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The goods deficit narrowed as we imported less, despite falling export returns.
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From Paula Bennett in a kimono to Chris Luxon in Te Puke, Robertson roasted them all.
Police Association warns backroom hiring freeze will pull front-line cops off street
Despite recruiting restrictions, police remain committed to delivering 500 extra cops.
Letters: Evicted parents can only blame themselves; reaction to Peters’ Nazi Germany comment
OPINION: 'Learn to behave and live in harmony with your neighbours.'
Copyright expert says Winston Peters is wrong about use of Chumbawamba song
Lawyer Earl Gray told the Herald copyright law still applied to Winston Peters.
Climate costs will hit average household by $783 a year
Treasury officials have warned climate change will hit household budgets.
More convictions, more likelihood of jail time, spike in youth robbery - what the latest crime statistics show
Latest crime statistics show upward trends in youth crime, sexual and violent offences.
Disability sector appalled by sudden restrictions on support funding
The changes were announced with no warning and were effective immediately.
Political Roundup: 4.6 out of 10 - the new Government is struggling in the polls
OPINION: Christopher Luxon’s Government is not receiving the usual “honeymoon” period.
Watch: Swarbrick tries to get PM to commit to resigning over Kāinga Ora crackdown
Her question in the House was laughed at by members of the Government.
Government to slash road user charges for plug-in hybrids
Plug-in hybrid owners will pay less in road user charges after a change of heart.
Chris Hipkins admits Labour’s failure on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants amid Govt crackdown
Three evictions of Kāinga Ora tenants occurred in 2023 despite hundreds of complaints.
Audrey Young: Peters rubs salt into wound with 'fiscal hole' claim
OPINION: Peters' race comments aren't the only ones that likely gave the PM a headache.
Inside China meeting: Aukus deal discussed
China says security threats are 'imaginary'. Winston Peters disagrees.
Unstable land under Wairarapa train line could have ‘catastrophic’ consequences
KiwiRail said there was an area of loose fill material just below the railway line.
Defiant Peters digs in on Nazi Germany comments, Hipkins says Luxon must act
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Luxon has "no control" over his deputy PM
'We’ve had a gutsful': Neighbours celebrate crackdown on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants
It's intended there will be consequences for tenants who regularly show poor behaviour.
'Forced to decide' - NZ caught between the US and China
Research work asks if NZ will 'ride the Chinese dragon or fly with the American eagle'.
Simon Wilson: What David Seymour's bike crash should mean for Transport Minister's plans
OPINION: While David Seymour crashed his bike, Simeon Brown is crashing transport.
PM not ruling out new taxes or cuts to promised tax cuts as fiscal warnings grow
Christopher Luxon also wouldn't say there would be no new taxes on working people.
Plastic-wrapped justice: Timely justice hampered by mouldy courtrooms, shortage of judges
Which court building needed to be 'wrapped in plastic' due to weather-tight issues?
IRD scathing of commercial and industrial property tax hike
The change flies in the face of the Government's commitment to improving productivity.
Winston Peters meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
China's top diplomat visited Wellington today.
Govt crackdown on anti-social Kāinga Ora tenants and unpaid rent
The NZ First leader compared 'race-based theory' to the Nazis in a speech yesterday.
Political Roundup: Is Simon Bridges' NZTA appointment a conflict of interest?
The new chair of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has other transport interests.
Public pressure mounting on Govt as police pay negotiations stall
The next meeting in the negotiations was set for tomorrow.
Winston Peters clarifies his comparison of co-governance to Nazi Germany
The NZ First leader's comments were made during his State of the Nation address.
Warm blanket of campaign Winston welcomed by supporters at State of the Nation
The crowd was treated to many of Peters' greatest hits during his speech.
‘Drunk uncle at wedding’: Hipkins hits back at Peters’ Nazi Germany comments
The NZ First leader's speech was very similar to what he said during the campaign.
Wellington’s early amalgamation plans revealed, why it won’t be a super city
Could Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua councils become one?
Can Golriz Ghahraman complain? - Heather du Plessis-Allan
OPINION: I hope they can shield her from the worst of the media attention.
Shane Te Pou: Luxon needs to show some common sense on landlord tax cuts
OPINION: Billions in tax cuts for landlords isn’t worth the cuts to public services.
'No new guns': Luxon's promise ahead of firearms law reform
Muslim leaders want assurance that changes to gun laws will not put their safety at risk.