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Balancing trade and security is going to get much more difficult for a National-led government, with the Russian-Ukraine invasion, Chinese-Taiwan tensions, and now Israel-Hamas warfare, writes Alan Bollard

But National's commerce spokesperson Andrew Bayly says disclosure requirements make it hard to be an MP, and he'd prefer to manage conflicts rather than divesting his business interests. Jonathan Milne reports.

Christopher Luxon has finally picked up the phone to Winston Peters and meetings between National and Act kicked off this week

Two chief executives have quit, faced with the threatened repeal of the Three Waters reforms by the incoming government – but one is pushing determinedly on. Jonathan Milne reports.

Palakkad's K. Kiran broke the National record in the junior boys 110m hurdles, clocking 13.84s. He had previously broken the under-16 boys 80m hurdles National record in Nov. 2022. His performance today broke the five-year-old junior meet record by a huge margin and was better than the senior meet record…

KiwiRail and Auckland Transport aim to focus on mode shift and emissions reduction in the next 30 years of heavy rail in Auckland

Politicians coming together in unlikely alliances is something we need to explore urgently. National and the Greens working together could help us build a future that is richer, more resilient and more cohesive, argues Rod Oram

Midweek performances to start at 6.30pm from February to fit with post-Covid working patterns

Saurav Ghosal & Joshna Chinappa to skip Senior National Championships in Chennai; Abhay Singh, Ramit Tandon, Anahat Singh & Tanvi Khanna to compete. Ghosal & Chinappa cite busy schedule & recovery time after Asian Games.