The violent crime stats and new detainment powers are tangible evidence of progress in the right direction. That’s what is wrong with coalitions. They indulge folly. We are spending more there and ...

It's that mad, insecure feeling you have when you are 10 years old in the schoolyard not to look different, say anything unusual, or attract attention. As it turns out, it stays with you all the way ...

Luxon is aiming to drum up as much support as possible for Kiwi businesses operating in the Vietnamese market with the signing of a new Comprehensive Strat ...

Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking once more to Wrap the Week that was. They went through the list of MPs’ credit card expenses, discussed school lunches, and the latest conflict between ...

Local Government New Zealand is making its support known for four-year terms extending to them. The Government's proposing to keep the standard three-year term, but allow it to be broadened if the ...

Questions have been raised over how US actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa died, with the situation deemed suspicious, despite no signs of foul p ...

Horowhenua district councillor Rogan Boyle is under fire for working remotely – from the other side of the world.

The Energy Minister says new rules for the electricity sector can't come soon enough - the changes aiming to give independent companies the same access as ...

The Electricity Authority is proposing new rules, giving independent power companies the same access to hedge contracts and access to the same wholesale pr ...

The Government's hoping to clear up backlogs of approvals for animal and plant health products as it commits to speeding up ...

There's been a range of pushback to the Government's proposal to expand citizen's arrest powers, so Kerre Woodham is wondering who actually wants it.

The 104th New Zealand Golf Open is underway at Millbrook. Justin Quiban of the Philippines is the initial leader with two birdies from two holes. Meanwhile, tournament boss Michael Glading told Mike ...