PoliticsPassport wait times back to normal after system upgrade caused 10-week backlogMinister says 90% of passports are now being issued within two weeks.06 Sep 02:44 AM
EducationSecretive legal advice argues charter schools likely to breach labour rulesConfidential legal advice exposes risks of charter school staff agreements.05 Sep 08:34 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Act’s Treaty bill all about attacking Nats in 2026OPINION: The Prime Minister faces crucial decisions as his party and country’s leader.05 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsWatch: Kīngi Tūheitia laid to rest on Taupiri MaungaThousands of people have gathered at the marae over the past six days to mourn the King.05 Sep 03:50 AM
PoliticsMourners prepare to farewell Tūheitia, a monarch remembered for his ability to unite peopleToday is te rā nehu – burial day – for Kīngi Tūheitia.04 Sep 06:14 PM
Politics‘Outstanding job’: Politicians pay their respects at Kīngi Tūheitia’s tangiThousands of mourners have gathered at Tūrangawaewae Marae over the past five days.03 Sep 10:32 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: The GP crisis and the patients left out in the coldOPINION: 'The drip is turning to a trickle, which threatens to become a torrent.'03 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: The folly of issuing parking finesOPINION: Are we really going to start people on the path to prison for parking?03 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionArena Williams: Time to honour what Kīngi Tūheitia stood forOPINION: The Māori King reminded us what good leadership is.03 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'I stood my ground': 74-year old protester ejected from Act meetingA crowd of about 170 people attended the meeting in Hastings.03 Sep 05:53 AM
PoliticsWatch: Auckland the big winner as Govt unveils $32.9b transport planThe plan sets out how NZTA will spend its funding to improve and maintain the network.02 Sep 03:41 AM
KahuWaikato-Tainui heading to Turangawaewae Marae to pay their respectsThousands expected to attend tangihanga over the weekend.30 Aug 09:32 PM
LiveKahu'Fantastic legacy': PM says Māori King Tūheitia was respected, appreciated by allThe Māori monarch had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery.30 Aug 12:58 AM
KahuTreaty Principles Bill: Pākehā Treaty group calls out David Seymour’s ‘divisive’ politicsTe Tiriti Is Us defends Treaty of Waitangi against proposed prinicples bill.29 Aug 08:15 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Is NZ’s political system fit for purpose?OPINION: The problem is that politics is becoming more contested and more fragmented.29 Aug 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The mother of all political questions - Hipkins wades into Māori sovereignty debateOPINION: Also in this week's wrap – the controversial comments that won't go away.29 Aug 01:58 AM
Politics'Communist judge': Barristers want action after ministers' comments on judiciaryIt comes after Shane Jones referred to one High Court Judge as a 'communist'.28 Aug 06:18 AM
KahuRob Campbell: Cross-party or apolitical policies in economy is mistaken and even dangerousRob Campbell believes bi-partisan politics is the only way forward27 Aug 10:47 PM
PoliticsGoldsmith does things at pace, official tells Waitangi Tribunal hearing into foreshore and seabed decisionIwi complain about 'injustice' of three-week consultation on law change.27 Aug 08:44 AM
KahuChris Hipkins claims 'Māori did not cede sovereignty’Labour leader: 'That doesn’t mean that the Crown doesn’t have sovereignty now.'26 Aug 06:22 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: A traffic light system could apply to others' behavioursOPINION: What if Kiwis scored political parties with a green, orange, red barometer?26 Aug 05:05 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Govt's fast-track backdown delivers a nod to critics but not a bucklingCOMMENT: Ministers lose the power to decide fast-track projects, but still have influence.25 Aug 06:00 PM
PoliticsMinisters lose sign-off powers in backdown on Fast-track Approvals BillChris Bishop, Shane Jones and Simeon Brown will no longer have final approval powers.25 Aug 01:42 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: Act's thinly-veiled attack on the TreatyOPINION: It’s time that Karen Chhour took ownership of her actions.24 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuThames-Coromandel reaffirms Māori wards support'Supporting the establishment of a Māori ward or wards takes nothing away from Pākehā.'23 Aug 03:55 AM
KahuDavid Seymour happy to debate Treaty Principles Bill – anyone, anywhere, anytimeAct leader says the bill is being driven by his constituency and not an anti-Māori agenda.22 Aug 08:36 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Foreshore and seabed bill close to being finalised – what you need to knowThe facts behind the latest moves to change the legislation.22 Aug 05:00 PM
Letters to the EditorGisborne letters: Catch up with more green energyOPINION: Our readers write on green energy, energy security, GE and ballooning rates.22 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: If Seymour can't stop dissing the boss, he shouldn't be Deputy PMOPINION: Act's leader is pushing his luck over the Treaty principles bill.21 Aug 11:09 PM
KahuKoroneihana: 'We need to focus on getting in the waka and working together'King Tūheitia uses his coronation celebrations to call New Zealanders as one.21 Aug 06:39 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Fundamental problems' at Oranga Tamariki, warns OmbudsmanBoshier says Oranga Tamariki 'has a long way to go' to regain trust.21 Aug 05:00 PM
KahuWinston Peters casts doubt on PM's position on Treaty Principles BillThe Deputy Prime Minister has muddied the waters on the Treaty Principles Bill debate.21 Aug 05:35 AM
New ZealandSeymour's new ministry paying staff average salary of $150k – despite recent job cutsMore than 90 staff are being paid an average of $150,000.21 Aug 01:30 AM
OpinionOpinion: Act's Treaty Principles Bill is like Trump's Mexican wallOPINION: The proposed bill is set to divide and ultimately keep some people out.20 Aug 08:41 PM
