PoliticsGovt revives Waikato mega-prison plans as $1.9b spend pays for 810-bed extensionAbout $440m of the spend was coming from cuts from the "back-office", Luxon said.06 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsPM announces $1.9b Corrections investment including 810 more prison bedsGovt will train 470 corrections officers and add 810 beds to Waikato’s Waikeria prison.06 May 03:50 AM
EconomyOECD warns NZ Govt it shouldn’t borrow to pay for tax cutsOrganisation calls for a capital gains tax, better education and more competition.06 May 02:35 AM
PoliticsMP Julie Anne Genter returns to work ... in the Chatham IslandsThe under-fire MP is returning to work this week.06 May 02:02 AM
PoliticsCo-leaders discussing fresh claims of poor behaviour with MP Julie Anne GenterAct leader David Seymour believes Greens' response to initial incident was a 'cop out'.06 May 01:18 AM
Kahu'These MPs coming in kind of like we’re subservient to them'Iwi leader lashes out at Ministers who attend Iwi Chairs Forum.06 May 12:08 AM
KahuMinister doesn’t want Māori caught up in ‘green gullibility’ over changes to Crown Minerals ActShane Jones and Tama Potaka want to hear Māori views on changes to mining rules.05 May 09:00 PM
New ZealandBuilding Bridges: Simon Bridges on life beyond politicsFormer National leader Simon Bridges unhinged. Video / Dean PurcellWatch05 May 07:58 PM
KahuSimon Bridges says NZ wasn't ready for a Māori PM: 'I didn’t think enough about race relations'The former National leader stepped away for a quiet life away from politics,. Or has he?05 May 07:40 PM
Kahu‘Māori Seabed, For Shore!’ - Two decades on from the largest hīkoi in a generationTwenty years on from the biggest protest in Aotearoa, how far have we come?05 May 07:11 PM
New ZealandPM, Auckland Mayor reveal how much Watercare bills will riseThis is the first deal struck under the new Local Water Done Well programme.05 May 12:00 AM
PoliticsIs Winston Peters reluctant to trim MFAT?Winston Peters says he is still talking with the ministry.04 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungMPs spitting the dummy: Who followed through on threats to quit on principle?OPINION: Some MPs are just plain offended at how they are treated by their party.04 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsWinston Peters targeted by new protest tacticsPolice and protesters are adopting fresh approaches as protest movement digs in.04 May 04:46 AM
New ZealandBusiness owner claims Julie Anne Genter grabbed herNicola Cranfield thought the MP might have just been having a bad day, until this week.03 May 10:31 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Luxon and Stanford visit the 1980s; method in Shane Jones' fast-track madnessStanford's education shift has shades of the 1980s about it, but it might work.03 May 05:00 PM
PoliticsPharmac and Health NZ mull future funding of Covid vaccines and treatmentsPharmac promises to publicly consult on any changes that will affect people’s access.03 May 05:33 AM
PoliticsJames Shaw on Greens' MP issues: 'Disappointing' Genter situation happenedJames Shaw spoke to On the Tiles about what the party could change when picking MPs03 May 03:44 AM
PoliticsNats declare massive election donation haul - the most ever in a yearIts largest donation was $500,000 from an Auckland businessman.03 May 02:50 AM
PoliticsUniversity dismissive of public accountability amid former National minister contract probe - Auditor-GeneralThe contract, initially for $288,000, has ballooned to more than $1 million.03 May 01:16 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Peters switches from statesman to street-brawlerOPINION: Also in today's political wrap - what on earth is up with Green MPs?03 May 12:27 AM
New ZealandPay equity taskforce disbanded, 'no longer required' - ministerSix roles will be affected when the taskforce is dissolved.02 May 09:54 PM
KahuGovt decision to dismantle the Children and Young People’s Commission is a backward step, says LabourLabour MP asks minister 'to step in and stop these callous cuts'.02 May 07:53 PM
KahuStanford pushes for structured literacy approach in all schoolsEducation Minister sees benefits in the kura kaupapa Māori approach to teaching.02 May 06:49 PM
KahuSeymour says school lunches 'better, smarter and cheaper' - may include packaged foodsThe Associate Education Minister says the scheme will keep going.02 May 06:32 PM
PoliticsWinston Peters to deliver speech to New Zealand China Council after China remark about Bob CarrThe NZ First leader wouldn't repeat the comments outside the House, but stood by them.02 May 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Government not likely to let the Greens' Julie Anne Genter off the hookOPINION: The Green MP's confrontation with National's Matt Doocey may have repercussions.02 May 05:05 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOfficial docs reveal Govt warned NZ school cellphone ban ‘may not be warranted’The Ministry of Education looked at policies from Europe, Australia, the USA and Asia.02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandIs this the darkest day for the civil service? Latest job cuts push total over 3000Kāinga Ora, Ministry of Housing, Stats NZ, Ministry of Ed, NZQA had cuts today.02 May 07:48 AM
Personal FinanceLaw to be overhauled to prevent insurers from unreasonably declining claimsOnus to be put on insurers to ask for information, rather than assume customers will tell.02 May 06:32 AM
PoliticsNZ MPs invited by Ukrainian colleagues to visit Ukraine, but Speaker fears visit impracticalGerry Brownlee says there is "not a practical opportunity for a parliamentary delegation".02 May 05:32 AM
PoliticsSpy agency watchdog assessing GCSB’s response to China group's hack of former MPsThe Inspector-General is expected to be briefed by the GCSB in the coming days.02 May 05:23 AM
PoliticsPeters refuses to repeat China remark after defamation threat from former Australian ministerThe NZ First leader wouldn't repeat the comments outside the House, but stood by them.02 May 05:05 AM
PoliticsWatch: Green Party says ‘disciplinary process’ under way into MP’s behaviourA disciplinary process into the behaviour of MP Julie Anne Genter during a confrontation in Parliament last night. Video / RNZWatch02 May 04:10 AM
