Stones carrying the mauri of Te Matatini have arrived to bind and uplift host tribes ahead of next year’s national kapa haka festival. Read...

If the chancellor decides to increase NI for employers in the Budget would that be going back on previous promises? Read...

The prime minister told the BBC the Budget would be tough but insisted the government would not break manifesto pledges. Read...

ANALYSIS: Wellington’s chaos is the latest battleground, with National and ACT pouncing on a botched airport share sale. Read...

The saga said much about Smith, a wilful genius with waning powers, and also about the national selectors. Read...

Labour keen to bring the Auld Mug home for a defence, but National say it’s too soon to comment, not wanting to “jinx” Team New Zealand. Read...

Labour keen to bring the Auld Mug home for a defence, but National say it’s too soon to comment, not wanting to “jinx” Team New Zealand. Read...

Jarryd Hayne flew to Suva on Sunday to return to rugby league with the Fiji national side as part of the coaching staff. Read...

Seat gains are seen in the 1News Verian Poll for Labour, but the Coalition is holding a steady grip on power. Read...

Beefed-up transmission lines allowing more energy to be produced in the Far North, and a grid-scale battery to keep the lights on if the national grid fails again, are among options being explored after a pylon collapse earlier this year. Read...