After a long period spending very little on Facebook advertising, Labour splashed out promoting its income tax policy last week.  Keep Reading

Labour and National's education policies aim for the centre in the hope of appealing to the masses. Keep Reading

Existing problems have been magnified by the COVID-19 crisis, a new report has found. Keep Reading

OPINION: It's Kiwi households that will feel the brunt of the Covid-19 recession, as the Government's accounts show a sea of red and skyrocketing debt. Keep Reading

Much has rightly been made of the leadership quality of Prime Minister Ardern this year. But the PREFU results announced today shows that Minister of FInance Grant Robertson is by a long way the most effective Minister of Finance we have had since Dr Michael Cullen. Keep Reading

Currently, dental care is only free in New Zealand for those under 18-years-old. Keep Reading

The economy has come through the initial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in better shape than expected but faces a tougher and longer road to full recovery, according to the Treasury. Keep Reading

Those looking for a new job may find it tough for a few years yet. Keep Reading

Unemployment is expected to peak at 7.8 percent in the next two years. Keep Reading

But Grant Robertson believes New Zealand is still doing relatively well. Keep Reading

Voters get a two-hour look at former Air New Zealand chief Christopher Luxon in a candidates' debate for the Botany seat that should carry him into Parliament and the National Party's future. Tim Murphy watched him in action. Keep Reading

"This whole country is driven off the theft of Māori assets." Keep Reading

The finance minister has signalled big Government is here to stay as NZ looks down the barrel of its worst-ever three months of GDP growth. Keep Reading

"That is a nod to the elite part of town". Keep Reading

Jami-Lee Ross is pinning his hopes of getting back into Parliament on the fortunes of Billy Te Kahika in the Te Tai Tokerau seat. The disgraced former National MP announced that he won't be standing in Botany - the seat he's held since 2011. Ross' Advance New Zealand Party teamed up with Billy TK's controversial Public Party - and their electoral fortunes now depend on them getting either five percent of the vote, or the northern Māori seat. RNZ reporter Katie Doyle and visual journalist Dan Cook headed to Botany to find out what voters there think. Keep Reading

Trade and Export minister David Parker says industries calling for more overseas workers to be brought into New Zealand during Covid need to look at other options. Keep Reading

Corporations should also be paying more in taxes, the majority told TVNZ’s Vote Compass tool. Keep Reading

Covid-19 is front and centre in the run up to this year's election, and the outliers striving for a place in Parliament want to make radical changes to the pandemic recovery plan, while others don't want one at all. Keep Reading

Party's new $600m education policy mostly confirms or expands on work already started in Government. Keep Reading

New Zealand financial institutions will be made to report on climate change-related risk, the Government has announced. Keep Reading

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Advance NZ says it wasn't responsible for the appearance of far-right YouTubers. Keep Reading

Two minor parties have an outsized number of billboards around NZ, but will it amount to anything? Keep Reading

The Finance Minister has expressed his surprise at the disconnect between councils and government but a local government expert says it's nothing new. Keep Reading

He said his focus was on running the Advance NZ campaign. Keep Reading