PoliticsLuxon says 'hand on heart' he'll lead National to election, but fresh poll results show preferred optionsLast week's poll showed National on track for one of its worst-ever election results.08 Mar 08:26 PM
Wellington'Free ride': Fresh calls for Govt to pay rates on Crown landCouncils could collect more than $200 million each year if the rules changed.08 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Rural communities need a party to speak up for school bus concernsOPINION: Services for rural areas are gradually being lost.08 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Could Winston Peters be the Prime Minister NZ needs?OPINION: New Zealand's petroleum products supply chain is more diverse, a reader argues.08 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldNightclub blast in Peru leaves 33 injured amid crime emergencyThe nightclub, near Trujillo, was packed with cumbia fans before dawn.07 Mar 11:30 PM
New ZealandNZ Herald Morning Headlines | Saturday, March 7, 2026NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Saturday, March 7, 2026. The US continues the devastate the Middle East with endless bombings. Endurance athletes prepare in Motatapu and ChristchurchWatch06 Mar 08:03 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDeficient training and oversight: Why NZ spent 139 days without its largest shipThe Navy failures cost New Zealand at least $5.6m in repairs.06 Mar 07:00 PM
KahuDual approach to healing: Rongoā Māori set to join prison health servicesThe estimated total cost of the service would be up to $9m over five years.06 Mar 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: After the Government's horror week, things are about to get a whole lot worseOPINION: This weekend is the most precarious for Luxon since he became National leader. 06 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldMiddle East crisis: Israel launches 26 waves of strikes on Beirut overnightExplosions and flashes lit up the night sky over the Beirut southern suburbs.06 Mar 07:32 AM
New Zealand'Absolutely not': Christopher Luxon defends his position as Prime MinisterChristopher Luxon defends his position as Prime Minister on Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive show.Watch06 Mar 05:03 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisInside the day the question of Luxon’s exit moved from ‘if’ and closer to ‘when’ANALYSIS: National MPs have gone to ground amid fevered rumours.06 Mar 03:43 AM
Politics'Absolutely not': Luxon rubbishes talk of resignation after brutal poll for NationalIt is the National Party's worst poll result since November 2021.06 Mar 02:38 AM
Politics'I am not happy with that number': Willis reacts to National's dire new pollThe poor rating follows weeks of criticism of Christopher Luxon’s leadership.05 Mar 09:29 PM
Politics‘High-value powerhouse’: David Seymour backs surge in medicinal cannabis exportsA Cabinet paper shows more than a tonne of cannabis flower was exported in 2024.05 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Map-gate is dead’: Bishop seeks to clear up Auckland housing density talk, mayor says Seymour ‘trying to screw me’ 'The Government has not asked for maps,' the Housing Minister stressed.05 Mar 04:29 AM
Politics"He's trying to screw me" Mayor Wayne Brown on David Seymour and map-gateIn an interview with Newstalk ZB last night, Brown claimed the Act leader was “trying to screw me”. Video / Newstalk ZBWatch05 Mar 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsMinistry considers uses of AI in war, ex-Air Force MP says front line wants more people and bulletsOfficials were quizzed by an former airman about the use of AI in combat.05 Mar 01:49 AM
PoliticsAct 'embarrassed' as parliamentary committee backs social media ban for under-16s Parmjeet Parmar, who initiated the inquiry, says outcome was predetermined.05 Mar 12:59 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Winston Peters can't resist crack at PM over Iran fumbleOPINION: 'Why didn't you call [me], then no one will have misspoken?'04 Mar 11:33 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDid Nicola Willis promise to reduce food prices? Labour says soThe debate continued on Wednesday with both parties far from common ground. 04 Mar 10:41 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty$650m Hunua quarry fast-track expansion bid aims to secure Auckland's aggregate supplyAbout 28% of Auckland's current aggregate supplies come from the existing quarry.04 Mar 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDaniel Newman: Chaos and the risk of endless declining property valuesOPINION: More than 10,000 Aucklanders lodged submissions on Plan Change 120.04 Mar 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJonathan AylingJonathan Ayling: Peace is a goal we must fight to achieve OPINION: International laws must be grounded in shared beliefs.04 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Target for elimination': Israel threatens to kill next Iranian leaderAir strikes continue to rock the Middle East.04 Mar 07:59 AM
PoliticsBondi terror attack could have happened in New Zealand, NZSIS saysThe intelligence agency stood up a team to monitor anti-Semitic terror. 04 Mar 05:14 AM
Auckland'No giant button': Bishop pushes back on Seymour over Auckland density mapsMayor Wayne Brown refuses to spend millions on maps before new housing law.04 Mar 04:00 AM
New ZealandMFAT fixes SafeTravel technical issues amid conflict with IranSome Kiwis reported feeling 'quite panicked' that the site was not working.04 Mar 03:46 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard Prebble: Affordability politics – what Luxon, Hipkins and Seymour's speeches really told votersOPINION: Christopher Luxon offered 37 initiatives but little sense of priority or empathy.04 Mar 02:00 AM
New ZealandSenior Govt minister visits Gloriavale after refusing to rule out shutting communityShe met new overseeing shepherd Stephen Standfast and other leaders.04 Mar 12:26 AM
PoliticsWatch: Luxon returns to Parliament at night to correct answer on Middle East – Greens say he mucked up again 'The Prime Minister just doesn't seem to know what is going on,' Chlöe Swarbrick said.03 Mar 10:07 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Forest of magical money trees': Willis, Seymour attack Edmonds' Reserve Bank remarksEdmonds responds: 'I think they’ve got the wrong end of the stick.'03 Mar 04:00 PM
Politics'We need to show some humanity': Labour calls for abuse-in-care survivors, clients in hardship to be exempt from law changeThe Opposition party acknowledges a 'loophole needs to be closed'.03 Mar 06:18 AM
AucklandMore flood and landslide-risk homes may be downzoned under new density rulesAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown says $13m has already been spent on the related planning work.03 Mar 05:26 AM
