New ZealandVote 2020: The Waikato gumboot thrown into the Epsom campaignThe election is almost upon us - and the race for Epsom features a gumboot as art.29 May 05:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: The secret diary of The Muller GangCOMMENT: A Wild Western tale of Parliament Hill.29 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Nikki Kaye learning to let the leader leadCOMMENT: Todd Muller has some catching up to do after a terrible first week.29 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour's Louisa Wall pulls out of Manurewa selectionLouisa Wall garnered high-profile support this week.29 May 09:16 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Muller finds his focus with small business policyA tight focus on small business and employment helped new National leader back on track.29 May 05:46 AM
New ZealandPolice should not have allowed gang tangiNational said police had a responsibility to apply the rules fairly and consistently.28 May 09:43 PM
KahuJohn Tamihere: National 'pushing Māori' awayBut Māori Party co-leader says they won't rule out working with the party.28 May 03:32 AM
PoliticsHipango picks up Māori Crown Relations portfolio"It's about partnership, protection, and participation."28 May 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Stunned Muller tries to swim upstreamTodd Muller wanted Paula Bennett on the backbench, but nobody puts Bennett in a corner.27 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandJudith Collins 'sick of being demonised' for her ethnicityTensions flared over race relations again today at Parliament.27 May 05:00 AM
Kahu'Ngāti Epsom': Paul Goldsmith's true heritage revealedHis ancestor was regarded as 'the father of more children than any other early trader'.27 May 01:56 AM
Kahu'Mistakes happen' – Muller on Nikki Kaye's Māori heritage gaffeMuller was pressed on his party's Maori representation when speaking to media.26 May 09:53 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAudrey Young: Muller's howler of a dayCOMMENT: Labour memo cited Todd Muller as a threat. Today, not so much.26 May 07:01 AM
New Zealand'Abject failure': New National leader slams three Labour ministersTodd Muller singles out Phil Twyford, Kelvin Davis and Willie Jackson.26 May 12:51 AM
New ZealandDeposed National deputy opens up: 'Friday was a pretty brutal day''You roll with the punches around here, and I've rolled and got back up.'25 May 10:50 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBuilding bridges: Will the new-look Nats line-up be enough to soothe ructions?Simon Bridges left hanging, but Muller gave Bridges' supporters little to complain about.25 May 07:43 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMuller v Ardern: New leader's Cabinet zinger as he faces PM todayTodd Muller quotes Alan Curnow and tries to get under the PM's skin.25 May 07:00 AM
New ZealandShane Jones is getting 'good vibrations' from new National leaderJones says Labour gave NZ First the 'cold shoulder' in terms of a deal in Northland24 May 09:19 PM
New ZealandExclusive: Todd Muller rebuffs Bridges' request for top roleTodd Muller calls US President Donald Trump's style of politics "appalling".24 May 08:09 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyKate Hawkesby: Todd Muller has a battle on his handsComment: New National Party leader will have to overcome a fairytale of handouts to win.24 May 06:27 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: The Nat and the Hat - rating Muller's first days as leaderCOMMENT: Muller's first days as leader could not have gone better, minefields ahead.24 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThe Covid crisis inspired kinder politics. We're now reverting to adversarial tacticsComment: Diverse views are essential but should some matters be beyond political feuding?24 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessNew-look Nats: Former lobbyist set to fill key role in Team MullerFormer lobbyist said to be lined up to become National's new chief of staff.23 May 08:55 PM
New ZealandComment: Todd Muller's Make America Great Again hat is not okaySometimes a hat is just hat. Other times it's a powerful symbol, writes Damien Venuto.23 May 06:44 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSecrets, leaks and betrayals: Inside Todd Muller's coupMuller's challenge took three days to execute, but was weeks in the making.23 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKerre McIvor: Congrats, Todd, but be careful what you wish forComment: The Nats lost their nerve, and Simon Bridges and Paula Bennett are gone.23 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandTodd Muller: Now I'll deal to LabourTodd Muller faces challenge ahead while Simon Bridges ponders his future.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: The secret diary of Todd MullerCOMMENT: Todd Muller and Simon Bridges facing off at high noon.22 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandMuller signals potential thaw of NZ First policySimon Bridges did not understand strategy, Winston Peters said.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPattrick Smellie: Now comes the hard part for Team MullerCOMMENT: The best Todd Muller can hope for at this election is to lose well.22 May 08:45 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: National has taken a huge gamble on Muller - and Judith Collins knows itCOMMENT: Judith Collins' time may yet come, writes Audrey Young.22 May 06:47 AM
New ZealandNational's new leader Todd Muller - 'I expect to be PM after election'Nikki Kaye has been elected his deputy, replacing Paula Bennett22 May 02:58 AM
New Zealand'A little relieved' - Simon Bridges on his ousting as leader'No Team Todd ... there is only Team National' - the party's new leader.22 May 02:05 AM
New ZealandBurning Bridges: National's new leader - who is Todd Muller?'It's a momentous day for National,' the party's new leader said this morning.22 May 01:18 AM