Labour's leader hints at what's beneath his calm exterior: 'You don't wear your guns on the outside'

It is a sad day when a great writer repeats the prejudices of the past. The latest offering from Paul Holmes regarding Waitangi Day

What is it about New Year's Eve that prompts us to do (or at least toy with the idea of doing) something good or perhaps more meaningful with our lives?

Fears over North Korea's nuclear bomb hide a deeper truth, writes Jared Genser.

Fragments of David Shearer's backstory were at the heart of his fight to lead Labour. For the first time aid workers fill in the gaps from two decades' work on the frontline