A new study has found the rise of vaping in Aotearoa might be hindering progress when it comes to reducing smoking rates.

While the associate health minister met with an anti-trans activist to discuss 'women's rights', around the corner, a court heard evidence of the 'extreme' and 'vicious' nature of trans-exclusionary ...

After speculating over 82 nominations for 38 writers, this year’s panel of experts has given the 2025 Prime Ministers Awards for Literary Achievement to Ross Calman (nonfiction), Barbara Else MNZM ...

The Nocturnalists series shines a light on Auckland after dark. Chefs, comedians, performers and punters – Nocturnalists are spirited members of Auckland’s nighttime scene. In this series, they take ...

Hundreds of university workers have ramped up a campaign to demand their retirement savings provider divest in companies 'profiting from genocide'.

Employers are paying billions for sick leave as staff take record amounts of time off – but some say it’s a sign of a healthier, fairer workforce.<br /> ...

Possibly the highest-profile of NZ First’s fake members’ bills was the Fair Access to Bathrooms Bill submitted by Tanya Unkovich in May 2024, which sought to fine people who used bathrooms that didn’t ...

By the time of his resignation as an MP in 2008, he’d won the respect of most of his contemporaries. National minister Chris Finlayson was particularly effusive, calling him an “outstanding member of ...

I will often throw a book across the floor (carefully, so as not to damage the spine) if I think it badly written or sloppy.' ...

The infighting could go on through Christmas and beyond and perhaps even trigger two byelections, without the public ever getting a peep of policy. It’s an existential crisis for Te Pāti Māori – the ...

Ten years after Barry’s landmark victory, the first official New Zealand firefighters calendar went to print. The same feminism that afforded Barry her place in the force afforded her male colleagues ...

The latest effort to ban sales comes as MPs prepare to consider three petitions on the issue, including one backed by 90,000 signatures – and thousands of pawprints.<br /> ...