New Zealand‘Transformative shift:’ 20 per cent of New Zealanders of Māori descent'We will see Māori become a dominant part of the future workforce of Aotearoa.'28 May 11:13 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Willis' game of good and bad numbers as Budget reckoning loomsOPINION: The Budget will be a tally of promises kept and broken.28 May 05:00 PM
OpinionLouise Upston: Carmel Sepuloni’s welfare claim misleadingOPINION: I am steering the welfare system towards focusing on what people can do.28 May 05:00 PM
OpinionArena Williams: No meaningful help for Auckland in tomorrow's BudgetOPINION: No support on the horizon for NZ’s economic engine room.28 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsExplainer: Here’s how first changes to gun laws are supposed to increase public safetyNicole McKee: 'People think if you belong to a club, you’re a Brenton Tarrant'.28 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsAnger after Assistant Speaker interrupts Whakatōhea rangatira during mihiThe incident happened during the third reading of the Whakatōhea Treaty settlement.28 May 06:58 AM
PoliticsMP 'confusion' causes select committee to favour scrapping news bargaining billThe minister responsible had to clarify what his position was on the bill.28 May 05:42 AM
PoliticsTe Pāti Māori co-leaders back calls for strike action around NZ due to 'oppressive' GovernmentA nationwide protest is planned for Thursday, Budget Day.28 May 03:58 AM
PoliticsDavid Seymour’s special envoy in medicines is dumping his drug company investmentsAct MP Todd Stephenson labels Labour slur as 'outrageous'.28 May 01:37 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: All eyes on Budget borrowing; brickbat for a nasty adOPINION: There's one line Nicola Willis really doesn't want to cross with her tax cuts.28 May 12:37 AM
Politics'Absolute tragedy': Govt commits $1.5m for Papua New Guinea after deadly landslideThere are varying estimates of how many people have perished.28 May 12:36 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPharmac minister David Seymour met new Act MP’s former drug company employerTodd Stephenson has links with two of the three companies Seymour met.27 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsPublic service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ BudgetAlmost 4000 roles would be cut as part of the Government's aim to reduce spending.27 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsACC boss flies business class for $32k Europe work trip amid 390 proposed job cutsThe chief executive concedes the trip coinciding with the cuts proposal is not ideal.27 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsForeign Minister did not seek advice on impact of coal policy on NZ’s climate agreementsForeign Minister didn't seek advice on impact of coal policy on global commitments.27 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson: Conflicts of interest invite corruption, so why do politicians pretend they don't?OPINION: Political conflicts of interest are dragging the Government down. Does it care?27 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhere are the billions of dollars for tax cuts coming from? What we know so farThe Government needs to find and generate billions of dollars to fund its tax cuts.27 May 05:00 PM
Politics'Financially sustainable': Kāinga Ora pushes back on Sir Bill English reportSome of the draft findings were inaccurate and incorrect: agency.27 May 08:01 AM
PoliticsLuxon and Willis speak ahead of their 'careful' Budget, 240-plus savings initiativesThe Finance Minister is promising the tax cuts won't be inflationary.27 May 05:03 AM
Politics'Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track billIt comes after hundreds marched on Parliament to protest the bill.27 May 03:13 AM
PoliticsRevealed: The Government ghost offices costing taxpayers $300kThe now-disestablished Productivity Commission's lease doesn't expire until next year.26 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsInside a $2 billion pay-equity debacleThe union says many care and support workers are back to square one.26 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Te Pāti Māori's ridiculous behaviour towards Karen ChhourOPINION: There's a deeply troubling idea at the heart of TPM's comments.25 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'If you're unwell, give up your licence' – Gun law change may have unintended consequences'People are avoiding going to the doctor' – is that the right outcome for public safety?25 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Budget tax cuts are a sugar hit, Nicola Willis wants something moreOPINION: The Budget sales job is to get voters to reward the medicine over the sugar hit.24 May 03:00 PM
PoliticsParliament to launch aged care inquiry to satisfy coalition agreementHealth NZ is conducting its own review into aged care's funding and service models.24 May 05:04 AM
PoliticsEx-All Black among new Integrity Sport and Recreation Commission board membersEx-All and former Silver Fern named for new Integrity Sport and Recreation Commission24 May 03:52 AM
PoliticsWinston Peters cancels planned Mfat cuts, saving ministry $20m a yearThe ministry's budget will be trimmed by half as much as forecast.24 May 12:27 AM
PoliticsWhy some MPs take a pass on KiwiSaverSome MPs cite schemes that no longer exist. What's going on?24 May 12:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 'Targeted extermination' - tensions high over controversial billOPINION: Te Pāti Māori didn't hold back in the House - neither did Act's Karen Chhour.23 May 11:23 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThe Luxon-Willis interview: 'Surprises and bold moves'What Luxon and Willis think of each other in the most important relationship in politics.23 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt confirms further cuts to come as MSD proposes 700 headcount reductionFinance Minister Nicola Willis said there would be continued savings.23 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsSpeaker to address Green MP’s use of f-bomb in ParliamentThere was stunned silence when Ricardo Menéndez March used the word during a debate.23 May 07:59 AM
Politics'The time is now': NZ’s second ever Filipino MP makes maiden speech'We are here in the halls of power writing the laws,' he says amid tribute to migrants.23 May 07:42 AM
