PoliticsNew poll reveals big gains for Act, Te Pāti Māori, main parties lose groundBut National and Labour are down.09 Dec 02:44 AM
PoliticsGovt target to train 500 new police officers could miss deadline – policeThe target's timeline was a source of tension within the coalition at one point.05 Dec 02:11 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Put up or apologise – Verrall walks a fine line with Levy slurOPINION: Prosecuting your case is very different to attacking someone personally.04 Dec 11:45 PM
OpinionOpinion: Privatisation by stealth – education changes opening the door to private interestsOPINION: Govt responsible for the education of all our children and should not outsource.03 Dec 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: The coalition Govt is creating red tape as fast as LabourOPINION: David Seymour's regulation-busting ministry needed more than ever.03 Dec 04:00 PM
KahuGreen MP questions Pharmac's Māori commitment after advisory group fallsSeymour dodges questions on agency's Māori strategy amid advisory group disestablishment.02 Dec 06:53 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: There's a job for Luxon if they make Kiwi version of The OfficeOPINION: The Government celebrates getting things done but is that really what it's doing?02 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsPharmac minister, chair refuse to express confidence in CEO Sarah FittThe revelation came amid a scrappy start to Parliament's second scrutiny week.02 Dec 05:20 AM
OpinionNick Mowbray: Unjustified dismissal overhaul makes sense for these reasonsOPINION: The current system is too often abused for frivolous or sneaky claims.02 Dec 12:39 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: RBNZ's grim warning as productivity woes come to a headOPINION: New Zealand faces a future of slow and low GDP growth on its current path.30 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAlice SoperOpinion: What TJ Perenara's haka tells us about New ZealandOPINION: TJ Perenara has now retired but we can’t say the same about this issue.28 Nov 09:50 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Winston Peters dings PM on coalition anniversaryOPINION: It's a fraught business when political leaders talk about each other.28 Nov 12:00 AM
New ZealandReport questions if harm from Covid-19 vaccine mandates outweighed benefitsGovernment will receive the inquiry's report today but its release date is unknown. 27 Nov 05:21 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAlwyn Poole: Seymour should walk away from Associate Education Minister roleOPINION: Seymour’s next six months will be consumed by the Treaty Principles Bill.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsFirst charter school announced, will open first term 2025It's based on an Australian model.27 Nov 01:00 AM
New ZealandAct acknowledgement of rangatiratanga raises 'a whole lot of questions'Experts criticise Seymour's Bill, calling his Ngāi Tahu concession 'unworkable'.26 Nov 09:00 PM
KahuWillie Jackson and David Seymour set for Treaty Principles Bill showdownJackson challenges Seymour to debate, urges public to keep fighting against the bill.26 Nov 08:20 PM
OpinionOpinion: Treaty bill a threat to Māori health and rightsOPINION: I was incensed and distressed to see the Treaty Principles Bill tabled.26 Nov 05:15 PM
New Zealand'Remove the gag clause': Doctors should be able to mention assisted dying - ministryGovernment says any changes will be left to a member's bill.26 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Every human being for themselves’: Winston Peters hints at 2026 election plansWinston Peters says all coalitions are difficult and you have to compromise.26 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandDavid Seymour's bold moves: From Act leader to deputy PMAfter public criticism, David Seymour is doubling down on his policy stance. 25 Nov 09:07 PM
OpinionOpinion: I bit my tongue so much at David Seymour's hui, it's soreOPINION: I bit my tongue because the world is burning and you’re fanning the flames.25 Nov 08:32 PM
New ZealandLuxon and Hosking: PM discusses NCEA reform, relationship with SeymourLuxon reveals how he gets on with other party leaders, his achievements, what's next. 25 Nov 07:14 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHow Seymour ‘got it wrong’ about Peters - and why Treaty bill could live on'Difficult to see genie getting put back in the bottle.'25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Ok for cops to walk in a Rainbow Parade, but not the Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi?OPINION: Mark Mitchell's hardline approach is great for headlines but not practical.25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDo Māori have rights other New Zealanders don’t have?The issue has been brought into sharp focus by the Treaty Principles Bill. 25 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandLouisa Wall says TJ Perenara’s Treaty statement was censoredWall said it was a powerful last haka and people should be 'incredibly proud'.25 Nov 01:58 AM
KahuEx race relations boss slams Treaty Principles BillJoris de Bres is flabbergasted by Act's 'divisive' bill.24 Nov 09:17 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPM on working with Peters and Seymour and why ‘coalition of chaos’ defied criticsLuxon on the first year of his Government and how his relationship with co-leaders differs.24 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: We're having the Treaty debate - it’s either hysterical, or adultOPINION: Labour also needs a cup of tea and lie down to calm their nerves.23 Nov 07:09 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: House haka was boisterous but dignifiedOPINION: 'Please fix both these major driving problems this year.'23 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandTensions on relationships between 'grumpy' gangsters and community police due to patch banThe new law will be hard for Northland's sole-charge officers, Police Association says.22 Nov 05:00 PM
KahuSeymour refuses to ‘bow down’ to his hapū leaders over Treaty Principles Bill'He has disregarded our voice and continued with this divisive kaupapa.'22 Nov 07:22 AM
PoliticsMinister 'cannot take personal responsibility' for inappropriate actions in youth boot campsIt follows concerns about use-of-force powers being given to staff. 21 Nov 04:00 PM
