PoliticsCrime convictions up - spike in serious and violent offencesThere's been an uptick in the number of people charged in the year to June 2023.19 Sep 06:06 AM
PoliticsLeaders' debate: How important is it for picking the next government?A lot is riding on tonight's first leaders' debate.19 Sep 04:44 AM
PoliticsKids quiz politicians on their state care plansPoliticians have been put in the hot seat by young people who were formerly in state care.19 Sep 03:51 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey Young: First leaders debate tonight is Luxon's to loseOPINION: The pressure is on Chris Hipkins to play a blinder tonight.19 Sep 01:49 AM
KahuPolitical heckler Karl Mokaraka: 'I’m normally a quiet and shy fella'"I want the politicians to know what whānau are feeling and going through."19 Sep 12:34 AM
PoliticsLuxon claims 'we have become a country of bureaucrats in NZ'The two big party leaders are going head-to-head tonight in a TV debate.18 Sep 10:45 PM
VideoChris Hipkins in studio with Mike HoskingChris Hipkins sits down to chat with Mike Hosking ahead of leader's debate. Video / Newstalk ZBWatch18 Sep 08:15 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsClaire Trevett: What to expect, what's at stake in first TV leaders debateOPINION: Chris Hipkins might be the better debater, but he's got a harder job.18 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Here's why business should vote GreenOPINION: No one wants a coalition of chaos, so here's why business should be looking left.18 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandBillionaire Graeme Hart’s $700k in donations to right-wing partiesNZ’s wealthiest man has donated personally and through Rank Group Limited.18 Sep 08:18 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWinston Peters on why he might get Nicola Willis’ job, and how Act is too soft on Treaty issuesPeters might take the Finance job if Willis quits, and he reckons Act is soft on Treaty18 Sep 07:47 AM
KahuThe ‘accidental’ Māori: Winston Peters slams David SeymourPeters says Seymour discovered his Māori-ness the same way Columbus discovered America.18 Sep 06:37 AM
Politics'No red flags' about anti-fluoride, anti-mandate comments, says Nats candidateRyan Hamilton says his views were not raised in his candidate selection.18 Sep 05:27 AM
PoliticsHipkins, Luxon gear up for debate - how are they rating their chances?Plus, what happened during Act's chaotic party launch?18 Sep 05:00 AM
PoliticsChristopher Luxon confirms Ryan Hamilton to remain as National candidate'If everyone had to have a perfect record, we'd have nobody in Parliament.'18 Sep 03:38 AM
PoliticsHipkins on housing; Luxon on candidate's fluoride commentsRyan Hamilton is expected to win the Hamilton East electorate.17 Sep 10:50 PM
PoliticsLabour promises $4000 grants for solar power in homesPolicy expected to reach 60,000 homes in four years.17 Sep 09:53 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsCoalition collision? Audrey Young on the tensions between National and ActOPINION: The Treaty of Waitangi referendum is likely to be the most problematic issue.17 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsSeymour responds as heckler disrupts Act launch; Labour launches 'Women's Manifesto'Karl Mokaraka, Freedom NZs candidate and serial heckler, stood up and started shouting.17 Sep 02:41 AM
PoliticsHecklers disrupt Act Party campaign launch during David Seymour’s speechSeveral hecklers were dragged out of the theatre by security.17 Sep 01:55 AM
VideoChris Hipkins reveals Labour's Women's ManifestoLabour Party leader talks to media in Mt Albert about the party's priorities for women.Watch17 Sep 12:46 AM
PoliticsBeehive Diaries: Who is the best debater, and what’s Chippy been eating?Chris Luxon thinks Chis Hipkins is a great debater - is he?16 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsHipkins promises to keep lifting wages; Sepuloni's swipe at Act leaderLabour says workers’ rights 'under threat' if National and Act gain power16 Sep 02:46 AM
PoliticsElection 2023: Greens promise five weeks of annual leave by 2025Party co-leader Marama Davidson made the announcement while in Auckland today.16 Sep 01:47 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: The questions Luxon won't answer, and Seymour waits and watchesWhy Luxon and deputy Nicola Willis are trying to avoid a spreadsheets at dawn showdown.15 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJenée TibshraenyJenée Tibshraeny: Fiscal holes and flimsy arguments erode parties' credibilityOPINION: Labour and National need to up their games on the economic front.15 Sep 05:00 PM
Politics'Bloodbath': The community likely to take a big swing against LabourPlus, why has Nicola Willis said she'll resign over a policy?15 Sep 06:01 AM
New ZealandDoctors' strike, Act sets sights on benefit fraud and Libya floods | Focus Evening Bulletin September 15, 2023Doctors ramp up strike action, Act sets sights on benefit fraud and the death toll rises to over 8000 from the Libya floods. Video / NZ HeraldWatch15 Sep 05:33 AM
LivePolitics'Irresponsible and unaffordable': Chris Hipkins slams National's policiesThe election campaign is nearing the end of its second week.15 Sep 01:35 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: National's numbers problem isn't going awayOPINION: Nicola Willis's answers on tax costings are falling a long way short.15 Sep 01:13 AM
PoliticsDrug-addicted beneficiaries 'need to get clean enough to work' - SeymourDrug addicts would face the prospect of losing their benefits.15 Sep 01:05 AM
PoliticsHelen Clark joins distinguished international groupHelen Clark is now one of The Elders, a group set up by Nelson Mandela.15 Sep 12:48 AM
KahuDeath 'threat' on campaign trail for Green Party’s Efeso Collins, man foundEfeso Collins said the threat made him reassess his priorities.14 Sep 10:46 PM
PoliticsNicola Willis says she'll resign if National can't deliver tax cutsWillis said the party had made a commitment to the NZ people and they intend to keep it.14 Sep 10:14 PM
