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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was joined by Deputy PM Winston Peters and Minister of defence Judith Collins to make a pre-budget defence announcement. Video / Alex Burton
Watch: NZ to spend more than $2b on new NZDF choppers
The helicopters can go further and carry larger loads than the existing Seasprite fleet.
How is your child going at school? Govt releases tool for parents to track learning
The online tool will be added to as the Government's new curriculum is developed.
Editorial: Community needs to buy-in to meth crackdown
OPINION: Northland has NZ's highest meth consumption, with 2000mg per day per 1000 people.
Steven Joyce: The Maga model stumbles amid Canadian, Australian elections
Canada's Liberal Party made a stunning comeback, winning a plurality of seats.
Inside the battle for Labour’s wealth tax
A new generation of party activists is ready to fill David Parker's shoes after his exit.
Editorial: It is time to remove the weeds from our ministerial portfolios
OPINION: A leaner Cabinet could sharpen NZ's focus on key issues.
NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon speaks to media
Christopher Luxon speaks to media
Matthew Hooton: Labour’s credibility demands big new tax promises
OPINION: There’s no room for any new spending by anyone without massive tax hikes.
'Growing harm': Hospital discharges linked to meth use skyrocket
It comes after wastewater testing revealed a doubling of meth use last year.
Editorial: Prisoner voting ban spiteful
OPINION: What this arbitrary ban appears to be is some red meat for the more spiteful.
Health NZ takes medical union to ERA as strikes delay 4300 procedures
Health Minister Simeon Brown: 'I want to see this dispute resolved.'
Seymour proposes abolishing some portfolios and cutting minister numbers
One of the portfolios he wants to scrap was created by Christopher Luxon this year.
Is there method to Govt's madness, helping ANZ and ASB in court?
Lawyer supports law change to avoid "draconian consequences" for lenders.
NZ Herald Live: Mark Mitchell talks to media
Hon Mark Mitchell, Deputy Mayor Malcolm Lyall, and Local MP Hon Nicola Grigg speak to the media on the local state of emergency in Selwyn
Abuse in Care: 52 Lake Alice survivors opt for rapid payment
Govt says 120 people as of April 24 have so far been deemed eligible for payment.
Audrey Young: 100 days down, 1361 to go – Trump’s blitz has barely begun
OPINION: Kiwis just got a hint of how much America's lurch to the right will cost.
And justice for all? Why Goldsmith says access is ‘imperfect’, and what to do about it
Goldsmith: 'I'd love to have lots of money to throw around, but I don't.'
Roger Partridge: Policy whiplash risks eroding NZ's investment stability
OPINION: Policy unpredictability is now seen as a genuine investment risk.
Editorial: Has Nicola Willis used a scalpel or a saw?
OPINON: The scale of cuts feel like we are going to get close to nicking the bone.
Kiwis saving for retirement get free $1b a year - will it survive Govt cuts?
Govt currently contributes up to $521 a year if people make payments of a certain level.
New Whānau Ora providers confirmed after contract provider shake-up
The Government has confirmed four new contract providers.
DoC grants 10-year concession for Whakapapa ski field
Financial management of the ski field has been plagued for several years.
Peters to travel to New Caledonia
Peters will meet the former French Prime Minister in New Caledonia.
More than 1m NZ child sex abuse online viewing attempts as AI content increases
Investigators are concerned about "disturbingly realistic' fake images and videos.
Opinion: Productivity the key, not austerity
OPINION: New Zealand is following global trends – but does not have to.
Richard Prebble: Cut red tape faster and deeper
OPINION: The preschool review is a template but it is too little and takes too long.
KiwiSaver subsidies, Best Start? What the Govt might cut in Budget - and why
Why the Government is cutting spending, and what might go.
Prisoner voting ban to be brought back
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says the ban will be re-introduced later this year.
Audrey Young's Minister rankings: The stars, the second-rate and those on notice
Three ministers excel and three ministers are on notice to improve.
Editorial: Tory Whanau made the right call to not seek re-election
OPINON: Whanau became a lighting rod nationally for the failures of local government.
No OT social workers assigned to more than 1000 at-risk children
As at March 31, 2025, there were 1319 children overdue for allocation to a social worker.
Simon Wilson: Donald Trump's 100 days of chaos and the fans he has here
Opinion: As Trump sows his global chaos, some New Zealanders are following right along.