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Education entrepreneur considered standing for National, challenging in Act-held seat
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Winston Peters is on the right track. We need to save our way out of our financial mess - Liam Dann
OPINION: New Zealanders are painfully reluctant to accept structural economic change.
Texts reveal Nicola Willis was warned she might be asked to sack Adrian Orr
The minister is defending the fact she didn't unveil this information earlier.
Shane Jones wants to consider re-nationalising power companies in energy shake-up
'No one is responsible for energy security in New Zealand,' the NZ First minister said.
Richard Prebble: A four-year term won't improve political accountability
OPINION: All parties support a four-year term referendum except Act.
Shielding the rich? Govt to axe info-gathering power that shed light on how much tax the rich pay
Axing the power will improve taxpayer privacy but weaken the quality of IRD policy advice.
Revealed: Leaked data show major hospitals failing ED wait time targets
Health NZ says the stress on EDs this winter has been 'unprecedented'.
Flying regionally could be about to become ‘easier’, plus $30m Govt loans for small airlines
It's being called a potentially 'game-changing development'.
Labour fixes embarrassing error as it challenges Govt to 'be honest' about RBNZ saga
Labour's finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds is calling for transparency.
‘Where are these kids going to go?’: Schools fear being swamped under Akl high-rise plan
Schools don't want to be left dumping prefab classrooms on sports ovals, principals say.
'Desperate to deflect responsibility': Mayor fires back at Willis in economic blame game
The city's leaders are defending their record and Whanau is fighting back.
'This is not an Oprah-style, everyone gets a visa': Stanford on new investor visa as speculation rises over foreign buyer settings
Immigration Minister confident changes to foreign buyer ban 'will get across the line'.
'Planning by firing squad': The Auckland suburbs facing three-storey housing
Fifteen-storey blocks will be allowed in 22 areas near CBD and transport hubs.
The city suffering as 177 businesses shut – does Nicola Willis accept any blame?
New numbers show the region's economy continues to be hit more than the national average.
'Rotten to the core': Govt banks $151m by ending 'double-dipping', wiping $100 a week for struggling households
The Government decided on the changes in 2024, but used urgency to pass the law in 2025.
Richard Prebble: Labour's silence a strategy for winning, not governing
OPINION: National can't run on its own record, but has nothing to attack Labour on.
Higher taxes, deeper spending cuts: What's coming as NZ's economy suffers from long Covid
Some tough political choices will need to be made.
Shane Te Pou: 6 ways Luxon can save his Prime Ministership
OPINION: With Labour rising, the PM risks a one-term premiership unless he adapts.
Letters: Luxon needs to remember he's a politician, not a CEO
OPINION: The Prime Minister needs to remember he can be voted out.
Govt warned of risks to breaking up polytech merger: 'Similar, if not worse' financials
A paper said the proposed future appears to be similar, if not worse.
Luxon, Albanese talks focus on lifting living standards
The New Zealand PM said transtasman relations are as strong as they've ever been.
How Govt is preparing to ditch the petrol tax and move all cars to road user charges
Ministers want it to be like paying for Netflix.
Majority of Govt's $231m tech institute funded through research funding cuts
'It will be a cornerstone of our plan to grow a high-tech, high-value economy.'
Principals have their say on axing NCEA: A 'huge step forward' or a game of political football?
Leading principals debate the merits of plans to radically overhaul education.
Ex-president Peter Goodfellow on the greatest threats to National's re-election
Goodfellow was National's president for 13 years and spent almost 20 as a board member.
‘Some may be concerned’: National MPs on how Kiwis will react to board members' pay hike
'I accept that everyone wants a pay rise in this tough time.'
Watch: Luxon booed by crowd at ANZ Premiership netball final
Christopher Luxon was on hand to present the Mainland Tactix with the trophy.
Billion-dollar view? City showdown looms over tall buildings v volcanoes
Minister Chris Bishop is pushing Auckland Council to allow faster development.
How Govt sliced $200m off the cost of new Waikato medical school
ANALYSIS: The medical school was originally mooted to cost $380m but will now cost $232m.
$6b of Govt-funded building projects to start before Xmas – this is where they are
Chris Bishop claims the projects could create about 27,000 jobs.