Election 2026: Christopher Luxon teasing ‘surprise’ retirement village policy
“We have actually had some quite good feedback from folk like yourself during the select committee process. “If…
Election 2026: Kiwis left $17,000 worse off by Opportunity tax plan should ‘look at the bigger picture’, Qiulae Wong says
Wong also conceded that the party had not modelled any wealth flight under the scheme, despite the fact…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon apologises for ‘negative’ remarks about small businesses
Those twin political headaches facing Luxon largely overshadowed confirmation from Willis that the Government had decided, for now,…
The Kim Dotcom saga is a national embarrassment – Deborah Chambers KC
What he did was, at its heart, theft. Megaupload made vast sums by facilitating the large-scale distribution of…
When should New Zealand children learn to read? Experts weigh in
Or was 5 actually too early to learn to read? To find answers, I did what I’d always…
David Seymour questions Govt ownership of Cook Strait ferries after Winston Peters confirms state-owned operator
Ministry of Transport officials had also earlier investigated whether KiwiRail was best placed to provide the Cook Strait…
Immigration scandal: Winston Peters says officials who misled ministers, avoided Cabinet should lose jobs and be imprisoned
“It’s a conspiracy against the people, for goodness’ sake.” He lamented the more than $30 million that would…
Ex-Defence Minister Wayne Mapp pushes back on US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s ‘freeloading’ claim
“The pressures are different.” Wayne Mapp was New Zealand’s Defence Minister from 2008 to 2011. Photo / Mark…
Ex-Defence Minister Wayne Mapp pushes back on US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s ‘freeloading’ claim
“The pressures are different.” Wayne Mapp was New Zealand’s Defence Minister from 2008 to 2011. Photo / Mark…
Budget 2026: Government should have gone ‘harder, sooner’ on cuts, Steven Joyce says
Joyce, who chairs the board of New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB owner NZME, also told Hosking it…
Orbán’s farewell revives the debate: should Ukraine join the EU?
BrusselsViktor Orbán did not attend the last European summit and, instead, Volodymyr Zelensky attended in person as a…
Romantic weekend in Cambridge: Best hotels, wineries and things to do
On this sunny afternoon, we had the park to ourselves as we wandered along the gentle 2km trail,…