New ZealandJames Shaw defends transport spend-up: $5.3b on roadsRoads make up $5.3b of the $6.8b spend on transport in infrastructure splurge.29 Jan 02:05 AM
New ZealandPM urged to take boldest options to save threatened dolphinsGreen MP calls on PM Jacinda Ardern for boldest action to protect threatened dolphins.28 Jan 09:52 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLetters: Health practices shroudedThe Ministry of Health appears culpable for careless or incompetent procedures.28 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Jacinda Ardern's greatest weaponJacinda Ardern and Simon Bridges have different challenges ahead of the Sept 19 election.28 Jan 06:08 AM
New ZealandSpat with Jones doesn't turn Shaw off NZ FirstShane Jones and James Shaw have been at odds over how NZ responds to climate change.20 Jan 11:36 PM
New ZealandGreen MP Chloe Swarbrick engagedChloe Swarbrick has confirmed the engagement, but would not comment further.16 Jan 06:25 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Jacinda Ardern's early election-year giftCOMMENT: Scott Morrison may secretly harbour same views on Ardern as Steve Price.15 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: This broken country (and the Govt that says it wants to fix it)COMMENT: Why has Govt done so much less than promised? Simon Wilson's election challenge.10 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Two important decisions for voters in 2020EDITORIAL: Kiwis will be asked whether to legalise cannabis and euthanasia.01 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Is Nikki v Chloe 2020's hottest election contest?COMMENT: Auckland Central contest could be critical to outcome of the whole 2020 election.26 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPoliticians' Christmas plans: Clarke Gayford building sandpit for baby NeveArdern, Winston Peters, Simon Bridges and Greens co-leaders reveal their Christmas plans.20 Dec 08:40 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: And my politician of the year is ...COMMENT: It was Labour's so-called Year of Delivery while National had its own feats.19 Dec 09:34 PM
New ZealandLower North Island trains services 'packed like sardines'MPs, ministers and mayors have received a tin of sardines in the mail to make the point.06 Dec 04:29 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: With poll news grim, was this the Coalition's last supper?Andrew Little, the Minister of Doing Things, issued a flurry of distracting announcements.04 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Labour needs to move with or without NZ First permissionWillow-Jean Prime's surest way to promotion is to lose support to NZ First.03 Dec 01:10 AM
New ZealandLabour's worst poll in two years: Nats, Act could governMeanwhile, Christopher Luxon appears in preferred Prime Minister stakes.02 Dec 06:05 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAudrey Young: Chloe Swarbrick on why she has turned a cornerA new seat and a new sense of direction for Green MP Chloe Swarbrick.27 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe race for Auckland Central: Head girl vs 'high school dropout'Could strategic voting open the door to an Auckland Central win for Chlöe Swarbrick?27 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandGreen MP Chlöe Swarbrick targeted by hateful online abuse'Time to get rid of that chloe bitch--just a waste of air'24 Nov 07:26 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandComment: Why moving Auckland's port is a win for everyoneCOMMENT: Every serious politician who has considered the port thinks it should move.18 Nov 02:00 AM
New ZealandTenants' rights: Landlords fume over new Govt plansLandlords will have to go to the Tenancy Tribunal to get rid of anti-social tenants.17 Nov 03:15 AM
New ZealandMP Gareth Hughes: It feels right to goGareth Hughes believes he could have returned to Parliament with a winnable list place.16 Nov 11:15 PM
New ZealandGreen Party MP retiring, won't seek re-electionThe longest-serving member of the Greens cohort is retiring from national politics.16 Nov 07:27 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettBeehive Diaries: Jacinda Ardern's list-itis, Simon Bridges schooled by 8-year-oldLove for David Seymour from unusual quarters, Simon Bridges' review from an 8-year-old.14 Nov 11:21 PM
New ZealandGreens prepare to drop support of 'arbitrary' Govt spending rulesA leaked discussion document says the rules are 'arbitrary' and 'embeds neoliberalism'.14 Nov 05:04 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: OK Boomer - The power of a phrase in the digital ageWE SAY: Whatever your take on the comment, it's heartening the younger generation cares.13 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettMillennials take pot shots at Boomers, but Gen X rules roost in ParliamentLabour has the lowest proportion of Millennials, while NZ First is the "oldest" caucus.11 Nov 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDavid CormackDavid Cormack: NZ goes from fast follower to world leaderComment: Generation Z could very well be the last to live.11 Nov 02:00 AM
New ZealandSticking it to the GreensWellington councillor David Lee finds a home in New Zealand's newest political party.11 Nov 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandParty launch tinged with sadness after air-crash tragedyGreen-turned-Nat set to launch his own environmental party.08 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettBeehive Diaries: Luxon ready for takeoff, Swarbrick's Boomer war cry, Jones' caveman momentChris Luxon fodder for comedy, Chloe Swarbrick gets on generational high horse.08 Nov 12:55 AM
New ZealandListen live: PM Jacinda Ardern joins Mike Hosking to discuss her 'nuclear moment'It's time to deliver action, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.07 Nov 04:11 AM
New ZealandHosking: Job, wage growth stats are good. But govt can make things even betterComment: Amid positive signs for the government, here is how they can do even better.06 Nov 06:27 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: How the Green Party MPs rateThe Green Party has a handicap that no other party has to the same extent - ex MPs.03 Nov 06:00 AM
