National is promising to introduce random drug testing for those on the jobseeker benefit to ensure they're "ready for work".

Comment: The Opposition's spending plans are conservative in some respects, but make heroic assumptions about how far unallocated spending can stretch

A selection of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026 finalists – from a shortlist featuring a caiman wearing a wig, a leopard doing a handstand, a strutting white-tailed eagle and a polar bear appeari...

Synthetic surveys using digital twins do a poor job estimating the public mood and are especially error-prone for some subgroups, including Republicans and Black adults.

Today, Treasury is releasing the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (or PREFU) ahead of the election. So I figured it was worth looking at a significant recent change to the way transport expendi...

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New Zealand Army intelligence officer Arthur Finegan denied a "nasty" assault - until he was confronted with CCTV footage showing an attack that left a taxi driver unconscious.

Nicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years

The Government has told mayors around the country it's deferring decisions on amalgamating councils until after the election.

We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.

New Zealand First has released its plan to "Make NZ Healthy", promising to put prevention at the centre of healthcare if re-elected.

For years, Storm and Jubilee Dawson warned agencies about their missing siblings. No one believed them but a new report into Tom Phillips documents their efforts and the failures of our system.