A new parents’ advocacy group is pushing for stronger academic standards, better-trained teachers and greater school choice They cite polling showing overwhelming public support for core subjects.
A former police constable celebrated as a recruitment success story, awarded a leadership prize and promoted as a role model for young Māori has pleaded guilty to stealing a police-issued Glock pistol and receiving $5,000 after handing it to an associate.
A mother imprisoned for allegedly abusing her infant daughter will have her conviction reconsidered by the Court of Appeal after independent international medical experts challenged the evidence used to convict her.
National has surged to 32% in the latest 1News-Verian poll, opening a five-point lead over Labour, but the possibility of a National overhang could dramatically alter the parliamentary arithmetic and potentially eliminate the need for the Opportunity Party to form a government.
Australian independent MP Helen Haines remains critically injured after an alleged deliberate vehicle attack outside her electorate office in Victoria on 19 October.
Government modelling suggests thousands of students currently gaining NCEA qualifications might not meet the proposed requirement to pass just three subjects, raising questions about whether the existing system accurately reflects what students have learned.
Broadcaster and NZ First candidate Michael Laws has accused mainstream political commentators of hypocrisy for condemning centre-right efforts to exploit MMP's overhang provisions, after Te Pāti Māori had already promoted a similar strategy to benefit the left.
Former Opportunity Party board members allege internal factions, behind-the-scenes power struggles and the sidelining of dissenting voices shaped the party's direction before Qiulae Wong became leader in November 2025.
Political commentator Chris Trotter argues that Labour and National have become so similar in their economic and cultural outlooks that voters are struggling to distinguish between them.
Labour has announced an Emergency Department Recovery Plan promising an independent investigation into deaths linked to lengthy emergency department waits, a nationwide audit of unused hospital beds and changes to vaccine funding decisions.
Scientists have discovered that nerve cells may develop a kind of memory of allergens, helping explain why repeated exposure to pollen, dust mites and other everyday substances can make allergic reactions worse over time.
Adults who refuse to provide information to police about the killing of a child under 12 could face up to 10 years in prison under a new law proposed by National.
Te Pāti Māori general manager Kiri Tamihere-Waititi, who previously spoke of overthrowing the government in a video examined by Police, has dismissed criticism of MPs attending a Mongrel Mob election hui as manufactured outrage from the political right.
Labour and National are being urged to strike a bipartisan deal to prevent overhangs from determining election outcomes, but former ACT leader Rodney Hide says the proposal risks overturning the will of voters.
New Zealand house prices have fallen back to mid-2017 levels after adjusting for inflation, with the housing market still struggling to recover from its November 2021 peak.
New Zealand families earning more than $200,000 a year say mortgage payments, groceries and other household costs are leaving little room for savings.
