PremiumPremiumPropertyApartment owners hit with $130k bill to remove fallen pōhutukawa treeThe tree was craned off the blocked lawn into the Te Uru Tapu project after three years.24 Feb 03:00 AM
PoliticsCalls for political parties to make repealing pay equity changes a ‘bottom line’The just-released report’s fierce criticism is based on submissions from the public. 24 Feb 12:44 AM
ConstructionProperty boss eyes 2027 sharemarket float and possible tilt at ParliamentWilliams Corp's managing director builds a polarising online brand as IPO looms.23 Feb 02:02 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Totally inappropriate': Coalition upset over Army’s new te ao Māori bicultural plan Army slightly pulls head in after it surprises Judith Collins with its bicultural plans.22 Feb 10:16 PM
New Zealand‘Going nowhere’: Peters pours cold water on Govt’s card surcharge banKiwis pay an estimated $45m to $65m a year in card payment surcharges.19 Feb 05:04 AM
Politics'More coherent': Seymour reveals first ministries he would axeThe Act leader maintains the portfolios belonging to his MPs wouldn't be exempt.18 Feb 11:49 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 'Outright race-baiting' – Winston Peters shocks chamberOPINION: Peters' response to another MP's question sparked an outcry in the House.18 Feb 11:30 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Too many ministries and too many ministers. Kiwis will want a smaller govtOPINION: We have more ministries than similar countries and more than some larger ones.16 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Act prepares for state of the nation, but what’s the state of Act? OPINION: David Seymour will deliver his first major speech of the year this weekend.13 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: The $1b LNG gamble that could cost Luxon his low-tax brand and his jobOPINION: If he truly believes it's the answer, he could have handled the politics better.12 Feb 04:00 PM
Politics'Racist' and 'pathetic': Backlash as Govt drops te reo from school lunch scheme nameThe programme was formerly called Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches.12 Feb 04:00 PM
PoliticsNZ First to campaign on referendum for Māori seatsNZ First leader Winston Peters, Act Minister Brooke van Velden on potential referendum for Māori seats. Video / Mark MitchellWatch12 Feb 02:31 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 8 horrific child deaths since 2006 – why won't MPs act?OPINION: Alerts have been issued for years over window-cord risks, but nothing's changed.11 Feb 11:46 PM
PoliticsHung Parliament predicted, cost of living increases as priority issue in latest poll The polls remain tight on who will win this year's general election.09 Feb 04:16 AM
Auckland'Like I was 16 again': Seymour bunny-hops Land Rover recreating steps stunt for charityThe Drive 4 Hearts campaign has raised $161,400 of its $300,000 goal.08 Feb 03:15 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Hipkins' blunt message to iwi leaders – lower your expectationsOPINION: Labour has learned a critical lesson after the rapid change of the Ardern era.04 Feb 11:36 PM
PremiumPremiumPersonal FinanceSuper costly? Politicians hesitant to heed Treasury warnings on curtailing cost of NZ SuperMajor changes to NZ Super unlikely after election, according to current polling.03 Feb 08:00 PM
OpinionDavid Seymour: Practical tino rangatiratanga means the same rights for allOPINION: Race-based policies have widened inequality instead of closing gaps.03 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Was the road cone hotline the most comically farcical use of taxpayer money?OPINION: WorkSafe review found excessive use of cones at just 6% of 250 sites inspected.01 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'We’re still fighting': Hīkoi to Waitangi pushes rights of next generationThe march from Cape Rēinga to Waitangi to fight for rights will keep the US in mind.30 Jan 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMuriel Newman: Two years on, has this coalition delivered?OPINION: Inflation and interest rates have eased, but household costs remain high.29 Jan 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Trouble brewing in coalition as Peters pushes his advantageOPINION: Winston Peters is walking all over his partners with his attack on the India FTA.29 Jan 12:19 AM
PoliticsAct Party's lack of support for modern slavery bill sees National team up with LabourThis is the first time such a rule has been used in Parliament.28 Jan 10:56 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard Prebble: Port saga exposes flaws in Luxon's fast-track planning reformsOPINION: Ships turned away from Tauranga are costing exporters tens of millions a year.28 Jan 02:00 AM
New ZealandVoters split on who Labour should rule out as governing options Hipkins won't say which parties Labour would or would not work with in a future govt.27 Jan 06:45 PM
PoliticsHousing Minister Chris Bishop says he has 'sensible' solution to Auckland densification futureBishop: 'You know me, I’m always a middle-ground kind of guy.'26 Jan 11:48 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsInside the 2026 election machine: The strategists shaping how votes will be fought for Take a look behind the scenes at who is running this year's campaigns.26 Jan 04:00 PM
PoliticsChristopher Luxon to skip Rātana to visit weather-battered East CoastPeople are unaccounted for after a landslide crumbled on to a Mount Maunganui campground.22 Jan 04:49 AM
PoliticsNZ First starts election year on high in new pollWinston Peters' party has recorded its best-ever result in this poll.21 Jan 11:54 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: As NZ tiptoes around Donald Trump, Canada takes a standOPINION: It takes a lot to upstage the US President. Mark Carney just pulled it off.21 Jan 11:53 PM
PoliticsWatch: Luxon confirms 2026 election date, rules out three parties from coalition considerationSetting the election date is one of the few powers that is reserved solely to the PM.21 Jan 12:06 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsSeymour says Epsom residents ‘not anti-intensification' but question tall buildings over their pools He says it's become a 'highly politicised' issue, which he acknowledges contributing to.20 Jan 03:38 AM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Jobs for your mates': How Act minister secretly picked new firearms group membersThe nominations were made in the name of Paul Goldsmith, who has defended the process.19 Jan 04:00 PM
AucklandGovt poised to water down 2m Auckland homes intensification planChristopher Luxon is under pressure from National Party strongholds like Howick.16 Jan 02:04 AM