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7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (736+ words) National’s hollow promise to ‘fix the basics, build the future’ was sharply exposed last night as its government’s cuts left New Zealand without its 24/7 geohazard monitoring centre for the first time since it opened. Earth Sciences NZ confirmed last night…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (453+ words) The Green Belt is the Marmite of planning policy. For some, the very idea of building homes on the verdant fringes of towns and cities propels them into paroxysms of rage. For others, the rules protecting Green Belt land are…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (360+ words) Brussels would insist on the UK ditching the pound as the price of rejoining the EU, according to a French Eurocrat. Italian-born Mr Gozi was formerly Italy's Europe minister and is now a senior figure representing France in Renew Europe…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (935+ words) October 9, 2026 — 4:00am The Coalition announced its immigration policy on Tuesday, promising to reduce net overseas migration to 100,000 people a year, but experts aren’t convinced the numbers add up. Herald and Age readers on social media have asked dozens of questions about…...

26+ min ago   (323+ words) The Conservatives have urged John Healey not to raise tax when he delivers his first Budget at the end of the month. Mr Healey’s Conservative opposite number, Andrew Griffith, said the Chancellor should commit to introducing no new taxes on…...

28+ min ago   (1237+ words) Dame Jacinda Ardern’s former press secretary says he argued with her in the back of a Crown car that her government was “doing too much” during the Covid pandemic era and needed to focus in on the economy. Andrew Campbell…...

2+ hour ago   (1092+ words) Two-party politics is back. Even just a few months ago that would have been a ludicrous statement to make. On March 23, Reform stood on top of the polls, with 25 per cent. Second were Zack Polanski's surging Greens on 18 per cent....

10+ hour, 15+ min ago   (945+ words) All 53 councillors at a recent meeting backed a motion calling for health services to be improved rather than cut, as Powys Teaching Health Board consults on proposals to reorganise hospital beds and urgent care Powys councillors have set aside their…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (504+ words) You really should not have to vote in these council elections. Councils don't run our hospitals, decide what our kids are taught, take money from our pay, or lead us to war. On paper, they lack the sweeping powers that…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1042+ words) The National Party has unveiled a major fisheries and marine protection policy ahead of… Otago have booked their place in the National Provincial Championship semifinals after delivering a… New Zealand First has unveiled a major cost-of-living election policy, promising to…...