Gisborne Unity Theatre and Labour Party stalwart Pat Hall did nothing by halves. Whether on stage or behind the scenes in amateur dramatics, or managing the workings of a political machine, she was ...

WELFARE reforms will "force individuals and families further into poverty", an MLA has warned. The reforms, which have been proposed by the Labour government, will see a number of major changes to ...

The committee also recommended that the commerce department should 'proactively' take measures to conclude the FTAs ...

Ed Miliband has said he is “very confident” the Government will create “hundreds of thousands” of jobs with its green plans, but did not put a figure on how close it is to Labour’s manifesto target of ...

The Spring Statement is not a Budget, which is one reason why Reeves is going to reach for spending curbs, not tax cuts. A positive side effect of her tweaked fiscal rules is she can’t go for the ...

The government has received a rating of 4.2 out of 10 in the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor survey, the lowest on record since ...

Adding to National's woes, its rating has fallen for each of the other top-five concerns. Direct competitor Labour held ...

Dunedin's mayor says he's frustrated the building of Dunedin's new hospital has progressed slowly despite figures showing ...

“Beyond words, Christopher Luxon’s Government has taken no action. It is just about a year since the Minister of Foreign ...

An Ipsos survey found 31 per cent of voters believe Rachel Reeves should cut taxes, even if it means spending less on public ...