Youth crime: How shopping malls, mental health and broken systems played a part
Teenagers have fallen foul of the law in spectacular ways this year.
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Tourism Minister Stuart Nash on NZ’s best beaches - and his ultimate summer pick
From the East Coast to the top of the South, Nash says we're spoiled for choice.
Why don't we fix roads before we lower speed limits? The experts reply
"Improving road quality is happening, but is necessarily relatively slow.”
How speed limit reviews could affect your holiday journey
The Herald analyses the impact speed limit changes could have on journey times.
Revealed: How lower speed limits will affect long-distance travel times
Lower speed limits could slow productivity too, so where should safety balance lie?
Calls to wipe beneficiary dental debt as loans top $30m a year
The Govt recently increased the grant cap, but hasn't committed to wiping existing debt.
Thousands of skilled migrants invited to apply for one-off residence ballot
Skilled migrants have been invited to apply for residence in one-off ballot before change.
Parliament protest and gang crackdown prompt rethink of towie rules
Pay for towies is so poor, the Government is worried no one will want to tow cars.
Thomas Coughlan: A tale of two maiden speeches
The top five columns of the year from Thomas Coughlan.
Lower speed limits - and upgrades - ahead for 30% of NZ's state highways
Waka Kotahi's full plan covering speed limit and safety changes is expected this year.
New Year Honours: Doctor, ‘saint’, and now Sir Ashley Bloomfield
“I look back at that with a sense of pride, in what we achieved as a country.”
Missing bags misery: Airline group head ‘feels’ passengers’ frustration
Resources may be stretched even thinner with the return of tourists from China.
Inside the challenges facing Chris Luxon as election year approaches
Luxon has had a strong start, but can he keep the momentum going?
Has social housing demand peaked? Ballooning waitlist now trending down
'It's a small piece of positive news after many years of very bad news' - sector says.
Why I don’t buy the PM’s summer Covid message
Why did we spend last summer in the trenches, and this summer in the sunshine?
Te Pāti Māori not picking sides ahead of election
The party is on track to double its seats and potentially earn 'kingmaker' role.
Transport Minister orders 'please explain’ over proliferation of potholes
About 10 per cent of the state highway network will be fixed up over summer.
Govt prospects for 2023: Do Labour and Ardern have enough stardust to win another election?
Labour has had a rough year in the polls.
New unknowns prompt drug-checking plea to festival-goers this summer
The Government has boosted funding for services to $4m.
Pāua fishing to return to Kaikōura
David Parker has decided the pāua fishing season will take place from 15 April to 15 June.
Claire Trevett: A snap election? The PM stepping down? Not happening
The top five columns of the year from Claire Trevett.
Te Urewera hut case could cost Tūhoe $200k
Te Uru Taumatua says to stop the demolition of Te Urewera huts may cost $200k.
Political fight of 2022: Chlöe Swarbrick takes on NZ's booze giants
The Green MP has picked a fight with a well-funded foe.
The NZDF personnel serving overseas this Christmas
NZDF has 100 plus personnel deployed around the world right through the festive season.
Mahuta introduces 130 pages of changes to a Three Waters law hours after passing it
National's Simon Watts calls the Govt's changes to its controversial legislation 'sloppy'.
Patient records from second psychiatric hospital caught up in Archives NZ breach
National archive admits a second psychiatric hospital was caught up in it.
Court delays: 1 in 5 offenders released on time-served sentences
A fifth of prisoners are now being released on the day of their sentencing.
The 200 consulting firms working on Auckland Light Rail
National’s transport spokesman described the spend as a “gravy train”.
Act leader David Seymour reveals his negotiating tactics in election year
Seymour says he's also had talks with Luxon about Winston Peters.
Pharmac announces alternative drug for type 2 diabetics
Agency to source a new alternative drug for type 2 diabetes.
National aims but can’t commit to 2025 farm emission levy deadline
The current Government aims to introduce a farm-level levy by 2025.
70k people will lose their job to fight inflation - one economist thinks there’s another way
About 70,000 people will lose their jobs thanks to higher interest rates.
Another Green MP calls it a day
Eugenie Sage made her decision well before the entrenchment furore.
Political winners and losers of the year - and who will triumph in 2023?
On the Tiles also takes a stab at predicting the next year in politics.