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Labour kept up its attacks on the Opposition's proposed tax cuts but fumbled its own number-crunching at a party congress.
Collected stories - 1 March 2023 to 31 May 2023
Labour kept up its attacks on the Opposition's proposed tax cuts but fumbled its own number-crunching at a party congress. Keep Reading
OPINION: National has opened the door to AI campaigning. Has it really thought this through? Keep Reading
Age Concern has welcomed the certainty of Labour's announcement. Keep Reading
The Māori Party co-leader says the National Party should go back to school if it thinks including te reo Māori on road signs is confusing. Keep Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni says a re-elected Labour government led by Chris Hipkins would not raise the pension age from 65. Keep Reading
Nicola Willis warns Kiwis "can't trust Labour to keep their retirement nest egg safe". Keep Reading
The Labour deputy leader has come out swinging in his opening address. Keep Reading
Prompt: 'Sad mother counting coins at the supermarket because she is poor.' Keep Reading
OPINION: At the end of last year Luxon as leader looked a masterstroke - less so in the past couple of weeks after a lacklustre budget response and housing policy snafu Keep Reading
OPINION: Here’s the thing about polls; they’re like the proverbial swallows and summer. One taken at an exact pinpoint in time cannot predict an election, but taken over time can indicate the general direction of voters’ likely intent. Keep Reading
PM Chris Hipkins will be laying out Labour's plan, days after a political poll showed National had enough support to govern with ACT. Keep Reading
It will be Chris Hipkins' first annual conference as the leader. Keep Reading
Analysis - The Reserve Bank's surprisingly benign response to the Budget robs National of a strong attack line and the NZ Steel deal is hailed as a win for the climate, but opposition parties say it is "corporate welfare". Keep Reading
This week on the Raw Politics podcast: The leaders front up - Chris Hipkins to his party's annual congress for the first time, and Christopher Luxon to a nationwide 'back on track' roadshow; Plus the risks of AI in political advertising Keep Reading
Adding extra te reo words to road signs will make them confusing, National's transport spokesman Simeon Brown said. Keep Reading
Spark's offer to swap $24 million it planned to spend on a 5G rollout came after towns were completely cut off following Cyclone Gabrielle. Keep Reading
"This is normal 'grist for the mill' when you work these things through with these sectors." Keep Reading
OPINION: The Bowls Club Bubble often complains about Māori names, but doesn’t seem worried about jargonistic mega ministries MBIE, MPI or DIA. Keep Reading
A National-ACT coalition would have the numbers to govern if an election was held today, a new 1News Kantar Public poll reveals. Keep Reading
A week on from the Budget, RNZ has delved into some of the smaller but still noteworthy items in the government's list of spending. Keep Reading
After pressure to release its fiscal plan, National says its policy costings will be released earlier than the month before the election, as they had been planning. Keep Reading
The "world keeps on moving", the chief of the country's central bank says. Keep Reading
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Labour and National joined forces in 2021 to permit more homes to be built, intended to help address the housing crisis. Keep Reading
The Reserve Bank Governor is appearing in front of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on Thursday morning. Keep Reading
Your voice is important and you can help shape the outcome for all New Zealanders by putting your views before Parliament. Be sure to have your say so Parliament is better informed. Keep Reading
Parliament changed a long-standing rule this week and will now leave the counting of votes to the experts. It turns out MPs just aren’t that good at counting. Keep Reading
As she prepares to deliver of her valedictory statement to parliament, Jacinda Ardern will be remembered as an outstanding prime minister – though perhaps not for reasons of her own choosing. Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories and opinion articles on the current New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories and opinion articles on the anti virus mandate occupation protests in Wellington. Keep Reading
Collected notifications and news from Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle Keep Reading