New ZealandMultimillion-dollar Wellington cycleway on pause after council cost savingsThe council is not planning any investment in the project over the next three years.01 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: National’s short-sighted ferry proposal is way off trackOPINION: '[National's] proposal to buy non-rail-capable ferries is nonsensical.'01 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhat went wrong in the NZ electricity market and why it will get worseInside New Zealand's winter of de-industrialisation.01 Oct 04:00 PM
KahuI’d like to have an impact on Māori who have avoided going to hospital or doctor - ResearcherDr Andree Pearson hopes to right some Māori health inequity wrongs30 Sep 10:55 PM
Kahu'Tattoos looked like I had a giant blackhead,' says cancer survivorNew charitable initiative launched to remove tattoos applied during cancer treatment.30 Sep 09:14 PM
KahuBallot will decide who gets to attend abuse in care apologyThe apology was a key recommendation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry.30 Sep 07:30 PM
New ZealandADHD link to drug use and Interislander saga | Focus Morning Bulletin October 1, 2024Concerns grow over the link between ADHD and drug use, shocking footage emerges of crash in Auckland, and the Prime Minister hints at a solution for Interislander’s woes.Watch30 Sep 06:41 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careProperty Insider: Largest new retirement village opening; Auckland cladding inspection failuresAuckland Council's building inspection boss reveals shocking numbers on cladding failures.30 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Govt's education roadmap will hopefully avoid potholesEDITORIAL: Ministers brandishing the stick to lift the appalling statistics.30 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanOpinion: Govt recalls virtue of policies people like, can't cut its way to popularityThe latest quarterly plan isn't as interesting as how the Government is trying to sell it.30 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Who made David Seymour boss of education?OPINION: 'What is the Minister of Education doing – in fact, who is the minister?'30 Sep 04:00 PM
KahuUN sends please-explain to NZ Govt over alleged Māori human rights breachesThe letter asks about alleged breach of human rights of Māori.30 Sep 05:35 AM
New ZealandKey documents about Dunedin Hospital build yet to be releasedLocals have questioned the Government's assertion the cost could blow out to $3 billion.30 Sep 03:31 AM
PoliticsLabour MP removes post appearing to support attack on Israel, but no apologyDamien O'Connor's post has since been removed.29 Sep 11:57 PM
New ZealandProposed closure of Timaru meatworks 'pretty foreboding' – minister'It's a wake-up call, we as a Government have got to take this seriously.'29 Sep 10:57 PM
New ZealandLuxon moves to refurbished Premier House after $170k upgradeThe building renovations have cost close to $170k to date, with invoices still to come.29 Sep 10:34 PM
KahuMāori academics ask the Government to rescind ‘colourblind’ directive'Ethnicity one of the strongest and best markers of need available.'29 Sep 06:45 PM
OpinionThere is a place for mathematics and a place for te reo Māori in Aotearoa - AcademicsOPINION: Cutting funds on our national language is a deliberate Act.29 Sep 05:24 PM
OpinionOpinion: Why Luxon’s office return order overlooks hybrid benefitsCOMMENT: Work from home arrangements have grown a lot since the pandemic forced our hand.29 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionLess power for councils, more for builders: report recommends change'Current system is suboptimal in terms of its consistency, responsiveness.' - David Kelly28 Sep 04:00 PM
PoliticsDunedin march against ‘broken promise’ as new hospital project faces massive cutsBroken promises and accusations of a government backtrack have fuelled a protest that is expected to draw thousands in defence of Dunedin’s new hospital project. Video / NZ HeraldWatch28 Sep 12:13 AM
New Zealand'Dangerous': Greens say new speed limit rules will lead to serious injuries'Kids should be free to walk and cycle to school without worry,' Julie Anne Genter says.27 Sep 11:25 PM
New ZealandGovt reverses speed limit reductions, opens possibility of 120km/h on new motorwaysThe changes announced today will start coming into effect next year.27 Sep 10:54 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Willis and Seymour tackle the evils of staying at homeClimate strikes and teacher-only days are no excuses for missing school, Seymour says.27 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouncils consider changes to water management in Hamilton and Waikato DistrictA new organisation could help the councils tackle growth, maintenance, and rising costs.27 Sep 04:46 AM
Politics‘A shock’: PM on potential freezing works demise costing hundreds of jobsThe Prime Minister on latest blow for small-town New Zealand.27 Sep 03:48 AM
KahuWWI Māori soldiers honoured by King CharlesKing Charles approves a recommendation to award battle honours to 22 Māori.26 Sep 09:49 PM
KahuLabour attacks Government over Whakaata Māori job lossesThe national indigenous broadcaster is set to lose $10.3 million of funding.26 Sep 07:46 PM
KahuMāori students are 1.36 times more likely to leave school without UE than a European studentNCEA qualification achieved but not UE, study finds.26 Sep 06:31 PM
OpinionOpinion: Wellington government job cuts have compounded the hurt across the communityOPINION: Businesses are scaling back and dipping into their reserves.26 Sep 06:15 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Money doesn’t buy happiness but debt buys miseryOPINION: Treasury is sounding the debt alarm - again. Will politicians listen?26 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘Need, not race’ directive unscientific and dangerous, researchers sayHealth professionals and scientists should reject the Government's directive, they said.26 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsSeymour slams climate strike protest, urges schools to throw book at truant pupils"If they want to make real change in the world, they need to turn up to school."26 Sep 07:50 AM
PoliticsWatch: Irritated Peters stops UN speech, demands room 'keep quiet’"When somebody is addressing you, the rest of the people in the room keep quiet.”26 Sep 05:58 AM