PoliticsSectors ‘welcome’ immigration changes, focus now on improving payUnion says nurses are continuing to leave the country over poor pay and conditions.12 Dec 06:14 AM
PoliticsGreens speak on their ' ‘biggest frustration’ - and optimism for 2023The party co-leaders say they are committed to being part of the next Government.12 Dec 06:10 AM
PoliticsThree Waters: Officials warn water bills could increase ‘significantly’Officials warn regulation will be needed to avoid households being hit with big bills.12 Dec 04:39 AM
PoliticsImmediate residency: Nurses eligible in major immigration changesIt is the final post-Cabinet press conference of 2022.12 Dec 03:56 AM
PoliticsWayne Brown extends olive branch to developerThe mayor makes peace with developer to progress ambition to shift port.11 Dec 11:44 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Cabinet split reveals where power liesOPINION: The Māori caucus is big enough to throw its weight around and demand policy wins.11 Dec 05:17 PM
Politics'Inexcusable': NZ bans 22 Iran officials, morality police after woman's deathPM Jacinda Ardern says more actions could follow in response to "brutal suppression"11 Dec 04:39 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLegal aid crisis: Labour, Greens and Act join up to save system from ‘collapse’National Party challenged to support 'access to justice'11 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJarrod Gilbert: Rugby great gives insights into police negotiating skillsOPINION: Jarrod Gilbert on police negotiations.11 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsAmbassador Louisa Wall on the 'game-changer' for LGBT+ rightsSports has the potential to transform attitudes says Louisa Wall and she points to Fiji.11 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsBeehive diaries: The PM’s Christmas party - and why Finance Minister can’t travelA scheduling conflict evoked memories of the 6 o'clock swill at Premier House this week.11 Dec 01:35 AM
PoliticsNew Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka to meet with police over crime spikeNational's Tama Potaka earned almost half of the byelection vote.11 Dec 12:02 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Was Hamilton West the canary in the mine for Labour?Either Labour's supporters aren't turning up or it has lost them ... either is a problem.10 Dec 11:12 PM
PoliticsNational wins byelection, flips seat in blow for GovtTama Potaka claims Hamilton West seat.10 Dec 05:24 PM
PoliticsRetirements and reshuffles - after a rough week, what's next for the Government?On the Tiles dissects a fiery week in politics.10 Dec 01:31 AM
Opinion‘Our love affair with Jacinda Ardern is coming to an end’OPINION: NZ columnist in UK paper says PM's political honeymoon is well and truly over.09 Dec 11:10 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Chris Luxon and the Act and NZ First questionLuxon should be worried about the prospect of a Peters return, but should he rule him out?09 Dec 06:10 PM
PoliticsSurprise truce: Port move, light rail in plan as Brown, Govt agree to peace pactAuckland's mayor and the transport minister are putting aside their differences.09 Dec 05:41 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsSimon Wilson: Is this the end of tunnelled light rail and the start of moving the port?Big changes are proposed in the new joint agreement about transport in Auckland.09 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsPM makes last-minute visit to byelection battleground to rally Labour troopsHamilton West will find out who their new MP is from 7pm tomorrow.09 Dec 06:21 AM
OpinionJohn MacDonaldJohn MacDonald: Three Waters is still a dog's breakfastOPINION: Nothing is going to stop the Government's water reforms.08 Dec 11:48 PM
PoliticsPM mulls lifting incomes with tax credits, but tax cuts could be a while awayThe Prime Minister also has a Christmas message for disenfranchised anti-vaxxers.08 Dec 06:54 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsAn underdog story: Inside the byelection battle for Hamilton WestIs the Hamilton West byelection National's to lose?08 Dec 06:44 AM
PoliticsDavid Clark hints at retirement, as Ardern signals announcement that more MPs will step downLabour MPs were forced to clarify whether they intended to stand at the next election.08 Dec 05:00 AM
PoliticsHamilton West byelection: Labour candidate Georgie Dansey’s door-knocking mishapThe campaign trail gets rocky before Saturday's vote.08 Dec 01:26 AM
PoliticsThree Waters passes amid fiery debateNational, Act, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori all raised concerns.07 Dec 10:28 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: How Mahuta lost control of Three Waters, and Ardern lost control of MahutaOPINION: This week, the Prime Minister and her minister were openly at odds.07 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsFast intervention for 10 to 13-year-old ram raiders and robbers - new Govt packagePersistent offenders would get immediate attention by various agencies.07 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsNational takes $350m ‘slush fund’ to Auditor-GeneralNational informed about the project nearly six months after Labour MPs.07 Dec 06:22 AM
Politics‘Remarkable levels of access’: What political donors get from NZ politicians for $50kThere's no such thing as a no-strings-attached donation in politics.07 Dec 05:13 AM
PoliticsArdern has lost control over Mahuta and must sack her - NationalThe Prime Minister has lost control of her minister, says Christopher Luxon07 Dec 03:44 AM
Politics‘Small-minded’: Robertson responds to critics of Sport NZ transgender guidelinesThe NZ First leader released a statement on social media criticising the guidelines.07 Dec 02:29 AM
Politics‘Slush fund’: National’s anger over Labour’s handling of $350mNational is accusing Labour of using climate change funding to buy off electorates.06 Dec 05:06 PM
PoliticsBrooke van Velden: We’re failing children by not preparing themTruant children missing out on vital life skills - and we're letting them.06 Dec 04:00 PM