Cold houses to blame for people needing to ‘blast the heater’ - Green Building Council
New Zealand's housing building standards labelled decades behind most other countries.
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Christopher Luxon's American political hero might surprise you.
Claire Trevett: The blame games and politics of a winter power crisis
No government likes to waste a crisis - even a two-hour-long one.
How Winston would grow our economy: Deputy PM on countries NZ should follow
The Deputy PM is eyeing tax and investment strategies used by other small nations.
Budget 2024 preview: Can the Government deliver on its pledges?
On the Tiles previews the Budget that's only 20 days away now.
Myanmar Minister disappointed NZ engaged with officials from military that led coup
A member of Myanmar's exiled Government visited NZ this week.
Latest poll: Govt steady, Labour up, Greens collapse - Luxon favourability surges
Taxpayers Union-Curia Poll suggests the coalition would retain power in an election.
Audrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'
OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.
Watch live: Govt pledges $571m for Defence Force pay, helicopter and vehicle upgrades
The new spend includes more than $100m of cuts to the NZDF and the Defence Ministry.
Power shortages: What’s being done to keep the lights on?
With demand growing relentlessly, who gets the power during shortages?
Act’s interpretation of the Treaty inaccurate and misleading, tribunal told
Kaumātua Hone Sadler says Act's interpretation is not in tune with intent of te Tiriti.
Some Mason Clinic patients waiting an average of 50 days in prison before admission
Ombudsman voices concerns about psychiatric care being defaulted to prisons.
Govt must smooth EVs and data centres’ demand on power grids - Vector
Chief executive Simon Mackenzie warned it was way past time to get moving.
ACC taxi troubles force injured retiree to hobble, hitch-hike to appointment
Mike Fletcher needed his stitches removed, but was left stranded.
Police strategy to combat knife crime amid rising trend in Britain, Australia
Knife crime is an issue the Police Minister says he's monitoring closely.
Govt ramps up threat of sanctions on beneficiaries if new obligations aren’t met
Beneficiaries have two weeks to attend a seminar or they could be sanctioned.
Almost every Kiwi household will benefit from tax relief, Finance Minister promises
Nicola Willis has set the scene for the upcoming Budget.
Ponsonby killer’s past, Budget tease and temperatures plunge | Focus Morning Bulletin May 9, 2024
New details emerge about the Ponsonby Road killer’s criminal past, Nicola Wilis teases her upcoming Budget and polar air sees temperatures plunge in the latest NZ Herald headlines.
Focus Live: Finance Minister gives first pre-Budget speech
Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers first pre-Budget speech to the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce this morning.
Gisborne group fights for bridge funding to save family farms
Bridging Tairāwhiti, a Gisborne group, campaigns for bridge repairs post-Cyclone.
Judge delivers verdict on early NZ justice system
Justice David Collins points to early miscarriages of justice in colonial New Zealand.
Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system
OPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'
Govt fails to calm carbon market jitters, flagging forestry review
It is unsure of the impact land use rule changes will have on how many trees are planted.
Iwi sends warning as hundreds march on Parliament against fast-track consenting bill
Developers that advanced projects that harmed the environment were warned.
PM in a huff after questions over 'woke food'
The Prime Minister did not want to answer questions about which foods were woke.
Government keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacle
Same-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.
Watch live: Question time - School lunches scheme gets new, cut-back funding
The free school lunch programme was initially launched by Labour in 2019.
Ponsonby gunman dead, Canterbury fires and airborne crash | Focus Morning Bulletin May 8, 2024
Alleged Ponsonby gunman found dead, two Canterbury houses go up in flames and footage emerges of a terrifying airborne crash in the latest NZ Herald headlines.
Advice suggests Government’s water reforms will cost Aucklanders less than Labour’s - for now
Comparisons are difficult,
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders back MP’s claim Govt is intent on exterminating Māori
Te Pāti Māori has previously the accused the Government of displaying white supremacy.
Double voting found in election result, judges and minister briefed
A small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.
Ministry of Education now producing daily school attendance data
Reporting by schools is voluntary but will become mandatory next year.
Julie Anne Genter speaks as Speaker refers her to Privileges Committee
Genter flew out to the Chatham Islands ahead of Parliament sitting this week.