Instead of being filled with dread by all the signs pointing to the end of democracy as we know it, the former PM has taken the productive route: writing a book.

Two million potential houses. At least two million potential complaints.

Lewers’ facial expressions were a frequent source of amusement: when Shand said “if wages show importance, the CEO is far more important than the mayor”, Lewers smiled sardonically. (The CEO is paid ...

Nearly seven months since the abrupt resignation of Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Adrian Orr, finance minister Nicola ...

Barring a major upset, polling suggests Andrew Little will win the capital’s mayoral chains with relative ease. But the type of council he will lead is still up in the air.

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A Swedish strategy game has rebranded the Tūhoe sovereignty flag as a communist emblem – a misstep that erases history, but also opens the door to telling it properly.

In the late 1970s, workers joined Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to stop luxury housing at Takaparawhau – a landmark alliance of unions, Māori and environmentalists.

It’s a local election year, and you know what that means – few people caring enough to vote and have their voices heard in shaping their towns. In New Zealand, local election voter turnout is ...

It’s the event that stops the nation – no, not local body elections or an All Blacks test, Bird of the Year. The competition invites voters to settle the pecking order in the name of conservation.

Still, despite economist and ratings agency arguments, rates rises have a hip pocket impact which flows straight up into local and national politics. A spokesperson for the Taxpayers’ Union told The ...