OpinionOpinion: Jacinda Ardern has no reason to go – yetOPINION: Ardern and Labour still polling high, despite Delta's impact on the country.08 Nov 12:07 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: The glory days of Ardern's Labour Govt are overOPINION: The highs of last year's historic election result have quickly evaporated.07 Nov 07:49 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Labour conference brings Ardern relief - but Covid still gatecrashes itCovid was always going to gatecrash Labour's conference, but PM did have a reprieve.06 Nov 03:08 AM
New Zealand$272m boost to family payments over 4 years; PM vows to open Auckland for XmasThe changes are targeted toward the country's lowest-income families, Labour says.06 Nov 01:33 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRating the ministers: The best and worst of Jacinda Ardern's CabinetOPINION: Ardern's Cabinet: Who has shot up the ratings? Who is struggling?05 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsClimate change conference: Shaw wanted 54 per cent cut, and net zero for farmersJames Shaw wanted a 54 per cent emissions target, and a net zero target for agriculture.05 Nov 12:32 AM
New ZealandHow to replace Jacinda Ardern? The big question at Labour's first post-election conferenceFor the first time, Labour's annual conference will be all online.04 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandLabour and National's housing plans for Auckland likened to 'Soviet-style blocks'The focus is bulk and location, not architecture and design, says a council planner.04 Nov 02:07 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Housing deal shows Labour's failureNational hopes voters will forget the past, and see it as able to deliver more homes.21 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandPM defends staffer's role in weddingPM says she would assist anyone who wanted to investigate the claims around her wedding.18 Oct 08:07 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentLease law changes could be further backdatedLabour and Green MPs recommend little change to controversial lease law changes.15 Oct 04:28 AM
New ZealandSuper Saturday: Political leaders assemble to push vaccinationIn a rare moment, the leaders of all five parties in Parliament came together.14 Oct 06:55 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careTwenty years on: Is the Super Fund on track?It's 20 years since the fund was set up but is it still on track to part-pay for NZ Super?08 Oct 04:00 PM
PoliticsOn the Tiles: Why the PM is 'down' after the latest Covid changesThe Herald's politics podcast analyses a confusing week of comms from the Beehive.07 Oct 11:05 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThomas Coughlan: No return to 'normal' but could National gain ground?As political debate moves to gangs and excessive spending, National finally has a chance.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandPolitical donation rules tightened, wide-ranging electoral law reviewKris Faafoi sets out plan for a review of electoral laws.04 Oct 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: What happens to Labour after Jacinda Ardern?Eventually Labour will have to confront a life without Jacinda Ardern. Is it prepared?01 Oct 04:00 PM
PoliticsLabour caucus set to take control under proposed rule changeLabour moves to shift leadership election power back to caucus.23 Sep 04:07 AM
New Zealand'Zone of irrelevancy': National's pollster offers advice to Collins, partyCuria founder David Farrar weighs in on what National is getting wrong.17 Sep 12:00 AM
New ZealandLabour slightly up as National slips in lockdown pollThe lockdown may have halted Labour's slow slide in the polls, but no seismic shifts.15 Sep 01:01 AM
OpinionDavid Seymour: Why I published the priority access code for Māori'I've done more to promote Māori vaccination than the Government's advertising.'08 Sep 07:33 AM
New ZealandPolitical Roundup: What's going on in the National Party?What exactly is plaguing the National Party? And would another leadership change help?08 Sep 06:43 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Ardern, Collins should listen to Act and Greens on terror lawsOPINION: Jacinda Ardern should listen to Act and the Greens before changing terror laws.08 Sep 03:19 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsCovid-19 Delta outbreak: Sleep the winner in fizzer ParliamentIn-person Parliament didn't deliver like it should have done.31 Aug 05:46 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExclusive: Outbreak response hampered by DHBs flying blind on staff vaccinationThe problem "presented a barrier to rapidly and safely deploying staff", an email reveals.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFiercely intelligent with a cutting wit: Labour legend Michael Cullen diesMichael Cullen had a ringside seat during periods of great change in NZ.19 Aug 10:12 PM
New ZealandLabour's Sir Michael Cullen dies at 76Michael Cullen's parliamentary career began in 1981 and ended in 2009.19 Aug 10:06 PM
New ZealandPM: 200 Afghan locals could be rescued by NZ extraction operationExtraction priority will be for the locals who assisted NZ's Defence Force: PM17 Aug 12:50 AM
New ZealandPM took donation from Troy Bowker in 2017Stuart Nash was not the only one to get a donation from Troy Bowker: the PM did too.16 Aug 12:24 AM
New ZealandLabour down in new poll - but is Winston back?UMR poll has gap between left and right closing, Seymour extends lead over Collins.16 Aug 12:20 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: The worst thing about the Covid-era in NZWe haven't seen mass death, illness or economic collapse but for some that isn't enough.14 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDavid Shearer weighs up Auckland mayoral bidDavid Shearer among the names as Labour casts net for mayoralty candidates.14 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTrevor Mallard to boycott Hurricanes over 'appalling' Māori race commentsPart-owner Troy Bowker criticised people for "sucking up to the left Māori-loving agenda".11 Aug 02:31 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWorth the compromise? Greens' agreement with Labour in spotlight at AGMAt the table or screaming from the sidelines? Greens take stock on compromise at AGM.06 Aug 05:00 PM