PoliticsLaw change possible to address violent youth criminalsThe importance of crime as an election issue is increasing by the day.25 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Poll sees Hipkins' honeymoon slip to rear-vision mirrorNational overtaking Labour is a morale boost and indicates people are listening again.25 May 07:31 AM
PoliticsLatest poll: National and Act could govern aloneThe most recent poll shows Chris Hipkins still leading as preferred PM.25 May 06:03 AM
PoliticsArmy gets new $100m Bushmaster fleet as resignation requests dip after pay bumpThe new vehicles were better at handling explosive devices.25 May 03:53 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: There's a reasonable argument for tax cuts, but Labour isn't listeningOPINION: No wonder voters are sick of Labour and National.24 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt’s 20 hours-free childcare expansion could force closures - sector leadersLeaders have written to ministers, requesting an urgent meeting.24 May 05:00 PM
Politics'We’ve got it wrong': Luxon wants to change housing density rulesThe National Party leader has backtracked on housing policy.24 May 06:59 AM
PoliticsNational pours cold water on 5-minute shower campaignIt's not the first time showers have got Labour into strife in an election year24 May 05:10 AM
PoliticsThird time lucky: McAnulty on being latest Hawke’s Bay cyclone recovery ministerHawke's Bay has had three cyclone recovery ministers in as many months since Gabrielle.24 May 04:58 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOnly a third of boarding houses have sprinklersMost buildings like Wellington's Loafers Lodge do not have sprinklers.23 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrooke van Velden: When Kiwi shopkeepers work in fear, something's horribly wrongLight-on-crime policy decisions having tragic consequences for hard-working shop owners.23 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsSome prescriptions will still attract $15 fee, despite Budget policy to abolish $5 chargesThe Government has abolished most charges, but some remain.23 May 05:00 PM
Politics‘Police are seen as fair game’: Assaults on police nearly doubleNewstalk ZB can reveal officers reported more than 1000 attacks in the past year.23 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsCalls for National to front up with costings for tax cuts, estimated to be $8.2bAn economist warns the cuts will not be affordable without major public service cuts.23 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsSeizing fleeing drivers’ cars risked Bill of Rights breach - Attorney-GeneralThe bill went through its first reading in the House under urgency last week.23 May 06:57 AM
PoliticsHipkins will ‘eventually’ look at tax changes, but issues a warningThe Prime Minister warned tax cuts now would be inflationary.23 May 12:45 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The insidious climate denialism of Christopher LuxonOPINION: NZ Steel move is a model for emissions reductions - but it can't be the only way.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsInflation takes away gains from Labour’s Working for Families packageInflation is eating away at people's benefits.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsNew law opens door to more research on tax paid, or not paid, by the super richA new bill makes it easier for the IRD to regularly probe and report people's tax affairs.22 May 05:05 AM
PoliticsNZ Steel to transition away from burning coal with $140 million Govt subsidyThe change is equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road.21 May 07:24 PM
PoliticsLuxon: What Budget got wrong - and the projects he wants to work on with LabourThe National leader wanted to see more fiscal responsibility.21 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsExplainer: Why Govt is making a big deal of steel emissions initiativePM Chris Hipkins called it NZ's 'largest-ever emissions reduction project'.21 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt to spend $140m on NZ Steel's move away from burning coalThe change is equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road.21 May 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBeehive Diaries: A Budget whoopsie and Erica Stanford's awkward question for David SeymourNational's education spokesperson tries to find out if Act leader covets same job as her20 May 07:19 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Nats' penny-pinching reaction to Budget puts heat on Luxon over tax cutsNational's Budget response feeds right into PM Chris Hipkins 'coalition of cuts' line.19 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsWhich policies are the winner and losers of Budget 2023?Which policies are big winners - and which ones are 'really silly'.19 May 07:11 AM
PoliticsBudget 2023: Rise in MPs requesting security prompts $5.7m boostSome of the funding would also be used to increase security staff on Parliament grounds.19 May 05:03 AM
PoliticsWealthy donors match $150,000 in small donations to LabourThey were the latest in 11 donations above $20,000 to political parties declared in May.19 May 04:32 AM
OpinionOpinion: NZ’s Budget used a ‘gender lens’Budget 2023 included a gender budgeting 'snapshot' - and was the first to do so.19 May 02:55 AM
PoliticsPromising Labour MP chosen as candidate in Auckland’s Epsom electorateCamilla Belich missed out on Mt Albert, despite being endorsed by Ardern.18 May 11:42 PM
Politics‘There will be higher interest rates’: Luxon calls Robertson’s Budget ‘reckless’The Finance Minister has made a big bet on inflation coming down.18 May 07:03 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Not an election-winning Budget, but not a loser eitherOPINION: The Budget won’t win Labour the election. It wasn’t designed to.18 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThomas Coughlan: Labour fires first shot in world’s smallest class warLabour is tentatively turning its back on the propertied.18 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsSecurity boost at MPs’ homes, offices after Robertson warns of ‘intense threats’It's unsure how much of the $14 million would be allocated to security enhancements.18 May 05:55 AM
