Policy

The Hauraki Gulf is back in the spotlight, as National leaves the commercial fishing industry sweating - and confused

Trump described Cuba as a failing nation in need of change. The Cuban government has said it is not in any high-level talks with the United States.

The new rules cut a thin layer of red tape, but they're still complex, full of restrictions and just as expensive as always.

The government's making city shop owners happy with its decisive move-on orders for homeless people, but there are doubts they'll achieve anything.

For the past decade, Sunny Kaushal has been a man on a mission to crack down on retail crime.

Police can move on rough sleepers or people displaying disorderly behaviour as young as 14-years-old.

The bill is being fiercely defended by Winston Peters. Audio

The government's plan has triggered an explosive row over the difference between a tax and a levy.

Judge Ema Aitken is accused of disrupting an event, yelling at Winston Peters and calling him a liar.

However, even a modest reduction in commercial rates could push residential rates up by around 4 percent.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis talked up the policy's effects so far in a speech to the New Zealand Economic Forum in Hamilton. Audio

The government recently announced an independent review into the central bank's actions during the pandemic, including official cash rate cuts, money printing and its interactions with government…

However, concerns over the review's timing so close to election time are a "fair question", he says. Audio