New ZealandMinister admits 'bit of a screw-up' over charter school contractThe NZ Performance Academy Aotearoa school will still open as planned.13 Nov 07:48 AM
PoliticsLabour jumps to 38% in new poll after tax announcement National is also up in the Talbot Mills/Anacta poll.13 Nov 03:56 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsStaffer wouldn’t have read McSkimming allegation emails as not their job, Mitchell saysThe office gets so many emails one person couldn't read them all, he said.13 Nov 03:29 AM
PoliticsRegulatory Standards Bill passes with coalition backing despite backlashLabour vows to scrap Regulatory Standards law if it wins next election.13 Nov 03:26 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLabour says Government breaking Parliament rules to pass fast-track law even fasterThe Government's pre-Christmas legislative agenda could be upended if Labour is right.13 Nov 03:13 AM
Politics'Extremely grateful': Louise Nicholas commends McSkimming complainant’s braveryNicholas says police response has been 'breath of fresh air'.13 Nov 01:05 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: McSkimming scandal – how 'groupthink' evolved in the NZ PoliceOPINION: When loyalty trumps integrity, very bad things can happen.13 Nov 12:19 AM
BusinessComCom declines interim authorisation over cash-in-transit servicesThe commissioners agreed it was a finely balanced decision.12 Nov 09:38 PM
BusinessKids' KiwiSaver plan could build $10k nest egg by adulthoodThe scheme’s first-year cost is modelled at $20m to $80m across scenarios.12 Nov 09:06 PM
New ZealandWhy disgraced ex-police leader still gets a hefty pension The 52-year-old was earning about $500k as deputy police commissioner.12 Nov 07:01 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxInland Revenue ups audits and liquidations as tax debt hits $9 billionHow are people falling foul of the law? An accountant shares his observations.12 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHow did Police Minister not know about McSkimming emails – and was the PM aware?Labour's Chris Hipkins has also had his email account checked.12 Nov 04:03 AM
New Zealand'Time for a new voice': Mike King to hand over I Am Hope leadershipGumboot Friday has funded more than 137,000 free youth counselling sessions.12 Nov 02:15 AM
Politics'Frustrated and disappointed': IPCA report prompts cross-party call for police reformsThe IPCA found senior officers mishandled complaints about Jevon McSkimming.12 Nov 01:03 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas Coughlan'Generational cover-up of serious misconduct': Coster on borrowed time as public sector CEO OPINION: Coster's career at the top of the public service doesn't have long.12 Nov 12:55 AM
PoliticsThe woman set to be in charge of your children’s educationThe Ministry of Education has filled its top role permanently at last.12 Nov 12:43 AM
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
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
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Removing Treaty clause from school boards weakens real accountabilityOPINION: Erica Stanford says boards shouldn't interpret constitutional law.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