New research from the University of Southampton has found that trust in representative institutions, such as parliaments, governments and political parties, has been declining in democratic countries ...

A number of high profile senior reporters will leave the New Zealand Herald under its restructure to cut about 30 roles from ...

As we watch this unfold, we must remember that democracy isn’t just a system of government – it’s a daily practice of civic ...

Plans to reduce congestion in one of Tauranga’s biggest choke points can begin after the Government approved funding for the design stage. New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi agreed to fund $5.2 ...

Relying on voluntary commitments to reduce online harm puts New Zealand out of step with other countries with legally ...

REALITY ON THE GROUND: Russia gained about 600 square kilometers of ground in Ukraine in December, doubling its monthly rate of advance, a NATO official said Sunday, Jack reports. But the rate of ...

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has slammed the health order over Whangārei District Council fluoridation as a ...

Analysis: The rapid fracturing of American democratic institutions and conventions show just how important it is to preserve ...

Eyewitnesses said a huge rush at the station led to the stampede with several passengers fainting because of suffocation.

Comment: Relationships, territory, access and rules are being challenged and rewritten, and a much more transactional style ...

Don Brash submitted the below to the Herald as a response to the column from Lady Moxon. They declined the column, but I am happy to publish it here. Surely, in a liberal democracy, there are few ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ 2023 strategic foreign policy assessment, “Navigating a shifting world”, accurately foresaw a more uncertain and complex time ahead for New Zealand. But already it ...