Stories by Mei Heron

It isn't helpful to jump to conclusions about Helen Clark's middle placing in a poll for next UN Secretary General, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.

The Defence Force is buying a new naval tanker specifically designed for operations in Antarctica.

The Māori Party is confident it will be ready in time for next year's election, despite being in a "re-building phase".

The answer to the achievement gap between children in lower and higher decile primary schools lies in fixing the problems that lead to inequality, say Opposition parties.

Fish & Game is astonished it has been left out of a law change that would give rangers more powers to investigate offenders.

The government must be prepared for compensation claims as sea level rises make some homes uninsurable, MPs have been told.

The Crown company set up to oversee public financing of irrigation projects should be scrapped, says the Green Party.

The government is standing by its stance to not introduce a sugar tax despite an open letter by 74 health professors urging it to do so.

The government's books are still in deficit and by $92 million more than forecast.