Hipkins risks leaving Labour invisible, CEOs warn

Business leaders slam Labour opposition for lack of leadership, direction.

Why Luxon’s leadership divides business leaders: 'Not a good listener', 'biggest Rolodex of any PM'

Just 3% of CEOs rate Christopher Luxon’s domestic performance as ‘very impressive’.

Edmonds earns respect, but CEOs grow impatient over lack of policy detail

A capital gains tax looms as the flashpoint in Labour’s tax package.

'Economic intensive care ward': PM faces doubts as polls, loyalty look shaky - Richard Harman

OPINION: It is now conceivable that this could be a one-term Government.

Giant penguin fossil unearthed on Taranaki coast sheds new light on extinction

The fossil skull found in Taranaki is 31% longer than that of an emperor penguin.

Tory Whanau U-turns on future mayoral bid, eyes run for Parliament

Whanau has previously said she'd 'love to have a crack at being a minister'.

Mood of the Boardroom: Confidence slips as CEOs grow cautious

US tariffs and global tensions are clouding optimism despite local recovery.

Editorial: Role models not drugs should enhance sport

OPINION: The Enhanced Games are not a winner.

Simon Wilson: The parable of ‘Chrissie’s little train set’

OPINION: Why are leafy suburbs like Mt Eden opposed to density even when it's done well?

'It's broken': Business leaders call for overhaul of local government

Many business leaders are frustrated by a system that actively resists growth

Jamie Ensor: NZ First, National at odds on immigration, plus is New Zealand a 'launch pad’ to Aussie?

ANALYSIS: The issue will almost certainly become a political football at the election.

'Unthinkable' acts: The inside story of how a child-killing mum was brought to justice

The mother's story shifted significantly in the seven years since Minu and Yuna's deaths.

Geopolitics moves up the risk list for NZ's top executives

In 2025, 78% of NZ chief executives say boards review geopolitical risk.

Opinion: Another mighty tōtara has fallen – honouring Sir Tumu Te Heuheu

OPINION: Te Heuheu showed that true authority comes from humility, integrity and service.

'Preventable': New research reveals how firearms deaths cost NZ $300m a year

The annual cost of firearms harm is $321m in lives lost and $1.48m in hospital care.

Letters: Pride to the fore even through losses

OPINION: We should celebrate the efforts of the Black Ferns and All Blacks.

TikTok violence: Auckland students shaken after viewing Charlie Kirk's death

Graphic shooting footage spread rapidly on social media after his assassination. Video / Jason Dorday, Mark Mitchell, Alyse Wright

Editorial: Space exploration is about satisfying a human curiosity

OPINION: Space travel has always captured people's imagination.

Audrey Young: Luxon leadership strain - what's the strategy on the ninth floor?

OPINION: Luxon's playbook: talk it up - and if people aren't convinced, talk it at length.

NZ teacher says ‘abysmal’ TikTok moderation left students shaken viewing Charlie Kirk's death

Videos of Charlie Kirk’s shooting hit 11 million views within hours.

Luxon refuses to release key Swift, Kelce wedding communications

The Prime Minister last month invited the couple to marry in New Zealand.

Why Lone Star Tauranga's former franchisee went under

Liquidation report reveals firm's $700k debt, as restaurant's new owners make fresh start.

'Enormous' disruption: Backlash at hospital's plan to relax family visitor hours

Changes could mean visitors roam wards 'all hours of the day and night', the union says.

'We feel unwelcome': Union boss says Key met with him often but Luxon refuses

The CTU President said relationships with previous govts involved respect and listening.

Letters: Govt must be clear where it stands on Israel’s actions

OPINION: The Govt needs to heed the public in its policy on Israel-Palestine relations.

Union movement in good heart says departing union leader Richard Wagstaff

Richard Wagstaff has been president of the Council of Trade Unions for the past 10 years and a union official for 37 years. Video / Mark Mitchell

Dharshana Ponnampalam: Children are talking to chatbots, but what they really need is people

OPINION: Children are already talking. The question is: Who is truly listening?

Can builders' groups lumped with liability under new regime afford to protect home owners?

The Government mulls requiring Master and Certified Builders to meet solvency standards.

How one developer turned $13m into 284 homes

Can Lower Hutt's cost-neutral housing blueprint ease Wellington's billion-dollar bill?

Editorial: AC/DC, Katy Perry, Oasis all have one thing in common - and it's not NZ

OPINION: Big events bring big dollars to the NZ economy.

Opinion: The asset outperforming everything else in 2025

OPINION: It’s doubled in value these past 3 years and even outpaced the mighty S&P 500.

Duped Canadian drug mule claimed she thought she was smuggling paintings, not $4.55m of meth

'We’re sure this is legal, right?' the woman asked before coming to NZ with a mystery bag.

'Real concerns': Judge critical of Auckland rehab service

Corrections says it is aware of concerns from the judiciary about the Grace Foundation.

Detective of 40 years makes three of his biggest arrests weeks before retiring

Time and resources are what a top detective needs. With them, David De Lange got results.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Te Pāti Māori delusions and why Labour should rule out coalition

OPINION: Centre voters can't get comfortable with TPM's extreme left-wing radicalism.

Are weapons of war the best way to spend $3b?

OPINION: Govt has more pressing issues to address.

The making of Marokopa's 'monster': Tom Phillips' childhood, hobbies and descent

Before he abducted his children, Phillips was both their father - and home school teacher.

Editorial: Iwi's message is clear – it is open for business

OPINION: Talks with Samsung, Hyundai and Pacific leaders signal its global ambitions.

Weaponising Kirk’s death risks deepening dangerous divisions – Shane Te Pou

OPINION: Friends of Charlie Kirk have politicised his assassination to attack opponents.

Killer’s prison diary: The life, times, and confessions of an infamous murderer

Inside the mind of transgender killer Bronwyn Warwick.

RSA wars: Rebel faction tries to block rival leaders from receiving honours

Stan Hansen has asked the government not to honour Martyn Dunne and Jocelyn Faul.

Mortgage, rates, insurance - Buying a house now consumes our entire financial capacity

A house has become a generational commitment that would make our grandparents’ heads spin.

Former city councillor's gold-trading business collapses

Liquidators say unsecured creditors are owed more than $300,000.

No-go zone? Find out how many out-of-zone students schools will accept in 2026

Auckland schools have revealed how many families were successful in out-of-zone ballots.