PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTributes to Mike Moore delay start to fiery yearTrevor Mallard says he's going to be making changes in the debating chamber.10 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPoll: National ahead but not able to governNZ First would be out of Parliament without an electorate seat on current polling.09 Feb 06:02 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Bridges' plan set to backfireCOMMENT: Ardern sits above the fray while Simon Bridges slugs it out with Winston Peters.07 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandClaire Trevett: The no-show and power plays of WaitangiA video clip from Waitangi was a melange of power plays between Peters, Shaw and the PM.05 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandFierce haka welcomes political leaders to WaitangiThe PM and other party leaders are being welcomed at the upper marae.03 Feb 10:10 PM
New ZealandBackbench NZ First MP takes aim at Labour and GreensNZ First MP Mark Patterson has spoken out against a potential Labour/ Greens Govt02 Feb 11:49 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe deals, the money, the players: National and Labour's election campaignsWhat do Labour and National have planned for the 2020 campaign?31 Jan 04:00 PM
PoliticsShane Jones lashes out at critics: 'I don't give a s***'Shane Jones hits back at criticism over comments he made about Pania Newton at Rātana.30 Jan 01:52 AM
New ZealandJacinda Ardern kicks off the election campaign pledging billions of dollars for new roadsThe Government is holding back $4 billion from the $12b infrastructure fund.29 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandClaire Trevett: Ardern v Bridges - the heart of their election-year battleAs the parties prepare campaign songs, few realised Labour's vision was in bitumen.29 Jan 04:00 PM
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
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
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 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
