11 Jun: For New Zealand to achieve its goal to bring smoking under 5% would require more than 80,000 people to quit this year. To be equitable, 60,000 would need to be Maori.... more
11 Jun: ACT won’t work with Labour, Labour won’t work with NZ First, National won’t work with Te Pati Maori … What happened to the cross-party compromise MMP was meant to foster?... more
6 Jun: New Zealand's parliament hands record suspensions to three Indigenous Maori MPs after they performed a haka to protest a controversial bill last year.... more
RUGBY Remaining present is the key for the Chiefs in the buildup to a fourth Super Rugby final in five years, still hunting for their first title since 2013 More...
BUSINESS Food prices have continued to rise, led by a 51.2 percent surge for butter over the year More...