Claire Trevett is the New Zealand Herald’s Political Editor, based at Parliament in Wellington.
Claire Trevett is the NZ Herald’s political editor, based at Parliament in Wellington. She started at the NZ Herald in 2003 and joined the Press Gallery team in 2007. She is a life member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery.
‘On top of his brief’: Luxon weighs in on President Biden’s mental state
Biden is facing increasing pressure regarding his physical and mental capacity.
Biden 'expressed his love for NZ' in meeting with Luxon at White House
US President expressed his 'love' for New Zealand.
'A place of large egos': PM wraps up meetings with Republicans on Capitol Hill
The PM has met with key Trump-supporting Republicans ahead of the summit meeting.
Claire Trevett: Luxon's big day in DC and the questions he's avoiding like the plague
The Prime Minister was like a kid in a candy shop, but there were questions to avoid.
'US political junkie': PM Luxon talks after meeting US lawmakers
The PM has announced more support for Ukraine as he meets Senators in the US.
Speed dating, relationship building: Luxon to meet US, Nato leaders in Washington
Luxon hits DC at an intriguing time, but will not be drawn on his views of Biden or Trump
Claire Trevett: PM's Nato trip perfectly timed for US, UK schmoozing
OPINION: There'll be plenty of high-level chat about what Trump 2.0 might bring.
Transport Minister unrepentant about cycle lane cuts for pothole repairs and new roads
Brown has released the Government's final roads and transport plan.
Claire Trevett: Crime, coalition 'cracks' and unicorn kisses - just another week in politics
OPINION: Also in today's wrap - the PM's medicine comeback and Andrew Bayly's flying leap.
Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap
How the Government is faring in the first 1News Verian poll since the Budget.
Coalition friction: NZ First invokes first 'agree to disagree' clause
It's the first time the 'agree to disagree' clause has been used during the term.
Claire Trevett: Luxon's cancer drugs promise doubled is a problem halved
OPINION: Luxon's moved from under-delivering to over-deliver on drugs promise: at a cost.
Northland power cut: Cabinet to address energy and fuel security after blackout
Energy Minister Simeon Brown is expected to provide more details this afternoon.
Claire Trevett: PM's big-noting detracts from diplomatic wins
OPINION: The plane breakdown was bad enough. Then came the 'C-listers' clanger.
Simeon Brown says proposed cuts for emergency road repairs 'challenging' for councils
NZTA is consulting on changes that will give councils less money for road repairs.
Watch: Luxon says Japan is in a ‘tough neighbourhood’, defends C-listers comment
PM to wrap up his Japan trip after meeting Japan's PM tonight
Speaker Gerry Brownlee wants to boost security for MPs ‘before something goes very wrong’
Brownlee wants Parliament's security guards to have more powers.
Claire Trevett: Chris Hipkins' long trail of mea culpae
OPINION: From transport to farmers, Hipkins' mission to soothe peeved voters continues.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins sets out hopes for a one-term National-led Government
Hipkins was speaking at Labour's regional conference in Wellington.
Claire Trevett: Farmers smile, environmentalists fume as tensions ramp up
OPINION: It's also been a tricky week geopolitically with the visit of China's Premier.
'Not come as a surprise': National MP referred to police over donations returns
The New Plymouth MP was the chairman of Parliament's environment committee.
Luxon 'regrets' Australia's tougher stance on deporting 501s
Australia has hardened its policy just two years after easing it at NZ's request.
Claire Trevett: Te Pāti Māori allegations go to the heart of public trust
OPINION: So far, there's a lot of fog and not much light around the claims.
Luxon calls Te Pāti Māori claims 'pretty concerning', Stats NZ launches probe
Stats NZ is investigating allegations of misuse of Census data.
Nicola Willis defends public sector, housing cuts as broken promise dogs Govt
The Finance Minister is defending the Government's approach to the cancer drugs issue.
Watch: Nicola Willis defends cancer drug u-turn, says Govt will honour promise
The Finance Minister is defending the Government's approach to the cancer drugs issue.
Claire Trevett: Snap poll gives Budget lukewarm pass, but cancer drug fail leaves sour taste
Cancer patients shouldn't have been left hanging to find out the drug promise was on hold.
Claire Trevett: Willis' first Budget lacked the surprise, but it did what she'd put on the tin
OPINION: Willis delivered on what she promised - but now has a hard road ahead.
Use our tax calculator to see what’s in the Budget for you
What today's Budget means for your back pocket.
Budget 2024: The 10 key points
Bamboozled by the Budget? Here's all the main highlights explained.
Budget build-up: Cookies over sausage rolls - Luxon and Willis say they're 'ready to deliver'
Today, the Government puts its money where its mouth is.
Claire Trevett: Willis' game of good and bad numbers as Budget reckoning looms
OPINION: The Budget will be a tally of promises kept and broken.
Public service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ Budget
Almost 4000 roles would be cut as part of the Government's aim to reduce spending.
Claire Trevett: Budget tax cuts are a sugar hit, Nicola Willis wants something more
OPINION: The Budget sales job is to get voters to reward the medicine over the sugar hit.
The Luxon-Willis interview: 'Surprises and bold moves'
What Luxon and Willis think of each other in the most important relationship in politics.
Claire Trevett: National MP David MacLeod comes a cropper to paperwork, will it hurt him much?
OPINION: MacLeod was on a fast track to be a minister - until his paperwork went awry.
Claire Trevett: The blame games and politics of a winter power crisis
No government likes to waste a crisis - even a two-hour-long one.
Julie Anne Genter speaks as Speaker refers her to Privileges Committee
Genter flew out to the Chatham Islands ahead of Parliament sitting this week.
Claire Trevett: Luxon and Stanford visit the 1980s; method in Shane Jones' fast-track madness
Stanford's education shift has shades of the 1980s about it, but it might work.
Nats declare massive election donation haul - the most ever in a year
Its largest donation was $500,000 from an Auckland businessman.
'Disciplinary process' under way into Julie Anne Genter after confrontation
The co-leaders earlier released a statement calling Genter's actions 'unacceptable'.
'Lost the plot': Winston Peters slams Julie Anne Genter outburst
If her actions weren’t intimidating, 'I don’t know what is', Peters said.
Watch: ‘Please resume your seat’ - Complaint made after Green MP clashes with Minister
“It’s not appropriate to get out of one’s seat to go and have an argument with somebody."
PM Christopher Luxon faces trial by pay rise, Hipkins is short-changed
There's no good time for MPs to get pay rises, but there were some redeeming features.
Pay day for MPs: $50k in rolling salary hikes for Luxon by 2026
The Prime Minister says he does not need the increase and will donate it to charity.
Government to take 'good look' at ministers' powers in Fast-Track Approvals Bill
Submitters raised concerns about ministers' powers and conflicts of interest.
Claire Trevett: Poll a bitter pill for Luxon, morale boost for Labour and Hipkins
The Budget has become a high-stakes game as Luxon seeks the elusive honeymoon.
Watch: Schools that flout cellphone ban will be audited by ERO, PM warns
Work programmes would soon be announced relating to the priority areas.
Claire Trevett: Luxon takes leaf from Yellowstone in dealing to under-performing ministers
Leader's ability to sack a minister altogether is limited by a lack of replacements.
Opinion: The way Luxon rolls will keep ministers on their toes
OPINION: The PM's message is clear: if you're not up to the job, you don't keep it.
Watch: 'Absolute sense of chaos' - Labour responds to shock Cabinet sackings
Penny Simmonds has also been stripped of the Disability Issues portfolio.
Claire Trevett: Arrogance and patchy sales job are turning fast track bill into a problem for National
There is a distinct whiff of arrogance in the handling of the Fast Track Bill
'Sea of red cones': AT wants less red tape, more driver responsibility at roadworks
An AT manager is not happy about the cost of traffic management for pedestrian crossings.
The power of Act and NZ First: who holds the most power - and how they use it
It's become clear which small party ministers have the most influence.
Seymour on why he wants more money for private schools, less for free lunches
Act leader is reviewing public funding for private schools after years with no increase.
Claire Trevett: Willis lines up Old Mother Hubbard Budget - but dog will get a bone
Willis has backed away from many traditions set by former finance ministers.
Cabinet goes into damage control over disability allowances
Chris Hipkins says move is a "massive vote of no confidence" in minister Penny Simmonds.
Watch live: PM faces Question Time amid Chinese spying claims, Budget lead-up
Luxon will face questions from the Greens' Chloe Swarbrick and Labour's Chris Hipkins.
Chinese hackers stole MPs' data, spies confirm; Govt says no sanctions
The Chinese ambassador has been called in by Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
Claire Trevett: The rolling maul of cuts begins but how much will it hurt?
Opinion: Hard sales jobs lie ahead as National tries to find savings to pay for tax cuts.
Act's Brooke van Velden defends tweet about public service staff cuts
Van Velden said redundancies also happened in the private sector all the time.
Revealed: What Act spent in bid to keep NZ First out of Parliament
Expense returns show how much Act laid out trying to stymie Winston Peters.
Watch: Winston Peters plays Chumbawamba while walking through Parliament
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told political leaders to ‘grow up’.
The best of Grant Robertson's roasts of his National rivals
From Paula Bennett in a kimono to Chris Luxon in Te Puke, Robertson roasted them all.
Claire Trevett: Green Party disasters are also Labour's nightmare as it eyes 2026
The Green Party is in danger of becoming a liability for Labour rather than a help
China's Foreign Minister to visit New Zealand next week
It is the first high-level meeting with China since the new government came to power.
Claire Trevett: Police Association puts Mark Mitchell in a bind over pay negotiations
OPINION: Officers say they should be paid more to enforce new Govt policies.
Act leader David Seymour crashes e-bike
Seymour says a near miss with a car on Parnell Rd was his own fault.
100 Days of PM Christopher Luxon: how is he shaping up?
Luxon took a hit in the polls after his biggest misstep: claiming a housing allowance
‘Immature’: Seymour lashes out at ‘crying’ media, blasts 1News reporter
'They have spent years celebrating and dancing at every slip that a politician makes.'
'Embarrassing': PM misses meetings with world leaders after yet another NZDF plane breakdown
Defence Minister Judith Collins said the breakdown resulted in 'pitying looks'.
$30m price tag to fix draughty, 'uncomfortable' Premier House revealed
Report says Premier House falls well short of the standard expected for a PM
Claire Trevett: PM's own goal and backdown on accommodation allowance
Luxon caved in on the allowance for his apartment within two hours of defending it.
Newshub closure: Media Minister Melissa Lee responds to criticism
Winston Peters says the Government can't ignore Newshub's collapse.
PM denies Aussie cricketer's claim he said Premier House is 'condemned'
'The prime minister said he couldn’t live in his place.'
Labour's new finance spokesperson takes on Nicola Willis in Question Time
Te Pāti Maori has accused Government of 'abuse' of urgency for major repeals.
Chris Hipkins claims Stuart Nash broke Cabinet rules over crime policy comments
One senior MP claimed Nash's comments showed he was angling for Government contracts.
Coalition Government forges ahead with repeal of smokefree law, Māori Health Authority
PM Christopher Luxon says criticism of Nats for smokefree move is "a load of rubbish".