PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘No regrets’: Ex-MP Meka Whaitiri shares the cyclonic reason she left LabourWhaitiri sits with Hawke's Bay Today to explain her shock switch and her future plans.07 Aug 06:00 PM
Politics'Misled the public': No military personnel on front line of Govt’s youth offender boot campsChildren's Minister: No NZDF staff are working with youth offenders on the pilot.07 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandSenior Labour MP addresses leadership rumoursSenior Labour MP insists he does not want to be the leader even if Hipkins stood down.04 Aug 05:01 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBruce CotterillBruce Cotterill: Greens in crisis - time for a rebrand?OPINION: The Green Party needs to redefine its kaupapa.02 Aug 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Urgent action required as Act, Te Pāti Māori battle ragesOPINION: The temperature at Parliament has reached boiling point.31 Jul 10:56 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Wellington bureaucracy faces criticism for intellectual timidityOPINION: Ministers are frustrated that mandarins remain stuck in the do-nothing era.25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandForced adoptions, starvation, beatings: Landmark report reveals horrors for unwed mumsThis is what happened to girls and women sent to unmarried mothers' homes.25 Jul 01:16 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: How Labour can get its groove back; when is this Govt responsible for economyOPINION: 'Next election, it’s quite likely a Labour and Green coalition.'18 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTop health officials expressed outrage, considered quitting over Government's smokefree repealA health official said Government changes would be 'difficult to explain... to the kids'.10 Jul 05:14 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRevealed: Details of Labour’s $229m bill for Auckland axed light railTwo engineering firms pocketed $64m for working on light rail.08 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeTreasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointmentThe Finance Minister values her 'positive working relationship' with the Treasury boss.04 Jul 03:12 AM
PoliticsAnti-gang laws softened but still likely to breach Bill of Rights ActA select committee report ignores suggestions to make the law more Bora-consistent.04 Jul 02:26 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Ardern era was never going to lastOPINION: 'New Zealanders are by and large a conservative bunch.'03 Jul 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt introduces standardised testing in primary schoolsThe 'progress monitoring' checks will focus on reading, writing and maths.02 Jul 11:30 PM
New ZealandFrom Cabinet to cabinet making: Former PM shows off chippy skills'It's taken a while to finish but I'm pretty happy with the result.'02 Jul 06:02 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessFinance Minister unreceptive to calls for new finance monitoring unitNew Zealand warned it's not immune from the risk that Budgets start lacking credibility.01 Jul 11:15 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructureOPINION: This week's severe weather shows the critical need for infrastructure investment.26 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsPM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.25 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsGoverning coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gapHow the Government is faring in the first 1News Verian poll since the Budget.25 Jun 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumMedia InsiderHollywood's new Jacinda Ardern movie: NZFC pushes on with rival taxpayer-funded film'A human story': Ardern says it was important the official movie didn't seek public money.24 Jun 12:18 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'23 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandCoromandel links with Hauraki Gulf boosted by new marine precinctThe wharf development will help grow the local marine farming industry.23 Jun 03:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Think the Budget is over? $85 billion says you’re wrongOPINION: Details of the biggest health spend-up in NZ's history are imminent.21 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsWinston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludesMinisters have survived hours of questioning by Opposition MPs during the week.20 Jun 06:59 AM
PoliticsPharmac Minister won't guarantee National’s 13 cancer drugs will be fundedDavid Seymour's comments put him at odds with the Health Minister.19 Jun 04:47 AM
PoliticsTertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds slams Te Pūkenga prioritiesGovt is defending shifting balance of tertiary education costs from providers to students.19 Jun 12:47 AM
New ZealandFormer PM calls out Kāinga Ora criticisms, says it has been 'unfairly targeted''I think there's been a bit of a beat-up here.'17 Jun 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Chris Hipkins' long trail of mea culpaeOPINION: From transport to farmers, Hipkins' mission to soothe peeved voters continues.16 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsLabour leader Chris Hipkins sets out hopes for a one-term National-led GovernmentHipkins was speaking at Labour's regional conference in Wellington.16 Jun 02:56 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHealth watchdog taking years to investigate complaints - amid ‘significant pressure’Covid backlog, ancient IT system part of problem, but upgrade request for latter rejected.14 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt seeking feedback on 120km/h speed limits as reductions reversedChanges will be made by next month.12 Jun 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEnergyBritish Labour Party looks to ban new oil drilling as NZ lifts banSir Keir Starmer is pledging to ban new drilling in the North Sea if he becomes PM.12 Jun 08:55 PM
New ZealandAnother 146 job losses at Ministry of Education take total past 700The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions.11 Jun 04:36 AM
PoliticsNew poll: National drops post-Budget, Hipkins pulls ahead of PMA new poll has shown no great affection for the Budget.11 Jun 12:28 AM
