PoliticsLatest poll: Govt steady, Labour up, Greens collapse - Luxon favourability surgesTaxpayers Union-Curia Poll suggests the coalition would retain power in an election.10 May 02:08 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.09 May 11:37 PM
PoliticsWatch live: Govt pledges $571m for Defence Force pay, helicopter and vehicle upgradesThe new spend includes more than $100m of cuts to the NZDF and the Defence Ministry.09 May 11:17 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPolice strategy to combat knife crime amid rising trend in Britain, AustraliaKnife crime is an issue the Police Minister says he's monitoring closely.09 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Labour needs a bolder leader than HipkinsOPINION: As the Luxon Government fails, the Opposition needs someone who will step up.09 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt ramps up threat of sanctions on beneficiaries if new obligations aren’t metBeneficiaries have two weeks to attend a seminar or they could be sanctioned.08 May 10:06 PM
PoliticsAlmost every Kiwi household will benefit from tax relief, Finance Minister promisesNicola Willis has set the scene for the upcoming Budget.08 May 09:11 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsJudge delivers verdict on early NZ justice systemJustice David Collins points to early miscarriages of justice in colonial New Zealand.08 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsIwi sends warning as hundreds march on Parliament against fast-track consenting billDevelopers that advanced projects that harmed the environment were warned.08 May 06:21 AM
PoliticsPM in a huff after questions over 'woke food'The Prime Minister did not want to answer questions about which foods were woke.08 May 05:41 AM
PoliticsGovernment keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacleSame-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.08 May 04:57 AM
PoliticsWatch live: Question time - School lunches scheme gets new, cut-back fundingThe free school lunch programme was initially launched by Labour in 2019.08 May 01:59 AM
PoliticsAdvice suggests Government’s water reforms will cost Aucklanders less than Labour’s - for nowComparisons are difficult,07 May 06:15 AM
PoliticsTe Pāti Māori co-leaders back MP’s claim Govt is intent on exterminating MāoriTe Pāti Māori has previously the accused the Government of displaying white supremacy.07 May 05:11 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDouble voting found in election result, judges and minister briefedA small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.07 May 02:25 AM
PoliticsMinistry of Education now producing daily school attendance dataReporting by schools is voluntary but will become mandatory next year.07 May 01:54 AM
PoliticsJulie Anne Genter speaks as Speaker refers her to Privileges CommitteeGenter flew out to the Chatham Islands ahead of Parliament sitting this week.07 May 01:06 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget revealOPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.06 May 11:21 PM
PoliticsNZ First MP Jamie Arbuckle to donate council salary to charityHe will stay on as councillor until October to avoid a byelection.06 May 10:50 PM
PoliticsPM wouldn't accept one of his MPs holding councillor position and salaryAn NZ First MP is also a local councillor - with both salaries.06 May 08:20 PM
PoliticsNZ launches trade negotiations with UAEThe country has begun trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates.06 May 05:00 PM
Politics'Catastrophic in terms of their reputation': Can the Greens bounce back from a string of controversies?Julie Anne Genter is the fourth Green MP in under a year to spark controversy06 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandJulie Anne Genter v businesses: Why the bad blood over cycleways?A mandate for cycleways in the capital doesn't make for a painless process.06 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonThe Shaw bank redemption: Simon Wilson on the former Greens leader and the Fast-Track BillOPINION: Everyone likes to call James Shaw a Blue-Green, but what does that mean?06 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt revives Waikato mega-prison plans as $1.9b spend pays for 810-bed extensionAbout $440m of the spend was coming from cuts from the "back-office", Luxon said.06 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsPM announces $1.9b Corrections investment including 810 more prison bedsGovt will train 470 corrections officers and add 810 beds to Waikato’s Waikeria prison.06 May 03:50 AM
PoliticsMP Julie Anne Genter returns to work ... in the Chatham IslandsThe under-fire MP is returning to work this week.06 May 02:02 AM
PoliticsCo-leaders discussing fresh claims of poor behaviour with MP Julie Anne GenterAct leader David Seymour believes Greens' response to initial incident was a 'cop out'.06 May 01:18 AM
Kahu‘Māori Seabed, For Shore!’ - Two decades on from the largest hīkoi in a generationTwenty years on from the biggest protest in Aotearoa, how far have we come?05 May 07:11 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay themOPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.05 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: ‘Politics has been likened to war without guns’ - why rules in politics still matterOPINION: It is the rules that stop politics descending into war with guns.05 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsIs Winston Peters reluctant to trim MFAT?Winston Peters says he is still talking with the ministry.04 May 05:00 PM
OpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?04 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungMPs spitting the dummy: Who followed through on threats to quit on principle?OPINION: Some MPs are just plain offended at how they are treated by their party.04 May 05:00 PM
