'Expensive failure': NZ's cost per prisoner hits $150,000 a year
The total cost of the country's prisons has risen $140 million since 2018/19.
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Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick tests positive for Covid
She tested positive after "gnarly symptoms" started and urges others to "get boosted".
'Should have known better': Green MP quits portfolio after Covid-19 breach
Her party co-leaders reported her to health authorities once they found out.
Govt has 'lost direction': Luxon responds after National soars past Labour in polls
Poll is the first time National has been ahead of Labour since February 2020.
Thomas Coughlan: We've lived an entire election in four days
Announcing National's tax policy on Sunday, Christopher Luxon goaded Grant Robertson.
MP: 'A teacher said I would be just another Māori with six babies to six different dads'
ACT MP and other Kiwi women confront bias ahead of International Women's Day.
Claire Trevett: Parliament protests blame game begins
For now, the sweet taste of victory - but uncomfortable questions await police bosses.
Half of first-home buyers could be in mortgage distress when rates rise
The warning comes from a Reserve Bank briefing to Finance Minister Grant Robertson.
Luxon changes tack in first showdown v PM
There was no slam dunk, but ignoring Covid meant National's best Question Time in a while.
Swarbrick wants inquiry into Covid economic response
The Green Party wants an inquiry into the Government's Covid economic response.
Is Luxon performing well as leader? Just under 40pc say yes in new poll
Almost 40 per cent of people think National's new leader is performing well.
'Land back': Green Party calls for revamp of Treaty settlements
Party also calls for an investigation into all land alienated from Māori.
A 'very different' Waitangi Day as ceremonies go virtual for first time
Iwi leaders say they've still been able to hold the Government to account on the Treaty.
Chloe Swarbrick on being queer, depression and starting a family
The Auckland Central MP has contributed to a new book along with other LQBTQIA+ Kiwis.
'Outrageous': Pregnant Kiwi hits back as Hipkins defends Govt's MIQ stance
Only about 13 per cent of applications involving a pregnancy have been successful.
New poll: Labour, PM's popularity slip as Nats, Luxon gain ground
What is the voters' verdict on Luxon and PM as Omicron hits?
Labour regaining momentum in latest poll, Luxon surge stalls
National's surge has stalled in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll.
The first-termers: Elizabeth Kerekere on a year of wins for LGBTQI+
"That is a big deal, for people who still want to claim that they don't exist."
Editorial: Green Party discontent surfaces
OPINION: Our editorial on rising criticism from previously faithful Greens supporters.
Green Party discontent: Members walk, ex-MPs criticise leadership
Former senior figures have accused the Greens of jettisoning core principles.
Wellington's year in review: Delta, Transmission Gully, and Mittens the cat
Wellington didn't have a cracking year, but there are moments and people to be proud of.
'Pretence they were MDMA': Drug testing law in effect from New Year's
Festival organisers are no longer at risk of prosecution under section 12 for drug use.
A letter to my 25-year-old self: By Marama Davidson
Motherhood, politics and being a proud wāhine Māori.
Rating the ministers: The best and worst of Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet
OPINION: Ardern's Cabinet: Who has shot up the ratings? Who is struggling?
Chlöe Swarbrick: We need more homes, but where?
OPINION: Housing is a human right and we've all got to find a way to live together.
'Time for radical change': Political insiders lift lid on flawed policy process
NZ's Covid-19 public-policy experience has been a "game of two halves" say experts.
A Capital Letter: Why Wellington's mayoral race has started early
Wellington's worst kept secret is officially out.
MPs question if apartments suitable for Covid isolation
Body Corporate Chairs Group asked key questions about apartments' suitability.
Māori kids should get jabs first in under-12 rollout, say Greens
Greens' new Covid-19 voice, Elizabeth Kerekere, wants Māori children prioritised for jab.
Covid crash: Labour support slumps in two new polls
Labour's support has crashed in two polls, but it is still well ahead of National.
Rating the ministers: The best and worst of Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet
OPINION: Ardern's Cabinet: Who has shot up the ratings? Who is struggling?
Climate change conference: Shaw wanted 54 per cent cut, and net zero for farmers
James Shaw wanted a 54 per cent emissions target, and a net zero target for agriculture.
'Blatant power grab': Three Waters backlash begins
Minister says water infrastructure was in a dire state as reforms backlash kicks in.
Delta outbreak: 102 Covid cases today, new daily record, hospital numbers hit high
So far the health system is coping, but it is making plans in case numbers surge.