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New finance minister Nicola Willis has claimed she was blindsided by the state of the government’s books. Days after stepping into the role, she said:

Beyond a pledge to scrap smokefree laws, the New Zealand coalition agreements contains plenty of controversial measures sure to create division.

The history of 500 years of print from Picasso to Emin, Robert Mapplethorpe’s portraits of his famous friends, and the Palestinian diaspora in Puerto Rico

American playwright Annie Baker's fourth show at the National is about the way we seek connection and meaning

Former airline boss Christopher Luxon formally took office as New Zealand's prime minister Monday, vowing to tame inflation and bring down interest rates.

Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives

New Zealand's National-led coalition is in office, with Chris Luxon sworn in as prime minister along with his 30-strong team of ministers.

A federal Newspoll, conducted November 20–24 from a sample of 1,216, had Labor and the Coalition tied at 50–50 after preferences, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Coalition (up one), 31% Labor (down four), 13% Greens (up one), 6%…

TN's TN captain Joshua Benedict Wesley leads team to semis of 13th Senior National Men's Hockey Championship; Punjab, Karnataka, Haryana, TN to compete; inclusion of 31 players from National core group a shot in the arm; video referral a highlight; 'relegation and promotion' system discussed by Hockey India.

The youngsters steal the show in the National’s terrifying gothic Disney Roald Dahl; a fine cast are stranded in Ibsen by candlelight; and a bittersweet fairytale in New York hits the spot

POLICE visited the development of Taymouth castle amid concerns “about wildlife crime”, The National can reveal ...