PoliticsGovt ramps up threat of sanctions on beneficiaries if new obligations aren’t metBeneficiaries have two weeks to attend a seminar or they could be sanctioned.08 May 10:06 PM
PoliticsAlmost every Kiwi household will benefit from tax relief, Finance Minister promisesNicola Willis has set the scene for the upcoming Budget.08 May 09:11 PM
New ZealandPonsonby killer’s past, Budget tease and temperatures plunge | Focus Morning Bulletin May 9, 2024New details emerge about the Ponsonby Road killer’s criminal past, Nicola Wilis teases her upcoming Budget and polar air sees temperatures plunge in the latest NZ Herald headlines.Watch08 May 08:01 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Finance Minister gives first pre-Budget speechFinance Minister Nicola Willis delivers first pre-Budget speech to the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce this morning.Watch08 May 06:55 PM
New ZealandGisborne group fights for bridge funding to save family farmsBridging Tairāwhiti, a Gisborne group, campaigns for bridge repairs post-Cyclone.08 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsJudge delivers verdict on early NZ justice systemJustice David Collins points to early miscarriages of justice in colonial New Zealand.08 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal systemOPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'08 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeGovt fails to calm carbon market jitters, flagging forestry reviewIt is unsure of the impact land use rule changes will have on how many trees are planted.08 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsIwi sends warning as hundreds march on Parliament against fast-track consenting billDevelopers that advanced projects that harmed the environment were warned.08 May 06:21 AM
PoliticsPM in a huff after questions over 'woke food'The Prime Minister did not want to answer questions about which foods were woke.08 May 05:41 AM
PoliticsGovernment keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacleSame-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.08 May 04:57 AM
PoliticsWatch live: Question time - School lunches scheme gets new, cut-back fundingThe free school lunch programme was initially launched by Labour in 2019.08 May 01:59 AM
New ZealandPonsonby gunman dead, Canterbury fires and airborne crash | Focus Morning Bulletin May 8, 2024Alleged Ponsonby gunman found dead, two Canterbury houses go up in flames and footage emerges of a terrifying airborne crash in the latest NZ Herald headlines.Watch07 May 07:38 PM
PoliticsAdvice suggests Government’s water reforms will cost Aucklanders less than Labour’s - for nowComparisons are difficult,07 May 06:15 AM
PoliticsTe Pāti Māori co-leaders back MP’s claim Govt is intent on exterminating MāoriTe Pāti Māori has previously the accused the Government of displaying white supremacy.07 May 05:11 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDouble voting found in election result, judges and minister briefedA small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.07 May 02:25 AM
PoliticsMinistry of Education now producing daily school attendance dataReporting by schools is voluntary but will become mandatory next year.07 May 01:54 AM
PoliticsJulie Anne Genter speaks as Speaker refers her to Privileges CommitteeGenter flew out to the Chatham Islands ahead of Parliament sitting this week.07 May 01:06 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget revealOPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.06 May 11:21 PM
PoliticsNZ First MP Jamie Arbuckle to donate council salary to charityHe will stay on as councillor until October to avoid a byelection.06 May 10:50 PM
PoliticsPM wouldn't accept one of his MPs holding councillor position and salaryAn NZ First MP is also a local councillor - with both salaries.06 May 08:20 PM
PoliticsNZ launches trade negotiations with UAEThe country has begun trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates.06 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonThe Shaw bank redemption: Simon Wilson on the former Greens leader and the Fast-Track BillOPINION: Everyone likes to call James Shaw a Blue-Green, but what does that mean?06 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt revives Waikato mega-prison plans as $1.9b spend pays for 810-bed extensionAbout $440m of the spend was coming from cuts from the "back-office", Luxon said.06 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsPM announces $1.9b Corrections investment including 810 more prison bedsGovt will train 470 corrections officers and add 810 beds to Waikato’s Waikeria prison.06 May 03:50 AM
PoliticsMP Julie Anne Genter returns to work ... in the Chatham IslandsThe under-fire MP is returning to work this week.06 May 02:02 AM
PoliticsCo-leaders discussing fresh claims of poor behaviour with MP Julie Anne GenterAct leader David Seymour believes Greens' response to initial incident was a 'cop out'.06 May 01:18 AM
New ZealandCould Wellington be the next region to ink a water deal with the government?Councils to work together on a plan for a Greater Wellington region water deal.06 May 01:02 AM
New ZealandMP Jamie Arbuckle to keep two jobs – and two salariesMarlborough councillor settles into two roles and long work hours.05 May 10:19 PM
KahuSimon Bridges says NZ wasn't ready for a Māori PM: 'I didn’t think enough about race relations'The former National leader stepped away for a quiet life away from politics,. Or has he?05 May 07:40 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay themOPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSeymour wanted Ministry of Regulation to have three times more staff than Productivity CommissionDavid Seymour said red tape and regulation are 'out of control' in this country.05 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesSoaring airfares: Air NZ happy 'to open the books' as political heat growsGovernment not ruling out market study of domestic ticket prices.05 May 07:00 AM
PoliticsIs Winston Peters reluctant to trim MFAT?Winston Peters says he is still talking with the ministry.04 May 05:00 PM
