New ZealandDoC reveals final job loss numbersA restructure and the loss of more than 70 full-time roles from DoC will have a negative impact on the environment, conservation advocates say.07 May 04:07 AM
New ZealandGreens call for review of Pora convictionThe Greens have joined the Maori Party in calling for a review of the jailing of Teina Pora, who has served 20 years for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett.05 May 06:50 PM
New ZealandGreen Party calls to put off DOC restructureThe Green Party is calling for the restructuring of the Department of Conservation to be put on hold.04 May 04:54 AM
EnergyBusiness leaders slam power planLabour and the Greens have defended their controversial electricity policy after New Zealand's business leaders issued an open letter asking them to withdraw it.02 May 01:46 AM
BusinessBrian Gaynor: Labour-Greens proposal creates dilemmaThe Labour-Greens' proposal has created a major dilemma for potential Mighty River Power investors - should they invest in a company that could be subject to major regulatory change, including a dramatic adjustment to its business model?26 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Political capital costs Shearer market trustIt didn't take David Shearer long to zero in on the million dollar-plus pay packets of chief executives running the country's power cos as the next stage of his campaign for govt control of the market.26 Apr 05:30 PM
EnergyHow best to calculate electricity cost?If Meridian Energy had already floated, it's a fair bet that its share price would have dropped after the Opposition unveiled its electricity policy a week ago.25 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Trade Minister's travel costs wise investmentThe Green Party is upset that Trade Minister Tim Groser's international travel costs soared to almost $250,000 in the first three months of this year as he lobbied for support for his bid to be the director-general of the World Trade Organisation.19 Apr 05:30 PM
EnergyUser groups give power plan thumbs upThe Labour-Green proposal to cut Kiwi householders' power prices through radical market reform has been given the thumbs-up by consumer groups, but energy sector commentators are divided on the plan.18 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Indulgences of office 'difficult-to-resist'History shows that minority parties entering into coalitions with major parties are decimated at the next election, writes Bob Jones. One can only speculate why. .15 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandGreens to campaign for Auckland city rail link Govt fundingThe Green Party will launch a campaign on Sunday to pressure the Government to fund the proposed Auckland city rail link.11 Apr 11:42 PM
Kahu'Please explain' on prosecution ratesThe Maori Party and the Green Party are asking the Government why prosecution rates of young Maori appeared to be far higher than Pakeha for the same crimes.10 Apr 08:10 PM
Banking and financeSolid Energy warnings ignoredWere senior Cabinet ministers asleep at the wheel? Did they fail to step in soon enough when problems at Solid Energy were apparent? John Armstrong investigates.25 Mar 04:30 PM
EnergyOpencast Pike River mine mootedOfficials are investigating a proposal which could lead to the Pike River mine being turned into an opencast coal pit stretching into a national park.27 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandGreens slam Makororo dam schemeA Green Party conference in Napier has been told plans for the Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Central Hawkes Bay are "subsidised pollution".25 Feb 02:26 AM
New ZealandPoll: National in front with 51pcNational has risen above 50 per cent again in the latest 3 News political poll, while Labour and the Greens polled 43 per cent between them - well short of a majority.24 Feb 08:27 PM
New ZealandGreens attack oil-spill levyA proposed levy increase on the maritime industry to pay for cleaning up possible oil spills has been labelled "madness" by an MP.12 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandMcCully snubs West PapuanForeign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will not meet a West Papuan freedom fighter who was refused a public forum at Parliament.12 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandInfo act plan leaves Greens coldProposals to change the Official Information Act are at odds with the Government's claims it is committed to openness and transparency, the Green Party says.04 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Calls to focus on exchange rate should be ignoredTimes are very tough in manufacturing. The global recession has merely contributed an additional woe to a sector whose share of economic activity has been declining for more than two decades.29 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandMystery driver tracks luggageAuckland Green MP Julie-Anne Genter is trying to find a woman who retrieved her luggage after a driveby theft from a bus stop.29 Jan 04:30 PM
ManufacturingManufacturers threaten to quit NZMore leading export companies are on the verge of moving overseas due to the high dollar, Opposition MPs were told yesterday by manufacturers.28 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Inquiry exposes Govt vulnerability on exchange rateA lot of exporters of manufactured products had been waiting for an opportunity to vent anguish over the high exchange rate, writes John Armstrong. The targets of the anger - John Key, the Reserve Bank, Steven Joyce and the Treasury - were absent.28 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandGreen Party launches new campaignStopping asset sales, getting government backing for the Auckland CBD rail link and engaging everyday citizens in the political process will be among the Green Party's key goals for 2013, co-leader Metiria Turei announced today.27 Jan 02:12 AM
New ZealandGovt criticises Greens' housing planThe Government says the Green Party's shared equity housing policy would lead to more debt without solving New Zealand's housing affordability crisis.24 Jan 04:24 AM
EmploymentUnion weakness lured filmsJohn Key says Hollywood finds New Zealand more attractive than other countries because it does not have a strong union movement.23 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandGreens offer families homesThe Green Party has ambitious plans for a shared-equity housing ownership model designed to help low-income families with dependent children into home ownership.23 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionClaire Trevett: Harawira's offer doesn't deserve a look inHaving done his utmost to get the Maori Party into the intensive care unit, Harawira has put on his quack's white coat and offered to give it the kiss of life, writes Claire Trevett.23 Jan 04:32 AM
New ZealandOiling the wheels of conservationGreen Party list MP Gareth Hughes talks to political editor Audrey Young about heroes and holidays.17 Jan 04:30 PM
