Steve Braunias is the literary editor of Newsroom's books section ReadingRoom, a noted writer at the NZ Herald, and the ...

A man-made lake in a town north of Christchurch is described as a filthy drain but few seem interested in fixing it ...

Opinion: The select committee needs to call for submissions from people who have constitutional, legal and Indigenous rights ...

Opinion: Unless the Democrats and Labour trim their policy sails accordingly, they will lose elections that matter ...

Lampooning politicians, generating memes, and making fun of the pretensions of artists, writers, and composers are all ...

Pulp and sawmills have had to shut down operations in recent months, blaming high electricity costs, writes Andrew Bevin.

It's being labelled toxic positivity; opening the door to women in sport, but closing it before they get into high performance coaching jobs ...

Analysis: A fiery haka, MPs suspended from the House, and a Treaty Principles Bill one step closer to its death.

Comment: There were a lot of words said in Parliament at the apology to victims of abuse. For me the most powerful words were virtually unintelligible. Gary Williams is severely disabled and in a ...

Activists say petrostates like Azerbaijan must pledge to reduce their oil and gas exports as part of a new wave of climate targets. Photo: Getty Images The annual carbon budget report from the Global ...

Analysis: You don’t get into bed with Elon Musk unless you’re ready for a pillow fight. Donald Trump knows that. OpenAI founder Sam Altman knows it. Europe’s richest man Bernard Arnault knows it. Nasa ...

A week after the ‘shock’ re-election of Donald Trump to the Whitehouse and over a year into one of the most blood-soaked periods of the Middle East’s tortured modern history, the question is, what has ...