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Latest Articles

Analysis: NZ First, National at odds on immigration, plus is New Zealand a 'launch pad’ to Aussie?

The National Party and New Zealand First are at odds over a central pillar of immigration policy, a disagreement that will almost certainly turn into a political football at the 2026 election.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

Revealed: TPM apologises after MP takes issue with 'Indians, Asians, Black, Pākehā' campaigning in byelection

Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris is under fire for a social media post taking issue with the ethnicity of Labour supporters campaigning for the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

Winston Peters interview: ‘You're not to talk about foreign buyers’ - NZF leader denies loosening ban

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters denies the Government’s announcement to allow foreign investors to purchase homes in NZ reflects a loosening of the foreign buyers ban introduced when he was last in power.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

The top author who walked NZ: 'I can't even look at a worm without feeling sick'

What’s one word to sum up your mood right now? Buoyant. Since Northbound was published in April, I’ve been getting at least a couple of messages a day from people who enjoyed reading it or listening to the audiobook and felt moved to tell me. It’s a huge honour and …
By Naomi Arnold
• NZ Herald

Exclusive: Labour MP's youth justice meth use, fight clubs claims not backed by officials

Labour’s Willow-Jean Prime’s public claims about fight clubs and “significant” meth use in youth justice facilities couldn’t be substantiated by Oranga Tamariki officials. The Children’s Commission, which independently monitors the facilities, is also unaware of meth in the residences and hasn’t heard of fight clubs occurring since 2023.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

Exclusive: Labour’s Willow-Jean Prime didn’t respond to, declined NCEA meeting offers

The Government offered Labour multiple opportunities to be briefed on the NCEA change process, but the party’s education spokeswoman Willow-Jean Prime initially didn’t respond to these invitations and then flat-out declined them.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

Exclusive: Concerns over NCEA's vocational education pathways as change announcement looms

An announcement on the future of New Zealand’s main secondary school qualification is understood to be imminent, with Education Minister Erica Stanford foreshadowing public consultation on a substantial proposal.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

Winston Peters interview: ‘Careless’ immigration ‘transforming cities’, Nigel Farage’s Reform ‘compelling’

Winston Peters is concerned with the number of migrants entering New Zealand and is observing an “alarming development” overseas where “careless immigration policies” are “transforming cities” and “changing centuries of development and social life”.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

Exclusive: Ministers were warned of 'significant uncertainty' over migrant numbers, health system impact

Cabinet ministers were warned there was “significant uncertainty” about the number of migrants who could access the Government’s new five-year parent visa, with potential impacts for New Zealand’s health system and infrastructure.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

Explained: Could companies sue for compensation under David Seymour's controversial bill?

Act leader David Seymour is rejecting claims his controversial Regulatory Standards Bill could lead to corporations seeking compensation if their property rights are affected and believes those saying so could be “deliberately making mischief”.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

‘Ardern lives in exile’: Shane Jones attacks gas ban, calls for apology in fiery hearing

Resources Minister Shane Jones, sporting a Make NZ Great Again hat, arrived at a parliamentary scrutiny session on Thursday ready for a fight over the previous Government’s ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration permits.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

‘Don’t expect explosion’: Erica Stanford on whether visa change could lead to migrant influx

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford is “not worried” the Government’s new visa allowing migrants in New Zealand to sponsor their parents to stay for up to 10 years will lead to an influx of people coming here.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

Who are you calling a diva? The reclamation of a controversial figure

The origins of the term are Latin, and its use was popularised in Italy. In Roman mythology, diva refers to goddesses and is closely associated with divinity and heaven. French journalist and art critic Théophile Gautier was one of many in the 1830s who brought the word into popular parlance. …
By Madeleine Crutchley
• NZ Herald

Booksellers and bookish types on their favourite books of 2025 (so far)

A high-stakes political novel set in 16th-century Mexico – a fictionalised version of events that led to the founding of Mexico City in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan. The decisions of the characters mean life or death for themselves and the empires they represent. Despite the detail and consideration of the …
By Madeleine Crutchley
• NZ Herald

Exclusive - Downfall of a Diplomat: Inside Phil Goff's sacking

The sacking of Phil Goff as New Zealand’s High Commissioner in London was swift, taking less than 24 hours from the time officials were told of his now infamous Donald Trump-related remarks to when he was formally told to stop representing his country.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald

Exclusive: CommComm head looking at changes after business fear about power companies

The head of the Commerce Commission says it is a “major concern” some New Zealand businesses have expressed reluctance to speak publicly about their energy struggles for fear of commercial retaliation from power companies.
By Jamie Ensor
• NZ Herald