Psych! According to media reports and well-connected right-wing columnists, National is about to water down its plans for an influx of dense housing around Auckland, in a decision that appears to be ...

The government has presented the Equal Pay Amendment Act as a tidy administrative reset. Rural workers say the opposite is true.

National MP Hamish Campbell once burned off his eyebrows while learning to breathe fire. Read more One MP, One Pint columns here.

As New Zealand’s population ages, the number of people dying each year will rise rapidly. With hospices already experiencing ...

Today's state of the nation address will see the PM defending his record – and trying to convince voters that his economic promises are finally becoming a reality.

Lynne Pillay is a member of the People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity. She served as MP for Waitakere from 2002-2008, and as a list MP for Labour from 2008-2011.

Chris Penk and Christopher Luxon's Spotify playlist are struggling through the opening of 2026, while horny kākāpo are winning.

Overnight, my majka and deda became refugees in a new world. Deda soon found work as a farm labourer, and Majka lived with a family as their housemaid. They got married in November 1957 – first in a ...

Peters has jealously protected his role as foreign minister. He doesn’t like anyone stepping on his turf. He gave David Seymour a public telling off for “talking out of his field” on Palestine, and ...

Here are all the reasons the simple beach sandwich is the perfect summer bite, with additional commentary from The Spinoff’s haters and enthusiasts.

The current, 54th parliament turns into a pumpkin on November 9, if not dissolved before. The last legal date for an election in 2026 is Saturday, December 19.

The National-led government gave Auckland Council permission to scrap Plan Change 78, but only if it wrote a new plan that provided for the same number of houses – enough for at least the next 30 ...