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NZ Herald - Politics

'Privilege is not a dirty word': What will private schools be spending extra government money on?

10 hours ago

Poll reveals Kiwis disagree with Ardern, Hipkins not fronting public Covid inquiry hearing

17 hours ago

'Defies belief': Union outrage over Health NZ board's up to $1.7m fees

12 hours ago

Thomas Coughlan: Just when you thought Covid was over, pandemic handling returns to headlines

17 hours ago

'Intrusive behaviour': Govt outlawing disruptive protests outside people's homes

1 day ago

Top seeks new leader in public job ad for 2026 election bid

1 day ago

'Huge amounts of land': Minister gives update on letting foreign investors buy property in NZ

1 day ago

KiwiRail settles with Hyundai for $144m over cancelled ferries

1 day ago

Supreme Court issues new ruling on customary rights to rivers

1 day ago

Auckland Council meeting attendance: Who showed up, who didn't and who bailed early

1 day ago

Thomas Coughlan: Jacinda Ardern right not to front Covid-19 inquiry

1 day ago

Luxon responds after Israeli minister attacks 'lost the plot' Netanyahu comment

2 days ago

PM Christopher Luxon responds to broadside from Israeli minister

2 days ago

Audrey Young: Self-centred Swarbrick makes Palestine debate all about her

2 days ago

'Gutless and hypocritical': Minister lays into former PM for not fronting Covid hearing

2 days ago

Toby Moore: Covid spending can be justified, despite Treasury report

2 days ago

One year level of NZ students record lowest marks in decade. But is the tide turning?

2 days ago

Watch: The moment Chlöe Swarbrick gets kicked out of House for second time

3 days ago

Audrey Young: Should NZ help save the two-state solution for Palestine?

3 days ago

Ardern and other former ministers refuse to appear in public before Royal Commission

3 days ago

Chlöe Swarbrick refuses to apologise for 'spine' remark, ordered to leave House again

3 days ago

"He's lost the plot" - NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu

3 days ago

Watch: Chlöe Swarbrick ordered to leave House again after refusing to apologise

3 days ago

'Right person for this vital role': NZ's new ambassador in Trump's America

3 days ago

'I don't know what I have to apologise for': Swarbrick defiant after ban from House

3 days ago

The danger of overcorrection: Who will fall through the gaps if the NCEA overhaul goes awry?

3 days ago