East.