New ZealandPM: No accounts of guns pulled on road workers; workers say they told police straight awayRoad crew feeling 'shaken, uneasy and nervous' following firearms incident.23 Feb 05:11 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Why Cyclone Gabrielle warnings went unheededOPINION: Public relations expert says alerting the public is harder than it looks.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘You’re making my head hurt’: Parliament debates Three Waters entrenchmentMPs delved into the Three Waters entrenchment scandal in Parliament this week.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsParliament’s debating chamber - updated seating planJacinda Ardern's new seat is next to one of her former ministers.23 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew forestry slash inquiry ‘too brief’ to consider issues - industryThe Forest Owners Association says tree-planting is imperative to tackle climate change23 Feb 02:06 AM
New ZealandNational Party to use select committee boost to influence freedom camping lawNational plans to make crucial changes to freedom camping legislation.23 Feb 01:07 AM
PoliticsCity Rail Link’s lucky scrape with Auckland floodsCity Rail Link would have been delayed by a year if floods happened earlier.22 Feb 11:01 PM
New ZealandCouncil hikes fares on Wellington’s troubled bus networkPassengers will pay more to catch the bus as widespread cancellations continue.22 Feb 10:48 PM
OpinionPolitical Roundup: How will we pay for the cyclone recovery? Tax the richThe devastation across NZ seems to have sparked a rethinking about how money is spent.22 Feb 09:57 PM
PoliticsTax fossil fuel profits to pay for cyclone cleanup, says Green PartyThe Greens want to hike taxes on corporations to pay for cyclone cleanup.22 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Auckland Light Rail works begin today - but will the Government axe it?Why the Government is pushing ahead with light rail.22 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettWho won Question Time as Luxon and Hipkins faced off for first time?The first showdown in Parliament left Hipkins with bit of a red face at Seymour's hands.22 Feb 07:32 AM
PoliticsGovt to rush through bill to fix 501 law after High Court rulingIt comes after the High Court ruled conditions imposed on 501s here breached their rights.22 Feb 05:03 AM
PoliticsMāori hate Conservation Department, ex-minister tells MPsFormer Conservation Minister Poto Williams tells MPs what another minister told her.22 Feb 04:20 AM
PoliticsPM Hipkins vs Luxon in first Parliament head-to-headHipkins faced his first Question Time as PM.22 Feb 02:41 AM
PoliticsCyclone Gabrielle: PM Hipkins to announce forestry slash inquiry on ThursdayIt comes after widespread devastation following two cyclones in a month.22 Feb 02:10 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHave Chinese spy balloons flown over NZ too?The United States has briefed 40 countries on spy balloons flying over their territory.22 Feb 12:57 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Hipkins' first mistake as PM - and the Opposition pouncedOPINION: PM should focus on cyclone victims, not political opponents.21 Feb 11:53 PM
Small BusinessANZ donates $3 million to cyclone reliefThe bank has joined ASB and BNZ in making donations; Westpac offering small business fund.21 Feb 11:42 PM
PoliticsCyclone Gabrielle: National’s Christopher Luxon slams criminals, opposes ‘flood tax’Christopher Luxon has hit out at the Government for downplaying crime fears.21 Feb 10:51 PM
TechnologyUS Supreme Court weighs Google’s liability in Isis terror caseCan Google be sued for helping extremists spread terror message, attract recruits?21 Feb 05:22 PM
OpinionChlöe Swarbrick: Climate change taking greatest toll on poorer KiwisOur poorer communities are the ones bearing the brunt of our climate changed reality.21 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThomas Coughlan: National’s massive Pugh-turn dominates return of ParliamentAs Parliament returned on Tuesday, the big winner was vindicated ex-leader Simon Bridges.21 Feb 04:36 AM
Politics'NZ is grieving': Hipkins opens political year with tribute to cyclone victimsPM Chris Hipkins sets out his agenda for the year.21 Feb 02:23 AM
PoliticsThe Nat MP ‘waiting on the evidence’ humans have influenced climate changeMuch damage, esp. around Auckland, because 'people not allowed to prune and manage trees'.21 Feb 01:54 AM
New ZealandLive: 'A big step' - why Govt is ruling out military police in Hawke's BayThere are now 11 confirmed dead almost a week after the cyclone.21 Feb 01:38 AM
PoliticsUnder half of students regularly attended in term 3Both justified and unjustified absences up on previous years.21 Feb 12:36 AM
PoliticsGovernment opens door to reassessing new taxes for cyclone at Budget in MayChris Hipkins and Grant Robertson have opened the door for taxes to fund clean-up.20 Feb 10:37 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOpinion: Govt risks losing rural Kiwis left to fight Gabrielle on their ownRural communities have gone days without support.20 Feb 04:00 PM
PoliticsBudget 2023: Record-low school attendance focus of $74m packageIt's part of strategy to turn around record-low school attendance levels.20 Feb 04:00 PM
PoliticsCyclone Gabrielle: $300m for recovery, PM says police have looting under controlThe Government has announced flood support as it plays down fears of crime.20 Feb 05:14 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Govt pledges $300m; 11 dead; 2200 unaccounted for; state of emergency extendedThere are now 11 confirmed dead almost a week after the cyclone.20 Feb 04:29 AM
PoliticsCyclone Gabrielle: Army needed to restore law and order, say Act and NZ First after reports of looting, local roadblocks'It is a state of emergency and is out of control': Winston Peters20 Feb 12:33 AM
PoliticsCyclone Gabrielle: Phil Twyford calls for ministers to buyout flooded homeownersPhil Twyford has said families are "traumatised" and cannot return to flooded homes.20 Feb 12:15 AM
