New ZealandNational joins Labour to back bill protecting workers talking about payCamilla Belich's bill aims to end enforceable pay secrecy clauses in New Zealand.17 Jul 05:23 AM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Bishop puts boot into councils as rates table reveals biggest hikesOPINION: It's been the week for bashing local government – although not without cause.17 Jul 12:42 AM
PoliticsPeeni Henare hits back at Te Pāti Māori 'greedy' byelection contest claimHenare won't say yet whether he'll contest Tāmaki Makaurau in the 2026 general election. 15 Jul 12:55 AM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Trevor Mallard's moa comments prove weirdly prescient10 Jul 08:56 PM
PoliticsRevealed: The Govt departments that pushed back on minister's diversity requirements cull06 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Crash and burn – Chris Hipkins gets the pip over ram raids03 Jul 12:14 AM
PremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThe Greens’ most radical plan yet - and how Labour inspired it - Thomas Coughlan27 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Parliament in shock over MP's unexpected death26 Jun 12:19 AM
Politics'Vanity-belief community': NZ abandons global alliance, concerns reputation at risk25 Jun 05:19 AM
PremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: How history warns against the Greens' fiscal ambitions24 Jun 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: What Luxon must do to secure a coalition victoryOPINION: The right's challenge is managing Seymour's and Peters' grandstanding.11 Jun 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGreens argue rich list proves case for tax. Act disagreesThe Greens say the growing wealth is evidence for taxing the rich more.09 Jun 11:50 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNicola Willis sets aside money for election costings unitAn old proposal to establish a unit to cost election policies has funding.03 Jun 05:36 AM
PremiumPremiumMedia InsiderThese parody billboards attacked the Greens – why they've fallen foul of advertising rulesSensible Sentencing Trust ads were misleading but ASA rejects harm and offence complaints.27 May 08:48 AM
New ZealandHipkins hits back at Peters after NZ First leader rules out future coalitionHipkins previously said it's 'highly unlikely' Labour would work with Peters and party.26 May 10:42 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Willis' pre-Budget attacks suggest she's feeling the pressureOPINION: It's unusual for a Finance Minister to focus on the Opposition before Budget Day.21 May 10:54 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMarama Davidson: Budget needs to fund communities, not corporate greedOPINION: The Green Budget proposes making healthcare and early education free.20 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsHipkins calls Greens' Budget 'huge spend-up', 'unrealistic' but agrees with some elementsThe Labour leader has previously refused to rule in or out supporting parts of the plan.19 May 06:37 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: A delusional alternative Budget from Greens is what we've come to expectOPINION: The Greens derive much of their support from the wealthiest electorates in NZ.17 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: C-bomb brings explosive end to appalling fortnight in politicsOPINION: Who won't be seething with disgust after the past few days in Parliament? 15 May 12:47 AM
PoliticsThe Green party releases its alternative BudgetGreens promise $88b taxes including 33% inheritance tax for massive social safety net expansion. Video / Mark MitchellWatch14 May 01:46 AM
New ZealandChlöe Swarbrick announces Green Party industrial strategy from TokoroaGisborne locals and health workers marched to Heipipi Park, where speakers highlighted what they say is a regional health crisis.Watch01 May 01:11 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: How Labour walked away from Tory Whanau and backed Andrew LittleOPINION: In 2022, Labour quietly backed Tory Whanau. Now they want her gone.18 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPersonal FinanceLabour finally shoots down Te Pāti Māori’s policy for Māori to receive Super at 55Te Pāti Māori's policy could cost nearly $4 billion a year.17 Apr 01:06 AM
PremiumPremiumPersonal FinanceLabour tight-lipped as Te Pāti Māori wants Māori to receive Super at 55-58Te Pāti Māori's policy could cost nearly $4 billion. 16 Apr 12:00 AM
PoliticsAdvertising watchdog assessing complaints about billboards attacking Green PartyThe billboards, targeting local MPs, popped up in central Auckland and central Wellington.14 Apr 01:43 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: The Treaty Principles Bill is buried – for nowOPINION: Parliament was pushed to breaking point by the Treaty Principles Bill.10 Apr 06:43 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Luxon's big opportunity amid tariff chaosOPINION: If the PM wants to prove he's a true leader, now's the time to do it. 10 Apr 12:42 AM
PoliticsExclusive poll reveals more Green voters feel safer seeing police than ‘less safe’The majority of Kiwis feel 'more safe' with officers on the beat.08 Apr 05:00 PM
PoliticsUnclear whether Doyle returning to Parliament this coming week, Greens have no updateThe MP spent this week elsewhere after receiving threats.06 Apr 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsCabinet blocks Bishop's plan to zone for 540,000 new Auckland homesHousing Minister Chris Bishop's audacious proposal for new housing was overruled.27 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandPrimary healthcare spend flatlines and plans for another Auckland hospital | NZ Herald News UpdatePublic primary healthcare spending has flatlined and Health Minister Simeon Brown announces plans for a second South Auckland hospital. Video/ NZ HeraldWatch26 Mar 06:09 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Another head-scratching comment from a Green MPOPINION: We know increased police visibility deters antisocial behaviour and crime.26 Mar 04:00 PM
