PoliticsMP shares moving cancer tale as Govt pushes on with public service cutsThe Government targeted areas where Labour is weak, but one MP made a personal warning.08 Apr 05:00 PM
PoliticsChristopher Luxon outlines the Government's nine new public service targetsChristopher Luxon outlines the Government's nine new public service targets to be delivered by 2030. Video / Mark MitchellWatch08 Apr 05:39 AM
New ZealandPolitical Roundup: Should politicians get a big rise? Or a 7.5 per cent pay cut?Many in Government are being hit with pay cuts or redundancies. Except Parliament.08 Apr 04:53 AM
PoliticsChristopher Luxon reveals nine Govt targets to be delivered by 2030The Government announces a suite of policy as Parliament returns for another sitting week.08 Apr 04:44 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandEngineered stone giant Cosentino warns against ‘chaos’ of total banThe company faced scrutiny after legal action from stonemasons who developed silicosis.05 Apr 04:01 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThomas Coughlan: Nicola Willis is just the right amount of ToryOpponents want to compare Willis to Ruth Richardson. She is quite different.05 Apr 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Ghosts of PMs past haunting Luxon on foreign policy and ChinaOPINION: The likes of Key and Clark are seen as having an outsize influence on debate.05 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandTreasury set to axe 50 jobsFinal numbers cannot be confirmed until Budget decisions are announced in May.05 Apr 03:57 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLeaked docs reveal Health Ministry chose to cut 134 staff rather than trim executive payThe ministry is proposing job cuts to meet its savings targets.04 Apr 04:51 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanOpinion: The Govt’s action plans might actually be a good ideaOPINION: On the surface, the plans are laughable. But there is some substance behind them.03 Apr 04:00 PM
CrimeThree Strikes: A law that targets the 'most predictable of the most predictable'Three Strikes laws are making a comeback. But should they?03 Apr 04:00 PM
OpinionChlöe Swarbrick: A country is not a company and a PM is not a CEOOPINION: We are living in the consequences of decisions made by human beings.02 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandRoadside drug testing still a priority for Government: Transport MinisterSimeon Brown says the coalition has plans to introduce new legislation this year.02 Apr 08:32 AM
Politics'More medical doctors, not spin doctors': PM defends public sector job cutsChristopher Luxon got a flu vaccine and a roasting from Opposition parties.02 Apr 02:51 AM
EmploymentApril 1 Govt cash boosts: Everything your family can claim from todayThousands will be affected by the financial adjustments.31 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandGovernment cuts will hit Pasifika communities hardSpending at the Ministry for Pacific Peoples will be slashed by 40 per cent.28 Mar 04:49 AM
BusinessNicola Willis on the state of the Government's financesWillis has conceded she won’t be able to get the books back in shape quickly.27 Mar 06:28 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJenée TibshraenyJenée Tibshraeny: Nicola Willis' Budget preview a sobering reality checkOPINION: Delivery is always tough for the Government - even if the economy was stronger.27 Mar 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Ministerial roles a tangled forestOPINION: It's time to do some serious pruning.27 Mar 04:00 PM
EmploymentAll the cash boosts Kiwis will get from April 1 - and the new tax increaseThousands will be affected by the changes in just a few days' time.27 Mar 04:00 PM
TaxWillis concedes Govt books won't be back in shape quicklyFinance Minister avoids unveiling likely size of Budget 2024.27 Mar 01:10 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsAudrey Young: Luxon executes delicate diplomatic dance over China hacking caseOPINION: The situation demanded some delicate diplomacy from Christopher Luxon.26 Mar 05:05 AM
PoliticsChinese hackers stole MPs' data, spies confirm; Govt says no sanctionsThe Chinese ambassador has been called in by Foreign Minister Winston Peters.25 Mar 10:24 PM
PoliticsGovt boosts early childhood rebate by up to $75 a week, 100,000 families eligibleUp to $75 a week is there for eligible households as National keeps an election promise.25 Mar 05:58 AM
Kahu'Called me a Māori-loving' c***': Finlayson on Treaty referendum divisionChris Finlayson addresses Pākehā angst against Māori and the Treaty.24 Mar 06:51 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Put tax cuts on hold until we can afford themOPINION: Funding tax cuts this year means deeper cuts with little economic benefit.23 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Luxon needs to take long view and revisit tax cuts planOPINION: Govt books need knocking into shape before they dish out inflationary tax cuts.22 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandPolitician or pianist? Minister serenades Auckland crowd for arts festivalThe performance was part of this year's Auckland Arts Festival.22 Mar 06:03 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLabour's transport plans 'unaffordable and undeliverable', officials sayOfficials warned revenue, mainly fuel taxes, would need to double.21 Mar 04:00 PM
PoliticsAct's Brooke van Velden defends tweet about public service staff cutsVan Velden said redundancies also happened in the private sector all the time.21 Mar 02:25 AM
New ZealandMPI and health ministry to cut hundreds of jobs, union says it's an 'irresponsible gamble'Ministries are urged to find savings between 6.5 and 7.5 per cent on average.20 Mar 11:47 PM
Banking and financeGDP: It's official - we're in recessionRecession as a second quarter of contraction recorded, per capita numbers are even worse.20 Mar 09:48 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBernard OrsmanBernard Orsman: Wayne Brown’s battle for AucklandOPINION: The Crown holds the purse strings. The mayor needs to understand that.20 Mar 03:59 PM
PoliticsWatch: Winston Peters plays Chumbawamba while walking through ParliamentPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has told political leaders to ‘grow up’.20 Mar 02:40 AM
