It’s finally here. We’ve had the warm-up year, the practice run year, and now it’s the year of the slow-motion sprint to a finish line with a prize you might not even want. The general election is ...

Peters has jealously protected his role as foreign minister. He doesn’t like anyone stepping on his turf. He gave David Seymour a public telling off for “talking out of his field” on Palestine, and ...

Back at the beach, semi-retired Robert Maas, a member of Protect Whangaparāoa Rockpools and self-proclaimed “coastie”, drives down the boat ramp in his old white ute. He’s wearing a white surf singlet ...

I’ve been in London for seven years ... generally all my savings have been spent on my rights to stay in the UK.' ...

The road cone hotline died. But for one man, it lives on.

It’s easy to predict the date of the 2026 New Zealand general election. All you have to do is take into account the Electoral ...

Chris Penk and Christopher Luxon's Spotify playlist are struggling through the opening of 2026, while horny kākāpo are winning.

These mayors just won office for the first time. They’re already worried they're going to end up lumping their children and grandchildren with a huge bill for broken infrastructure.

Auckland is making a major change to its planning rules which could enable millions of new homes. In 2016, Auckland Council passed one of the important documents in the city’s h ...

The current, 54th parliament turns into a pumpkin on November 9, if not dissolved before. The last legal date for an election in 2026 is Saturday, December 19.

We don’t have a lot of time, so I’m going to make this quick. News is breaking today that Scott Robertson is set to be sacked as All Blacks coach following a “damning review” of his performance, with ...

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders speak Hindi, Tagalog and Cantonese, but if you want to study them at uni, you’re out of luck.