11 Jun: For New Zealand to achieve its goal to bring smoking under 5% would require more than 80,000 people to quit this year. To be equitable, 60,000 would need to be Maori.... more
11 Jun: ACT won’t work with Labour, Labour won’t work with NZ First, National won’t work with Te Pati Maori … What happened to the cross-party compromise MMP was meant to foster?... more
6 Jun: New Zealand's parliament hands record suspensions to three Indigenous Maori MPs after they performed a haka to protest a controversial bill last year.... more
RUGBY A one-season Crusaders cameo for former Wallabies playmaker James O'Connor will come to an end in Saturday's Super Rugby final against the Chiefs More...
BUSINESS Food prices have continued to rise, led by a 51.2 percent surge for butter over the year More...