PremiumPremiumOpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: It's time for NZ to grow up in approach to infrastructureNew Zealand may vote next year on extending parliamentary terms to four years.08 Aug 05:00 PM
Politics'Made it clear': Hipkins told Prime she should have responded to NCEA briefing offersThe Labour MP acknowledges she could have replied earlier to the Education Minister.08 Aug 02:36 AM
PoliticsOranga Tamariki confirms seven of 10 bootcamp participants reoffendedThe programme aims to prevent youth from going into corrections facilities. 08 Aug 02:04 AM
PoliticsRevealed: Labour didn't respond, declined offers for NCEA briefingsLabour only contacted minister a little over a week before the changes were announced.07 Aug 07:52 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGovernment spent too much during pandemic, against official advice – TreasuryA new Treasury report criticised Labour for overspending during the pandemic.07 Aug 03:28 AM
PoliticsWatch: PM and Education Minister front media during school visitThe stand-up comes days after a radical NCEA announcement. 07 Aug 02:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: NCEA masterclass – Stanford schools colleagues on how to get things doneOPINION: It has been Erica Stanford's week, or perhaps Erica Stanford's year.07 Aug 12:13 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisKate MacNamaraGovt allocates $25m for potential referendum on four-year termsFinance Minister Nicola Willis reduced the original budget from $33.057m to $25m.06 Aug 12:00 AM
PoliticsHow Govt is preparing to ditch the petrol tax and move all cars to road user chargesMinisters want it to be like paying for Netflix.05 Aug 10:34 PM
PoliticsMinister confirms pro-industry fisheries changes The Government has announced restrictions on fishing boat camera footage. 05 Aug 05:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Why National's got the country and itself into such a messOPINION: National either knows what it's doing or it doesn't, but the outcome is the same.05 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsFrom $817m to $2.1b in five years – one road’s cost blowout'It was basically costed on the back of an envelope.'05 Aug 07:53 AM
PoliticsProbe into 11-year-old girl mistaken for woman, injected with antipsychotics delayedPrime Minister Christopher Luxon earlier said the incident was unacceptable. 05 Aug 06:11 AM
PoliticsGovt to pass marine and coastal area bill despite court ruling in its favourThe Government says a Supreme Court ruling ‘doesn’t go far enough’.05 Aug 02:35 AM
PoliticsEducation Minister Erica Stanford defends ‘hasty’ six-week consultation period for NCEA upheavalThe upheaval will see the decades-old NCEA scheme abolished completely. 04 Aug 11:50 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPrincipals have their say on axing NCEA: A 'huge step forward' or a game of political football?Leading principals debate the merits of plans to radically overhaul education.04 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: NCEA doesn't set our kids up for the real worldOPINION: Before a big review, there are some small changes to make before 2026.04 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJamie EnsorJamie Ensor: What led Government to abolish NCEA – and why we shouldn't be shockedANALYSIS: It's likely to be a popular move at the right time for the Government.04 Aug 05:16 AM
PoliticsNCEA scrapped: What Labour, Greens think about the radical overhaul NCEA will be replaced with three new certificates. 04 Aug 04:34 AM
New ZealandFormer National MP Anthony 'Aussie' Malcolm likely sexually abused children – police reviewAllegations spanned 1992 to 2018, involving multiple male complainants.04 Aug 04:22 AM
PoliticsPeters marks Cook Islands anniversary with coded message: Don't risk it all on ChinaWinston Peters delivered a coded warning. 04 Aug 02:18 AM
PoliticsNCEA abolished in 'massive' shake-up of NZ’s main secondary school qualificationTwo new qualifications at Year 12, 13 will replace NCEA after a series of damning reports.04 Aug 12:10 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNCEA performance: See how every high school ranks as Govt scraps qualificationExplore the key achievement trends in our interactive.03 Aug 11:05 PM
PoliticsNCEA is being scrapped - here is what will replace itThe overhaul represents the most radical overhaul in decades.03 Aug 09:10 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisSimon WilsonVote for me, vote for my ticket: Wayne Brown's big election playAnalysis: Wayne Brown doesn't want just to win, he wants a council he can control. 03 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Despite Trump's tariffs, we continue to produce world-class meat, dairy and wineOPINION: If you want to vote, make an effort, argues one reader.03 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsEx-president Peter Goodfellow on the greatest threats to National's re-electionGoodfellow was National's president for 13 years and spent almost 20 as a board member.03 Aug 06:39 AM
PoliticsSenior Labour MP not contesting electorate seat in 2026Megan Woods held Wigram for 15 years, succeeding Jim Anderton.03 Aug 04:14 AM
Politics'Urgent advice': Govt considers backdown to address homelessness spikeService providers have reported a 90% increase in homelessness in Auckland.02 Aug 11:23 PM
PoliticsTrade Minister to fly to US to discuss President Trump’s ‘blunt’ 15% tariff hikePM Christopher Luxon also announced a new fee foreign visitors would face at DoC sites.02 Aug 01:15 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNational Party president: Voters aren’t seeing PM Christopher Luxon’s ‘humanity’Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins appear very close in preferred PM ratings currently.01 Aug 11:12 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Can Luxon convince voters that better times are coming?OPINION: The Prime Minister might be right. But what if nobody believes him?01 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsUse of urgency to upend pay equity scheme decided after PM met senior ministersThe pay equity changes prompted protests up and down the country. 01 Aug 04:58 AM
Politics‘Disappointing’: Govt responds to tariff shock as Labour accuses it of ‘major fail’'We will be talking to our friends in the United States about that.'01 Aug 03:47 AM
