PoliticsFate of NZ funding for China-backed island nation still up in the airNew Zealand launched a review into its funding for Kiribati in January.10 Sep 10:33 PM
PoliticsRevealed: The new subjects your children could soon be learning at schoolThere is a range of new subjects on offer.10 Sep 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsBritish diplomat welcomes NZ's higher defence spend amid ‘radical instability’High Commissioner Iona Thomas is speaking in Christchurch today. 10 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNew Zealand set to bolster police force in the Pacific, PM cites meth boomLuxon also got to experience being charged at by boys wielding axes and whips. 10 Sep 07:25 AM
PoliticsLuxon surrounded by Chinese influence at closed-door Pacific Islands Forum China's presence was everywhere at the gathering of regional leaders in Honiara.10 Sep 07:22 AM
PoliticsWatch: Te Pāti Māori refuses to comment amid broad condemnation of ‘racist’ Ferris post 'I think they’re going to create division. I just don’t think there’s any place for them.'10 Sep 05:43 AM
Politics'I don't give a crap': TPM’s Ferris doubles down on 'racist' post despite party apologisingHe said it's 'unacceptable' for people of other ethnicities to campaign in the seat.09 Sep 11:19 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGuilty ’til proven innocent? Govt announces plans for new shoplifting offenceProposals likely to disproportionately impact Māori, the neurodiverse and the disabled.09 Sep 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Why do people think Joni Mitchell wanted housing sprawl? OPINION: Misleading information from people who should know better in our density debate. 09 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsShane Jones wants to consider re-nationalising power companies in energy shake-up'No one is responsible for energy security in New Zealand,' the NZ First minister said.09 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNZ Pacific aid efforts complicated by exclusion of world powersChristopher Luxon flies tonight from Auckland to the Solomon Islands ahead of PIF 2025.09 Sep 05:11 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsChris Hipkins hoses down discussion on Labour tolerating higher inflationChris Hipkins says there was a “massive misrepresentation of what Barb has said”.09 Sep 04:06 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLabour open to ‘discussion’ about changing Reserve Bank rules to tolerate higher inflationLabour is open to tolerating a higher level of price increases.08 Sep 11:37 PM
PoliticsHipkins won’t call Ferris’ post ‘racist’, says those labels aren't helpfulThat's despite him saying in 2023 that racism should be called out.08 Sep 11:21 PM
PoliticsNZ First KiwiSaver policy would cost $12b-$28bNZ First's KiwiSaver policy comes at a cost to the Crown. 08 Sep 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsTreasury paper Govt tried to hide warns Kiwis to 'accept a lower level of public service'A Treasury Paper warns service quality will need to reduce to hit spending goal. 08 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsLeft-wing parties could form Govt on new poll, but close race predictedAll parliamentary parties gained support, apart from Act.08 Sep 12:53 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLouise Duffy: How a broken system denied my mum a peaceful deathOPINION: Louise Duffy's mum was given medical interventions that she had clearly refused.07 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Potentially lethal': Police recruits taught unapproved arrest tactic for three yearsPolice bosses only became aware after the technique was used on parliamentary protesters.07 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAdam PearseAdam Pearse: Peters wars with the left, immigration tussle grows on the rightSecurity was increased and tensions were high, but did the protesters show? 07 Sep 08:13 AM
PoliticsNZ First to campaign on making KiwiSaver compulsory, new migrant values statementPeters speech lasted more than an hour in front of about 1000 people. 07 Sep 02:00 AM
Politics'Over the moon': Oriini Kaipara wins Auckland byelection for Te Pāti Māori“I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for my whānau, my friends, my supporters.”06 Sep 10:58 AM
PoliticsTāmaki Makaurau byelection: Labour concedes, Oriini Kaipara heading to ParliamentFollow the action from the race as votes are counted. 06 Sep 08:13 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisAdam PearseNZ First’s impatient ‘T-Rex’ takes aim at Govt’s ‘managerialism’Shane Jones' criticism comes as two former MPs from National and Labour join NZ First. 06 Sep 07:24 AM
Politics‘My good friends’: Ex-Labour Minister Stuart Nash makes pitch to become NZ First MPNash says he will wait for the party to decide whether to select him as an MP. 06 Sep 03:57 AM
PoliticsFormer National MP joins NZ FirstThe MP is attending NZ First's annual conference in Palmerston North this weekend. 05 Sep 08:51 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanAfter Investment Boost, Budget 2026 needs to be about polling boost – Thomas CoughlanOPINION: Treasury told ministers that years of cuts will be needed to maintain spending. 05 Sep 05:00 PM
Politics‘A beacon of hope’: Māori Queen lauded for first public address since taking role'We need to walk a new path. We need a new direction.'05 Sep 07:31 AM
PoliticsPolice probed 10 reported threats against embattled Green MP who resigned suddenly todayBenjamin Doyle previously said they did not want to be 'disappeared by hate'.05 Sep 07:03 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisAdam PearseHow will NZ First members swallow the foreign buyers dead rat? ANALYSIS: Winston Peters promises the crowd attending his main address could number 1000. 05 Sep 06:08 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonIt drives me crazy: Five questions that Auckland’s new transport setup doesn’t answerOpinion: Local decision-making good, Government over-reach bad: the new transport plan.05 Sep 04:45 AM
New ZealandSamoa election count shows Fast Party's landslide winFast has taken 30 of 51 seats and secured a majority in Samoa’s election.05 Sep 02:49 AM
PoliticsKoroneihana 2025: Kīngitanga 'immensely proud' of Māori Queen as she prepares for first public speechKoroneihana is taking place at Tūrangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia.04 Sep 11:54 PM
PoliticsCollins speaks of 'heart-breaking' scenes on secret trip to UkraineThe Defence Minister is among the most senior New Zealand representatives to visit.04 Sep 04:18 AM
