PoliticsLabour claimed 346 landlords owned 200+ properties, but official data can prove only oneThe Government has hit out at Labour for using misleading figures.13 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsInside the drafting of Luxon’s ‘cut-and-paste’ Waitangi speechOIA documents show how PM's speech was crafted - and who owned the words.13 Mar 04:00 PM
PoliticsOfficials back return of pseudoephedrine sales but suggest meth production increaseFormer PM Sir John Key's war on P didn't have a sizeable impact on its availability.13 Mar 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandGolriz Ghahraman shoplifting: What drives affluent people to steal?People do all kinds of 'weird s***' for all kinds of reasons.13 Mar 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAged care'As a country we don't celebrate things enough' - PM opens $500m The Foundation retirement village'I think as a country we don’t celebrate things enough,' says Christopher Luxon.13 Mar 03:48 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOfficials' scathing analysis of Government gang proposalsHow the Ministry of Justice pushed to water down the gang crackdown proposals.13 Mar 03:42 AM
New ZealandEx-Green MP Golriz Ghahraman admits shoplifting chargesThe 43-year-old faced four shoplifting charges.13 Mar 12:50 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Police Association puts Mark Mitchell in a bind over pay negotiationsOPINION: Officers say they should be paid more to enforce new Govt policies.12 Mar 09:02 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGovt stops putting general Treaty of Waitangi clauses in legislationNZ First wants Treaty matters decided by Parliament, not the courts.12 Mar 04:00 PM
PoliticsSeymour says IRD advice disproves Labour's $90m fiscal hole claimLabour thought it had spotted an error in the Government's accounting12 Mar 05:01 AM
PoliticsTeens beg MPs to stop ram raid bill as committee hears oppositionA spike in forms of youth crime, such as ram raids, was a significant election issue.12 Mar 04:44 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsClimate Change Commission gives Government a burping, taxing, inflationary headacheThe Climate Change Commission's advice to ministers raises uncomfortable questions.12 Mar 02:17 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Tone deaf or 'kick-a***'? PM's political radar offline againOPINION: The problem isn't what the PM says, but how he says it.11 Mar 10:54 PM
Politics'Grown-up Government': Luxon on coalition agreement compromise“We’ve phased it and delivered it in a slightly different way," PM said.11 Mar 05:51 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPublic Purse: Why the Ministry for Regulation will be treble the size of the Productivity CommissionThe old ministry had 22 staff, but the new one will have around 60.11 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsInside Treasury’s fight to keep $23b climate cost off the booksTaxpayers face a huge climate bill. Why isn't it sitting on the Government's books?11 Mar 06:22 AM
PoliticsLandlord tax break cost rose by $800m to $2.9bNational’s pre-election fiscal and tax plans costed the policy at $2.1b.11 Mar 05:08 AM
PoliticsSimon Bridges to become NZTA chairThe former National leader and Transport Minister will chair Waka Kotahi's board.11 Mar 01:42 AM
PoliticsThe Government's law and order 100-day action item that required 'no actions'The prison target wasn't just axed by Labour. It was never actioned by Corrections.11 Mar 12:20 AM
PoliticsAct leader David Seymour crashes e-bikeSeymour says a near miss with a car on Parnell Rd was his own fault.10 Mar 11:14 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsChlöe Swarbrick opens up on life, family, abuse and why she’s not in politics forever'I am very, very lucky to have somebody who puts up with me,' says Auckland Central MP.10 Mar 07:35 AM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'I haven’t got the money' Judith Collins on fresh funding for DefenceNZDF left to fix attrition crisis with current funding as head count struggles to recover.09 Mar 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics500k number plates scanned daily: Concerns over Auckland's 'de facto vehicle-tracking' systemPolice are able to tap into data gathered from across the road network.09 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire Trevett100 Days of PM Christopher Luxon: how is he shaping up?Luxon took a hit in the polls after his biggest misstep: claiming a housing allowance08 Mar 04:00 PM
Politics109 urgent hours in 100 days: Government’s rush to complete planThe new Government sets a recent record for use of urgency.08 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandFormer Speaker Jonathan Hunt dies aged 85The Labour Party is mourning the death of one if its longest-serving MPs.08 Mar 05:25 AM
PoliticsUS diplomat abandons speech - what she would have saidProtests inside and outside the building derail US Aukus official's speech.08 Mar 04:24 AM
PoliticsLuxon's popularity crashes in latest poll after housing allowance blunderLuxon's rating falls in a poll taken after his accommodation allowance claim was revealed.08 Mar 02:17 AM
Politics'Insulting’: Frustrated cops slam latest pay offerFeedback will be sought by the Police Association over the coming days.08 Mar 02:11 AM
Politics'Some of the worst political judgment': Luxon's decisions questioned as Govt reaches first 100 days"He's probably in the bottom 20 per cent of MPs when it comes to political judgment."08 Mar 12:56 AM
PoliticsBetter cancer treatment and child immunisation among Govt’s new targetsThe final item of the 100-day plan was completed with the PM in Northland.08 Mar 12:34 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Uproar over boot camps, consents plays into Govt's handsOPINION: The centre-right Govt has left voters in no doubt it is more right than centre.07 Mar 11:50 PM
New Zealand‘Rugby and politics are not so far removed’: Ex-rugby boss' maiden speech as MPNew Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP shares maiden speech in Parliament.07 Mar 09:30 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThe substantive, easy, and the redundant: How Govt’s 100-day plan is goingToday is the deadline for the 100-day action plan. How many items were meaningless?07 Mar 04:00 PM