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Former Banks staffer seeks Epsom nod
Auckland cycle safety efforts 'too slow'
"A hippopotamus would be faster." Auckland Transport is being accused of dragging the chain in its provision of facilities…
McCready plans to file papers against Len Brown
Former accountant Graham McCready has Auckland Mayor Len Brown in his sights for his next legal endeavour and plans to file…
Shark finning gets total NZ ban
The finning of dead sharks will be completely banned by 2016, the Government has announced.
John Armstrong on politics
You can count on three questions of national and international…
To suddenly talk about tax cuts would send a very…
Women MP target misses mark
Labour's target of selecting candidates to ensure women make up at least half of its caucus by 2017 has been given the thumbs…
Iran's man in New Zealand
Iran's ambassador to NZ, Seyed Majid Tafreshi Khameneh, talks to political editor Audrey Young.
Cycle advocates fear more deaths
Cycling campaigners fear more deaths or injuries in downtown Auckland unless an off-road bikeway being built through Grafton…
Smith wants more sea sanctuaries
Conservation Minister Nick Smith says he aims to establish a record number of marine reserves around the coast this year…
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$400k spent on payouts to MPs staff
Parliamentary Service spent nearly $400,000 on payouts for former staff in the second half of last year…
Disabled kids 'abandoned'
Child care law changes sought by lobby group after children denied right to family life.
Bryce Edwards: Political roundup: What will happen in 2014?
What can we expect to happen in New Zealand politics in 2014? Political commentators and bloggers are in the midst of publishing…
Foreign firms face tax clash
Labour says it will tackle "aggressive tax avoidance" by multinationals such as Facebook and Google which it says is costing…
'I've learned the hard way'
Conservative leader Colin Craig is confident he can change people's minds about him, after a Herald…
Costs cut into crime profits cash
Government's coffers end up with $12 million from $33 million worth of assets ordered seized by judges.
Editorial: Speaker's look at Maori rules overdue
Over the years, there have been several instances in which Maori protocol has collided with women's rights.
Try again ... for a bigger job
He may have failed to become Auckland's first Pasifika mayor, but now the Rev Uesifili Unasa has his sights set on furthering…
Editorial: Right time to start battle of the bulge
The week after New Year is a testing time for resolutions to correct a bad habit. But it is a good time to make one new…
Friendly, fair - why I love cool Kiwis
In the first of a new series on ambassadors in New Zealand, we talk to South African High Commissioner…
Support for low-level drink drive fine
A move to fine lower-level drink-drivers $200, but not impose criminal convictions is widely backed, a Herald-DigiPoll survey…
Matt McCarten: Just one MP may call the shots
It's election year this year. It's life and death for our politicians. Under our adversarial electoral system, for any MP…
Maori protocols to be modernised
Parliament's Speaker, David Carter, has sought a review of Maori protocols at Parliament.
Oil-drilling support slipping - poll
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There is increased opposition to the Govt's plans for oil, gas and mineral exploration in the latest…
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Wife denies failing girl
The wife of a man accused of bashing his teen daughter, then forcing her to hide her injuries behind a burqa, denies failing…
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Of musical chairs and other absurd carryings-on
The parliamentary year ended yesterday, and so it… More
International Politics
Protesters send sanitary pads to Australian minister
Australia’s Immigration Minister is receiving tampons and sanitary towels in his post box from protesters against alleged…
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Two ways to separate cyclists from vehicles
Cartoon: Two ways to separate cyclists from vehicles
Local Government
On Tuesday I arrived very early on the scene of a…
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Ex-mayor amazed Brown fitted in affair
One of the most puzzling aspects of the Len Brown scandal is when he found time to cheat on his wife, says former North…
Claire Trevett on politics
Politicians sitting ducks for cracker jokes
Let us turn our minds to how politicians spent the day and the New Year's resolutions they are pondering in between overs…
Bryce Edwards on politics
Bryce Edwards: Political roundup: A year of downfalls, fiascos and failures
It was a tumultuous and colourful year in politics, littered with downfalls, fiascos and failures, writes Bryce Edwards.
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Audrey Young
Audrey Young: Bennett asset to Nats
To understand Paula Bennett's value to the National Party, you just have to see how much Labour cant stand her.
Matt McCarten on politics
Matt McCarten: Sinners and saints
My political winners and losers for the year. Losers 5. Peter Dunne. The Hypocrite. Always pompous and self-righteous…