PoliticsNew poll: National drops post-Budget, Hipkins pulls ahead of PMA new poll has shown no great affection for the Budget.11 Jun 12:28 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPM says low- and middle-income Kiwis get 'emphasis' of tax package, Treasury figures say the oppositeAbout 130,000 households receive nothing from the package and 8000 are slightly worse off.10 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Gobsmacked': Nearly $1m spent on consultants to investigate long tunnelThe Minister of Transport says a further $550k could be needed to investigate the tunnel.10 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Environmental protests won't pay the billsOPINION: 'If we mine the land, it will heal, just as it has in the past.'10 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsChina's Premier Li Qiang to visit NZ this week, PM announces probe into Te Pāti Māori allegationsChristopher Luxon will also travel to Tokyo to meet Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.10 Jun 04:50 AM
PoliticsMining sector body decries 'hysteria' in debate on fast-track billIt comes just days after thousands marched in Auckland against the bill.10 Jun 04:07 AM
EmploymentNew stats show which industries lost and gained the most public sector jobsThe data shows 2.3 million jobs were filled in the March quarter.09 Jun 11:49 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay flood projects get faster consenting processStreamlined consenting would only be available to applications lodged by councils.09 Jun 09:36 PM
New ZealandTe reo Māori in public sector Waitangi Tribunal inquiry startsThe Tauranga-based iwi had been inundated with support since lodging its application.09 Jun 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve Maharey: Why the Government made its own problem with PharmacOPINION: The Pharmac model has done irreparable damage.09 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Tension between environment and economic development loomsOPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.09 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'It's insane': Patient advocate criticises tax cuts as people fundraise for surgeries, cancer treatmentsBudget 2024 did not deliver the much-promised funding for 13 new cancer drugs.09 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovernment will reverse ban on oil and gas explorationOffshore petroleum exploration was originally banned in 2018.09 Jun 12:27 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsFormer gun lobbyist now Cabinet Minister Nicole McKee on sidelining her personal viewsMcKee: 'I’m not going to keep everyone happy. I can see that already.'08 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMinistry of Justice proposes over 150 job cutsThe Ministry of Justice is the latest to announce workforce cuts.06 Jun 04:16 AM
New Zealand$4b fund to fix 62,000 road potholes nationwideMore than $2 billion in funding will go towards fixing state highway potholes.06 Jun 02:31 AM
PoliticsCameron Brewer reacts to Andy Foster's speechNZ First MP Andy Foster speaks during Urgency over the weekend while National MP Cameron Brewer sits behind him. Video / Parliament TVWatch06 Jun 12:03 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Another family caught up in ridiculous red tapeOPINION: Immigration NZ delivers 'a brilliant gem of bureaucratic lunacy'.05 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandDebate intensifies over Māori rights and Treaty Principles Bill amid call for a separate ParliamentThere has been outrage over the Treaty Principles Bill and cuts to services for Māori.05 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMinistry for the Environment to cut 303 jobsThe environment ministry's workforce is proposed to be slashed by one third.05 Jun 03:52 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: PM's integrity on line over cancer drugs U-turnOPINION: 'Cancer patients need action now, not lame excuses.'04 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsNicola Willis defends public sector, housing cuts as broken promise dogs GovtThe Finance Minister is defending the Government's approach to the cancer drugs issue.04 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandCancer patients dubious Govt will deliver on promise to fund new drugsThe promise of 'soon' is 'not good enough for people who are dying', a patient says.04 Jun 06:20 AM
New ZealandUnion files legal action against Ministry of Education over job cutsA total of 755 roles are proposed to be slashed.04 Jun 05:29 AM
PoliticsWatch: Nicola Willis defends cancer drug u-turn, says Govt will honour promiseThe Finance Minister is defending the Government's approach to the cancer drugs issue.04 Jun 02:19 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Shaping Auckland stadium debate; junking the PM's junketOPINION: 'Putting a roof on Eden Park won’t solve the inherent problem of its shape.'03 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsEverything you need to know about the Budget, including why your tax cut might shrinkWhat story does the Budget tell?03 Jun 03:53 AM
New ZealandDisappointment over broken Budget promise to fund more specialists'Short-sighted': Psychiatrists say extra registrar places have not eventuated.02 Jun 09:44 PM
New ZealandBack to business for King's Birthday Honours 2024A change in Government has meant a clear shift in focus for the 2024 list.02 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Cancer patients promised access to medicines shouldn't have to waitOPINION: Patients – and families, friends and carers – are unlikely to forget the slight.02 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Jack Tame v Nicola Willis in heated post-Budget debate on Q+AWillis was probed over why the Nats didn't campaign on how many families were worse off.02 Jun 01:10 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Willis' first Budget lacked the surprise, but it did what she'd put on the tinOPINION: Willis delivered on what she promised - but now has a hard road ahead.30 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Willis blurs the line between austerity and stimulusOPINION: Does the bob-each-way strategy leave Government vulnerable to pleasing no one?30 May 05:54 AM
New ZealandTe Pāti Māori leader on Budget 2024Co-leader Rawiri Waititi says there was nothing in the Budget for Māori. Video / Parliament TVWatch30 May 05:25 AM
