China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the start of deep-sea mining.
The Latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs
Federal workers face mass layoffs - Federal workers all over the country have responded with anger and confusion Friday ...
Seymour pushes for longer parliamentary term
David Seymour is pushing for parliamentary terms in New Zealand to be four years long, and says such change would effect ...
Can Christopher Luxon grow his way out of a buyer’s remorse election?
Thomas Coughlan, Deputy Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald, loves applying a political lens to people's stories and ...
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Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to federal government’s payment system
The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for ...
Reform deputy who mocked Reeves over CV exaggeration found to have exaggerated on his own CV
Exclusive: Richard Tice has repeatedly mocked Rachel Reeves for having allegedly embellished her CV, but The Independent can ...
David Seymour blasts Labour’s ‘radical left’ shift
ACT leader David Seymour has accused Labour of abandoning “economic orthodoxy”, arguing the party has moved “radically to the left.” ...
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Pakistan-New Zealand cooperation: Panel calls to identify challenges and obstacles
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary group on Thursday emphasised the need to identify the challenges and obstacles that ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Far North mayor says law would place near ‘impossible’ costs on council
A council has baulked at the potential costs David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill could place on its financially strained ...
Trump’s climate retreat impacts New Zealand
New Zealand may already be giving the world a glimpse of what global climate policy will look like in the Trump era.
As new charter schools open, we still know too little about how they worked last time
The evidence is mixed, according to an evaluation of eight charter schools undertaken for the Ministry of Education.
Top political handicapper reveals what Dems' chances are at winning back the Senate in 2026
Democrats face “few opportunities" to win back the Senate majority from the Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, a top non-partisan political handicapper predicts.