New ZealandKey backs Hide over Garrett fiascoPrime Minister John Key says ACT leader Rodney Hide has shown good judgment and has his full support following the resignation of disgraced MP David Garrett from the party.17 Sep 05:56 AM
New ZealandGarrett, Hide has no credibility - GoffThe Act Party has been "thoroughly" discredited and its ministerial positions should be removed, Labour leader Phil Goff says. "One thing the public can't stand is absolute hypocrisy."17 Sep 05:51 AM
New ZealandHide: 'I couldn't as leader defend him'Act leader Rodney Hide says David Garrett lost his support because he doubted the MP had been truthful in an affidavit he submitted to court over a passport fraud case.17 Sep 04:20 AM
AgribusinessChinese dairy bid hits snagA Chinese bid to buy 20 NZ farms will be rejected or severely restricted after an Overseas Investment Office review, the <i>Herald</i> understands.17 Sep 01:41 AM
New ZealandDavid Garrett resigns as Act Party MPDisgraced Act MP David Garrett has quit his party and conceded his political career is almost certainly over.17 Sep 01:12 AM
New ZealandHide tight-lipped on Garrett responseRodney Hide refused to say how he would respond to David Garrett's public admission of identity theft until this afternoon.16 Sep 10:04 PM
New Zealand'It's like stealing from a grave' - family's griefThe mother of the 2 year-old whose identity was stolen by David Garrett has described the identity theft as 'stealing from the grave'.16 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandGarrett used disguise to get fake passportAct MP David Garrett thought faking his appearance to steal a dead baby's identity to obtain a passport was "a bit of a lark", a court file reveals.16 Sep 04:43 AM
New ZealandPM: Garrett's use of baby's identity 'bizarre'The Prime Minister is refusing to comment on whether Act MP David Garrett should resign from Parliament but has called the use of a dead baby's identity as "bizarre."16 Sep 04:30 AM
Media and marketingDigital TV switchover by 2013 - GovtNew Zealand's analogue television service will be switched off progressively nationwide between September 2012 and late 2013, the Government said today.16 Sep 02:00 AM
New ZealandShould David Garrett quit? Readers say 'Yes'NZ Herald readers have reacted strongly to the revelation that Act's hardline law and order spokesman MP David Garrett applied for a passport under the name of a dead child in the 1980s.16 Sep 01:35 AM
New ZealandGarrett asks for his name suppression to be liftedAct MP David Garrett has instructed his lawyer to apply for an urgent waiver to have the name suppression order on his passport fraud case lifted.15 Sep 11:59 PM
Opinion<i>Tariana Turia:</i> New bill reopens door to possibility of justiceTariana Turia, co-leader of the Maori Party, writes about the foreshore and seabed debates and tides of change.15 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandHide stands by Act MP, admits own convictionHis credibility on the line, Rodney Hide has backed MP David Garrett, who admitted stealing a dead baby's identity to obtain a false passport.15 Sep 05:30 PM
