PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: National's Superannuation "attack"OPINION: Letters on the Reserve Bank, Sky TV, Kirikiriroa, Russia, and a WWI memorial.01 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandGang crackdown extended, Three Waters warnings & rare protests in China | Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 November, 2022Police crackdown on gangs extended, Three Waters entrenchment warnings were made & rare protests sweep China in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch28 Nov 04:32 PM
PoliticsThree Waters entrenchment: Labour warned a year ago that clause could be 'constitutionally damaging'Cabinet decided to kick the matter back to Parliament’s Business Committee.28 Nov 06:02 AM
Politics‘Dangerous precedent’: Lawyers’ concern over entrenched Three Waters provisionAmendment is to protect against privatisation, but many are concerned about the process.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance$2b raid: How emergency Covid funds were redirected to bolster Budget '22Former Treasury adviser says it was an “accounting trick”.25 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ’s groundwater still ‘widely vulnerable’ to faecal contamination - stocktakeNew analysis links intensive farming to areas with concerning nitrate and E. coli trends.24 Nov 12:53 AM
New ZealandFocus: PM admits 'confusion' over Three Waters billPM Jacinda Ardern admits there is 'confusion' over the Three Water bill and has asked for the scope to be clarified. Video / Mark MitchellWatch22 Nov 10:21 PM
Infrastructure reportInfrastructure: Breaking down barriers to sustainable successOur approach to infrastructure is not working, so what do we need to do differently?21 Nov 03:59 PM
PremiumPremiumInfrastructure reportThree Waters 'the right thing to do’ - Grant RobertsonGovernment will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.21 Nov 03:59 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChris Bishop: Results of underinvested infrastructure in plain sightCOMMENT: We need new tools to better use what we have already.21 Nov 03:59 PM
New ZealandBill backlog: Wellingtonians stung with three water invoices at onceOne resident was shocked when a bill worth more than $850 arrived in her letterbox.17 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Three Waters is a stinker of a policyOPINION: The policy is a dog, and if Labour had half a brain they would bin it.16 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuTe Awa Tupua: Whanganui at the confluence of global trendsOPINION: The sacred river can ensure intergenerational prosperity for the region.16 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldWorld population hits 8 billion, creating many challengesMuch of the growth is coming from developing nations in Africa.15 Nov 04:47 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExplainer: MPs propose fixes to Government’s controversial water reformsWhat's in the Government's changes to water reforms?14 Nov 06:25 AM
New ZealandResidents report ‘earthy’ smell and taste in Wellington’s waterResidents across the city are reporting the strange odour.14 Nov 05:03 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandShane Reti: Public won't like it if Three Waters legislation is rushed throughMP Shane Reti has concerns over the haste of the Three Waters legislation.13 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLetters: Cost of living, German recovery, Three Waters, and John RoughanOPINION: Letters on fireworks, unruly kids, potholes, Black Ferns, and Donald Trump.11 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Outrageous’: Taxpayers foot $2.1m bill for controversial Three Waters Auckland HQThe lease is for 3100sq m at a cost of about $2.1m a year, says a market source.08 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandThree Waters alternative will keep infrastructure in councils’ hands - MayorIn the proposed alternative councils will maintain their management and control.01 Nov 03:27 AM
New ZealandMayors unite against 3 waters, Iran actions condemned & Melbourne cup fever | Focus Morning Bulletin: 1 November, 2022 New Mayors uniting against the government's three waters reforms, assisted death numbers revealed & Melbourne cup fever begins in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch31 Oct 04:52 PM
New ZealandPM on Wayne Brown, Three Waters: Rates will rise if NZ fails to tackle infrastructureThe meeting was billed as a be a polite and friendly get-to-know you event.19 Oct 10:48 PM
New ZealandGovernment seeks to offer Three Waters certaintyLocal Government Minister has pledged to offer the Three Waters sector some certainty.18 Oct 07:05 AM
New Zealand'Doomed': Wayne Brown calls for council halt on Three Waters reformsBrown campaigned against Three Waters.17 Oct 06:50 AM
Kahu'Surely this is madness': Uproar at hui over water bottling consentThere was uproar at a community hui on a water bottling consent granted in Whanganui.13 Oct 07:15 PM
New ZealandGovt 'open to changes' on Three Waters reform - ArdernOpposition parties say local election results are a 'rejection' of Three Waters reforms.09 Oct 11:25 PM
New ZealandIwi leader slams plan to bottle and sell bore waterConsent has been granted to 2035.02 Oct 04:00 PM
World'Significant changes': US Supreme Court poised to keep marching to right in new termThe US Supreme Court's new term starts this week. What is on its agenda?01 Oct 06:56 PM
New ZealandPhil Goff exit interview: Mayor on Efeso Collins, Baby Boomer male councillors and Three WatersAuckland mayor on 40 years in politics, and challenges and joys of running the super city.25 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandPāpāwai Marae group push to restore stream biodiversityMarae and conservation groups are restoring biodiversity in the Pāpāwai-Mangarara Stream.21 Sep 07:15 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Rob Telfer on Candidate CameraRob Telfer is running for the council to give rural communities and businesses a voice.15 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandPrivate Three Waters consultants paid $16m but DIA defends spendingThe price tag is being questioned by the Opposition.15 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: Christchurch ratepayers will pay much more for water and water servicesGerry Brownlee says the water component in rates bills will more than double.04 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHawke's Bay water shortage to reach 32 million cubic metres by 2040The figure could grow even further, reaching a 46 million cubic metre shortfall by 2060.02 Sep 05:18 AM