12+ hour, 35+ min ago   (510+ words) Wellington City councillor Ray Chung seeks security advice after meeting Russian ambassador Wellington City councillor Ray Chung says he “didn’t give any thought” to the risks of meeting Russia’s ambassador – despite recently being briefed by spy agencies about the threat…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (529+ words) Well, well, well – what do we have here? Foreign Minister includes own adviser among five new diplomatic appointments The foreign minister has made five new diplomatic appointments – including his own ministerial adviser and former chief of staff Jon Johansson as…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (776+ words) The Agricultural polluters are so powerful now, even Labour is capitulating to them… He waka eke no more – after 18 years, Labour not committing to pricing for agricultural emissions Labour leader Chris Hipkins said his party will reduce agricultural emissions but…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (373+ words) Real estate agent loses bid to avoid compulsory Māori culture course A real estate agent who refused to take a compulsory course covering te reo Māori, tikanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi has lost her latest bid for an exemption....

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (369+ words) National is making life harder at the supermarket checkout and harder still for Kiwis who turn to the Government for help. “With tens of thousands more hungry Kiwis being denied emergency food grants, New Zealanders cannot afford another three years…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (737+ words) We need more vision from the Political Left that brings real solutions to the table if we are to win the argument for transformative change. Free Public Transport – If we are serious about getting people out of their cars and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (772+ words) Greenpeace says the Government has poured fuel on the growing backlash over its Conservation Amendment Bill, with a revised version of the Bill retaining controversial changes to the very purpose of New Zealand’s conservation law. The new Bill just released…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (465+ words) Pike River: Manslaughter among charges considered in $35m police criminal investigation into mine disaster The new investigation into the Pike River mine disaster, which killed 29 men in 2010, has cost police at least $35 million in what appears to be the most expensive…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (424+ words) The Rates Cap has been a Taxpayers’ Union talking point for 2 years because a strangled local democracy process that can’t maintain assets has less chance of fighting development – this is a power grab by the Right! Implementing a rates cap,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (619+ words) Te Pāti Māori proposes 48% income tax rate, tax credit for kai Te Pāti Māori has launched a ‘Kiwi Tax Plan’, proposing a 48% top tax rate and a rebate for New Zealanders earning less than $60,000. The policy also proposes a wealth…...