Shane Jones joined the fishing industry in disputing official figures but provided no evidence to back up his claims, Marc Daalder reports. Keep Reading

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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the US will not make any decisions on aid funding for the Pacific region until mid-April. Keep Reading

It would be the first time candidates had stood in local council elections under the party's banner. Keep Reading

Herald political reporter Adam Pearse is in India covering the Prime Minister’s visit. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is calling for the New Zealand... Keep Reading

Christopher Luxon says NZ and India will be starting free trade talks from a blank slate, and moving quickly to get a deal done. Keep Reading

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Winston Peters says Chinese warships moving into the Pacific “needs” to be on the radar of Washington as he makes his first trip to the US as Foreign... Keep Reading

Analysis - A trip to Washington DC comes during a period of international volatility, where rules seem to be constantly changing. Keep Reading

Christopher Luxon announced New Zealand and India have formally launched negotiations on a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement as he arrives in New Delhi. Keep Reading

Nearly 22,000 more Kiwis are receiving the Jobseeker benefit than a year ago – a jump of almost 12% in 12 months. The number of additional people on the dole... Keep Reading

New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay has had his first meeting with his new United States counterpart as President Donald Trump continues to roll out... Keep Reading

Critics of the Government’s revamped school lunch programme are “nitpicking” over continuing late delivery of meals, Associate Minister of Education David Seymour says. Keep Reading

The Prime Minister attended a virtual summit to discuss the potential deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine. Keep Reading

This week, Parliament began with a secret bill and ended with a debate on coping with climate change. Between the two the word "growth" bloomed. Keep Reading

Peters' visit comes at a time of great change for the US, which in recent months has entered into a trade war with some of its closest allies. Keep Reading

Investment summit told NZ is 'a windy nation', but opposition says it's the rhetoric that's windy as renewable energy developers walk away. Jonathan Milne reports. Keep Reading

Former Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare has voiced concerns over the restructuring, warning that services could end up in the hands of large, foreign-owned non-Māori organisations. Keep Reading

Two trade experts based in Delhi expressed some mild optimism about Luxon's chances, but with a major caveat: NZ would have to abandon hope of including dairy in any deal.. Keep Reading

Companies who between them control around $6 trillion worth of funds have made their way to Auckland for the summit. Keep Reading

Health officials advised the Government " significantly" more lives could be saved if it lowered the bowel cancer screening age for Māori and Pasifika... Keep Reading

The Government hopes to make decisions on whether a bridge or tunnel across Auckland's Waitematā Harbour is the preferred option by around the middle of next year. Keep Reading

The mayor earlier said Luxon's comments were "pretty poor form". Keep Reading

The opening of He Āhuru Mōwai and similar separate spaces for Māori students has been labelled segregation by Act, which is concerned about the direction of... Keep Reading

The school lunch debacle is causing an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again. Keep Reading