As councillors clashed with the mayor and put their relationship with mana whenua at risk, the outcome was still anyone's guess.

In the second instalment of a three-part series, Oliver Neas explores the dramatic conflict and behind-the-scenes dealmaking that shaped the Wellington Airport saga.

In the first instalment of a three-part series, Oliver Neas investigates the dramatic showdown between councillors and activists over Wellington Airport.

A successful eye surgeon accused of having a habit for methamphetamine and sex-workers. His wife, found dead at their home in an affluent Auckland suburb. For eight weeks, the trial captivated New Zealand. On Monday, the jury found 71-year-old…

Gun laws introduced by former prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s government in the wake of the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019 are at risk of being unwound, advocacy groups have warned, as New Zealand’s rightwing coalition moves forward…

Greens say its MPs are expected to maintain high standards of public behaviour after alleged incident at Scotties Boutique and that Ghahraman would stand aside until matter is resolved Golriz Ghahraman, a New Zealand Green party MP and its justice…

Des milliers de manifestants ont défilé début décembre dans les rues d’Auckland ou de Wellington pour défendre les droits des Maoris: leur remise en cause figure au programme du nouveau gouvernement, sans doute le plus conservateur de l’histoire né

If you’re young and left-wing, you probably voted Green. Was that the best strategy for actually achieving progressive change? There’s no way around it: this election was bruising for the political left. New Zealand now faces three years, and quite…

In a two-part series, the Listener asks why living in NZ is so expensive.

Last year more than 6,600 workers left Samoa for seasonal worker programs, double the number leaving before the pandemic or most visitors to the exclusive resort on Taumeasina Island near Apia, Samoa, it is the golden sands and tropical waters that…

The escalation of both Chinese investment and a potential military presence in the South Pacific has China watchers concerned. In Samoa, there are mixed feelings about both Sino influence and the island nation’s growing indebtedness to the…

Neighbours furious after firefighters had to be called to Redemption Song, owned by Empire State Building magnate Tony Malkin Residents of a New Zealand town are calling for a ban on private fireworks after a display by a New York billionaire set off…

Norman Kirk was New Zealand’s 29th prime minister. A big man, his impact on Aotearoa remains significant after only two brief years in office. Fifty years ago this month, Norman Kirk was elected prime minister of New Zealand. Less than two years…

7.24PM Speaking to a jubilant victory crowd in Wellington this evening, mayor-elect Tory Whanau said the election had seen a lot of anger directed at candidates by “groups that seek to divide us.” The challenge was to find means of connection with…

You are 30, 50, or 60 years old. Life is going to plan. Or is it? The first country in the English-speaking world to offer the old age pension, New Zealand is now facing a crisis: more of us are living out our twilight years without somewhere…

By Lizzie Marvelly Lizzie Marvelly (Ngāti Whakaue) wasn’t afraid of giving birth — she felt well prepared and with realistic expectations about what lay ahead. But her experience in a main centre public hospital left her physically and emotionally…

The night before Easter Sunday, 22-year-old Kaoss Price fell to the ground on a highway near New Plymouth, shot dead by police. Moments earlier, Price had rammed a stationary police car at speed. But what led to that moment, and exactly what happened…

Changing climate means infestations of pesky insects could become more common, experts say They smell like sweet meat, destroy vacuum cleaners and are wreaking havoc across rural New Zealand. An unusually wet summer has brought joy to farmers and…

The Pacific receives 60% of New Zealand’s foreign aid but experts say Wellington’s engagement in the region has declined in recent years In a ceremony in Fiji on Tuesday, New Zealand’s foreign affairs minister, Nanaia Mahuta, unveiled a 14-foot…

Dr Moana Jackson, the pioneering Māori lawyer and a global authority on Indigenous people’s rights, has died. Jackson’s scholarship and activism has been influential in shaping public debate around colonisation and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of…