Politics'Absolute desperation': Labour's issue with false claims on the campaign trailPlus, National's new literacy policy tackles the "reading wars".08 Sep 05:32 AM
PoliticsElection 2023: Labour in the terrible 20s in latest pollLabour has taken another hit, Sept Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll reveals.08 Sep 03:17 AM
New Zealand'Concerned': Council of Trade Unions locks building and calls police after anti-Luxon adNational called the ad "nasty". PM Hipkins says response is "thin-skinned".05 Sep 03:40 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDoes National’s foreign buyers tax break the law?It depends who you ask.04 Sep 05:55 AM
New ZealandAdvance NZ candidate Billy Te Kahika faces electoral fraud charges over $15k donationBilly Te Kahika wrongly obtained $15k and then failed to declare it, court hears.04 Sep 04:51 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Why both Labour and National have got it wrong on taxOPINION: It seems New Zealanders have collectively decided to ignore the China crisis.02 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsBeehive Diaries: Hipkins, Luxon make ‘Up the Wahs’ commitmentTruth behind “Labour in-joke” referring to Ginny Andersen's secret package also revealed.02 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike Munro: No it’s not just you - this election campaign already seems endlessOPINION: If the election season feels like it started a long time ago, well, it did.01 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsMPs vote for big shake-up next Parliament, including boosting Govt scrutinyThe next Parliament will look a bit different.01 Sep 06:01 AM
PoliticsWillie Jackson reflects on 'trainwreck' Q+A interview: 'They all thought I was finished'Minister weighs in on several controversial policies and how they were pitched.01 Sep 05:41 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialLet democracy and good leadership triumph over the bad and the uglyOPINION: Our editorial shout-out to voters and politicians amid the election clamouring.30 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesGrant Robertson’s digital services tax on Big Tech ‘a drop in the ocean’Long-dormant flat tax on Google and Facebook's NZ revenue is suddenly back on the agenda.29 Aug 04:20 AM
Politics'Not great for consulting firms': PM fronts on public service spending crackdownChris Hipkins and Grant Robertson announced a sweeping package of public service savings.28 Aug 08:18 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFormer High Court Judge: What critics of sentences do not understandOPINION: A former High Court Judge puts the case for understanding the judiciary.28 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLoopholes in vape regulations a worry, expert saysExpert says new vape measures will not be as effective as hoped.28 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsWatch: 'You're no Slim Shady, buddy' - Luxon's heckler response'Will the real Mr Chris Luxon please stand up,' a heckler said to the National leader.28 Aug 05:16 AM
PoliticsGovt announces $4b in savings, National says 'too little, too late'Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson will announce savings.28 Aug 05:07 AM
New Zealand'We are in a crisis': Patients call for access to new medsMyLifeMatters collective represents over a million patients with life-limiting conditions.28 Aug 12:26 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Labour wrings hope out of new poll and Luxon hits a speed bumpFor once it wasn't Labour dealing with personnel issues: it was Luxon.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsIs National planning $2b of spending cuts, tax hikes - or a mix of both?National says its tax policy will be self-funded.25 Aug 05:12 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Fear and loathing on the campaign trailEDITORIAL: Divisiveness is being used as an election strategy.21 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Big plans and bigger problems for transport in AucklandOPINION: Simon Wilson on transport agreements, disagreements and the truly "farcical".21 Aug 05:00 PM
Politics‘Everyone’s gone completely nuts’: David Seymour slams reaction to joke about blowing up ministryHis deputy says the joke has been “completely blown out of proportion”.21 Aug 05:04 AM
PoliticsKing Charles approves cancellation of James Wallace’s knighthoodAlso at post-Cabinet press conference: Doctors' strikes, health milestones, education.21 Aug 04:36 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsStuart Nash’s work wives, will Mike Hosking honour his bet and who won Chris of the week?It comes as another National politician struggles with his spelling.19 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsNational, Greens support giving households share of $2.5b ETS revenueThe parties both support the idea in principle, but disagree on the detail.19 Aug 01:21 AM
New ZealandWatch: NZ First candidate Shane Jones sings to votersVeteran MP Shane Jones uses rock hit to appeal to Northland voters.19 Aug 12:47 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Parliament is begging for its own dissolutionOPINION: The 53rd Parliament is begging for dissolution.18 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Not a huge surprise': Ten Te Pāti Māori election signs vandalised in TaurangaThe misspelt word "raciest" has been spray painted on some of the defaced signs.18 Aug 05:00 PM
Kahu‘Racist attack': Pākehā donate thousands to repair vandalised Te Pāti Māori billboardsGood Pākehā Samaritans have taken a stand against racism.18 Aug 07:18 AM
PoliticsNational gets story straight on fuel taxes, clarifying contradictionThe party now says no hikes for three years.18 Aug 06:17 AM
PoliticsFrom methodology to margins of error - everything you need to know about political pollingHow accurate are they, what's a margin of error, and why aren't electorates polled?18 Aug 03:07 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike Munro: It’s values that win votes when times are toughOPINION: Voting often has little to do with the merits of policies.18 Aug 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Hipkins and Peters are as bad as each otherOPINION: The two will say and do anything to get your vote this election.16 Aug 05:00 PM
