PoliticsMajor Budget investment coming for primary schools as new maths results show 'encouraging' signsPart of the package will be a new test for some students.17 May 05:00 PM
Politics'Road to Damascus epiphany': Winston Peters takes aim at National, Act over immigrationPeters made the campaign announcement in Auckland before the Budget.17 May 07:15 AM
New ZealandProtestors and supporters show up for Ardern at the Auckland Writers FestivalDame Jacinda Ardern is speaking at the Auckland Writers Festival this evening, following her book launch for A Different Kind of Power. Video / NZ HeraldWatch17 May 06:54 AM
PoliticsNZ First to campaign on buying back BNZ and making KiwiSaver enrolment compulsory at birth17 May 03:28 AM
AucklandCompulsory exams are back - PM and Education Minister unveil new NZCE qualification to replace NCEA16 May 01:47 AM
PoliticsChris Luxon and Erica Stanford address media as new school qualifications unveiledWatch16 May 12:57 AM
PremiumOpinionCecilia RobinsonCecilia Robinson: Why a screen-first childhood is the wrong kind of ‘digital advantage’15 May 11:00 PM
PremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Christopher Luxon parties as Budget nears15 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHealth sector watchdog apologises, reopens complaint after publicity over woman’s case It comes as the Government amends a law in honour of the woman's advocacy work. 15 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandStronger plant rights to back export growthAround 80% of the country’s kiwifruit crop is grown in the Bay of Plenty.15 May 06:42 AM
PoliticsNgāi Tahu preparing to renegotiate parts of Treaty settlement amid major conservation law reformsMinister Potaka's reforms are the most significant in nearly four decades. 15 May 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Most iconic': $1m upgrade to Rotorua tracks and campgroundsWorks will revamp hazard signs, interpretation panels and safety features. 15 May 02:00 AM
PoliticsGovt agrees to change or scrap Treaty of Waitangi references in 19 laws It fulfils a coalition agreement item between National and New Zealand First.15 May 12:27 AM
OpinionRichard Shaw: Brooke Van Velden's citizenship test plan raises questions over purpose and proofOPINION: Brooke Van Velden says the test responds to a loss of Kiwi identity.14 May 06:00 PM
PoliticsAI future for Māori stories: Who controls culture in the digital world?A briefing says generative AI raises critical issues around cultural appropriation.14 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHarcourts agent under scrutiny after buying $1.9m state houses through his own firmKāinga Ora says it was not told the buyer was linked to the selling agent. 14 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Tattooed Pom': Eden Park boss hits back at Wayne Brown over $3m Robbie Williams claimChris Hipkins warns ministers are using the fund to back favourite acts.14 May 07:56 AM
PoliticsHipkins claims Aucklanders mostly moved on from Covid lockdowns, ministers disagreeLabour's leader says only one media outlet asks him about the pandemic restrictions now.14 May 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOnly 1500 students have benefited from final year fees-freeThe scheme is being scrapped with no lead-in time, leaving students with bigger bills.14 May 04:00 AM
PoliticsNew poll keeps National in the 20s, Peters closing in on Luxon in preferred PMThe poll showed New Zealand First had largely retained a high level of support. 14 May 02:33 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessWhat's really happening with immigration? Here are some factsDepartures of New Zealand citizens fell, but still reached 62,800 in the year to March.14 May 02:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Why Christopher Luxon has a new spring in his stepOPINION: The PM had to walk a careful line with his pre-Budget speech. He delivered.14 May 01:10 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyHow new land deal could fast-track the St James Theatre’s returnGetting access to the theatre's south side for $50m upgrade was eased by two land deals.13 May 10:48 PM
New ZealandGovt to spend $15.5m on palliative care for childrenThe Government has announced it will spend $15.5m over four years on the new service.13 May 10:47 PM
New ZealandHipkins accuses Luxon of 'reprehensible' leadership over immigration commentsThe Labour Party leader made a State of Auckland speech this morning.13 May 09:25 PM
Kahu‘Harms and evils’ acknowledged as treaty settlement bill passes first readingThe nine-year negotiation includes $30m in financial and commercial redress.13 May 08:53 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHow the Government pivoted its alcohol policies from reducing violent crime to boosting the economyAn inherent alcohol policy tension between growing the economy and reducing violent crime.13 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumMedia and marketing$2b taxpayer tab: The 10 biggest Hollywood winners from NZ's film rebatesThe scheme has paid out more than $2b over 20 years to big screen projects.13 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJonathan AylingJonathan Ayling: Fees-free was bad policy, interest-free loans are even worseOPINION: Why is the Government removing one middle-class subsidy and not another?13 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsShane Jones entertains critical minerals heavyweights at Parliament, ponders minimum pricesThe Government is concerned trade deals may be holding the sector back. 13 May 05:23 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Imported workers fill jobs our own education and welfare settings fail toOPINION: Our failing domestic policies are the cause of not having enough good workers.13 May 03:00 AM
