The earthquake-prone building system will be refocused to reduce repair costs and reinvigorate communities, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. ... “Today, I am announcing a change to ...

Samira Taghavi writes on why some lawyers are quitting the criminal bar: After seeing my friend’s LinkedIn post, I rang her. We spoke, we compared notes and we asked the question I always hate: are ...

The NZ Initiative has a research note out on how fiscal policy needs to work with monetary policy. They comment: This analysis does not dispute that the RBNZ’s high interest rates were the proximate ...

ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network said on Monday.

The Green Party’s chief of staff, Eliza Prestidge-Oldfield, has resigned in the latest shake-up for the party in what has been a term of turmoil. In a statement, Greens co-leader Marama Davidson said ...

He laments the poor relationship the CTU has with the current National-led Government compared to the John Key-led National Government. The CTU used to meet regularly with Key, Finance Minister Bill ...

Senior ministers are emphatically rejecting claims from Māori, including actress Keisha Castle-Hughes, that Māori should be eligible for citizenship to Aotearoa New Zealand. The Waitangi Tribunal held ...

A TVNZ-commissioned review of TVNZ’s news coverage has identified only “minor” issues - and “no evidence of systemic bias or lack of impartiality in 1News’reporting", according to a TVNZ summary of ...

Karin Horen is standing for the Takapuna Local Board. As you can see she was on the "A fresh approach" ticket. But they have dropped her suddenly. Why? Because Karin is Jewish. She was born in Israel ...

The New Zealand Government has shown it has a truly independent foreign policy by not following traditional allies Australia, Canada and the UK in recognising a Palestinian State at this time. This is ...

September 27, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 27 September 2025 ...