Former Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter general manager Tom Campbell says the closure of the plant could have been avoided if commercial common sense was used. Read...

French Polynesia has offered to host a special Pacific Islands Forum meeting in October or November to elect the organisation`s next Secretary-General. Read...

National list MP Dr Jian Yang announced his retirement from politics and said he would not stand in the 2020 general election after three terms in the party caucus. Read...

A report says the US failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify killing the Iranian general. Read...

The Opportunities Party leader Geoff Simmons will run in the Wellington electorate of Rongotai in the General Election. Read...

Controversial New Plymouth district councillor Murray Chong will again stand for Parliament in September`s general election, but he’s jumped waka. Read...

Just a good ole boy, never meaning no harm. Read...

An urgent Government inquiry has been launched to uncover `exactly who` did it and why Covid-19 patient details were leaked.State Services Minister Chris Hipkins has appointed former solicitor general Mike Heron, QC, to lead the... Read...

While Palmerston North city has about 80,000 people, the Palmerston North electorate is smaller, with just 66,000. The electorate is entirely urban and in the previous General Election, the number of votes cast by its citizens was... Read...

Today Labour`s unveiled its rallying call `let`s keep moving` in the lead-up to September`s General Election. Steve Braunias imagines how it all came about: MONDAY Jacinda Ardern paced the room. `We need a slogan,` she said.`I... Read...