March 11, 2026 8:00am by Kokila Patel General Debate 11 March 2026 ...

Shane Reti has announced he will retire at the general election. He has been an MP for 12 years, during which time he has been deputy leader, acting leader and a senior Minister. Shane is a hell of a ...

So every Labour Government except Lange's inherited a surplus from National. Every single Labour Government since at least the 1950s has left National with a deficit. Imagine what sort of deficit a ...

The suspension of Kapa-Kingi as a member of Te Pāti Māori on 23 October 2025 was in breach of the Kawa (rules) and, therefore, was unlawful. The expulsion of Kapa-Kingi from Te Pāti Māori or to cancel ...

The Royal Commission has released their second and final report. Some key aspects: a significant change in circumstances occurred in October 2021 when decision-makers realised that elimination was no ...

In an historic moment, New Zealand will host its first-ever State of Origin match next year at Eden Park, a major event expected to draw thousands of international visitors and deliver a significant ...

A reader who is a postgraduate student in Christchurch offered to read The Press for four weeks, and analyse what proportion of news articles, opinion columns, letters and cartoons were left, right ...

Each monthly poll of 1,000 gives a good indication of the overall NZ sentiment, but the breakdowns by area are not robust as they can be as few as say 80 people in Wellington etc. In this exclusive ...

Remember last year when we blew the whistle on the $4 million of taxpayer money being spent on recording, remixing, and playing whale music to kauri trees to (apparently) 'soothe and cure' kauri ...