Opinion
Shane Te Pou: Tax cuts mean nothing when you've lost your job
OPINION: Persistent unemployment among young people causes life-time issues.
Latest from Pasifika
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Thomas Coughlan: Think the Budget is over? $85 billion says you’re wrong
OPINION: Details of the biggest health spend-up in NZ's history are imminent.
Inflation contributes to 'sharp increase' in Pacific child obesity
'New Zealand is falling short in many areas with its food environment.'
Cultural ratios key to efficient healthcare, say nurses
"There’s nothing like your own looking after your own.'
Herald podcast host wins media award for weight loss surgery investigation
Chewing the Facts explored the myths around obesity, fatness and weight loss.
Paris Olympics 2024: Teenager due to represent Tonga dies in diving accident
JJ Rice, 18, was raised in Tonga and often spoke about his love for his island home.
'We think we need to double the amount of RSE workers' - PM Chris Luxon
The RSE scheme brings in workers from nine Pacific countries, including Papua New Guinea.
'I hope there's space for more of our people at the table'
It started with two friends from South Auckland who had an idea for a new podcast.
Shane Te Pou: This was not a Budget for the ages
OPINION: The Budget tried to please too many, and will probably end up pleasing nobody.
Ex-All Black on retirement: 'You think you’re going to be a rugby player forever'
Crusaders veteran ready for last run in red and black.
Celebrated Pacific author charged with murder of fellow writer in Samoa
Preliminary findings showed the victim suffered multiple stab wounds.
Opinion: Why I started learning the language of my Samoan forefathers
Not understanding my mother tongue made me feel deprived and like I was missing out.
Opinion: Children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the brunt
OPINION: Ditching free flu vaccines will likely wipe out the recent gains in uptake.
Newsreader Niva Retimanu on defying labels and dealing with grief
'Once there are hurdles or I put a block there, then I’m never going to succeed.'
Young Rotuman-Kiwis urged to learn the language
The United Nations lists Rotuman as one of the most endangered languages in the world.
Ministerial delegation to spend more time in Vanuatu ahead of final leg
The Government has announced a total of $15.5m for climate change and policing in Vanuatu.
'Disgraceful': Principal disgusted after young student called racial slur after rugby game
The student was in tears after being subjected to the unprovoked attack.
Deputy PM Winston Peters announces multi-million dollar solar upgrade in PNG
Deputy PM Winston Peters leads a whirl-wind trip around Melanesia and Tuvalu this week.
'Cherish every moment with your mum...one day those moments become memories'
My first Mother’s Day without my mum - a daughter’s tribute.
Ministry for Pacific Peoples hit with 57 job cuts
Up to 57 roles have been cut as part of wider public sector cost-cutting measures.
'That’s when I hit that lightbulb moment' - singer Myshaan
'I started off with RnB, then I moved onto country music and I moved onto Aussie rap'.
Is diversity shrinking within the media landscape?
A programme promised to transform our newsrooms. Then the media landscape shrank.
'That kid was never, ever sick': Hastings teenager dies in sleep on holiday
Grieving family needs funds to bring son's body home.
David Seymour wants to stop 'lazily' categorising people by race
The Act leader rails against 'lazily looking at everyone through the lens of race'.
'I get off the plane and feel at home': John Campbell on his Samoan chief title
He is John Campbell, the journalist, and also Toleafoa John, the Samoan matai.
Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?
ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.
AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts
The woman was shopping at a Rotorua New World when she was asked to leave the store.
Desperate families pawn off priceless cultural treasures for quick buck
In Polynesia, tapa cloth and fine mats handed down generations can be worth thousands.
Parliament shock: Act, NZ First side with opposition as Nats vote against bill
Act and NZ First have helped the Green Party bill get to select committee.
Yolande Ah Chong, 55, remembered for championing Pacific communities
The broadcaster was known for her bubbly personality, humour and passion to help Pasifika.