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Political parties are hitting the campaign trail in Auckland today with National pledging to create a $500 million Pothole Repair Fund.
Political parties are hitting the campaign trail in Auckland today with National pledging to create a $500 million Pothole Repair Fund. Keep Reading
He told party members the tagline would be "our rallying cry". Keep Reading
Our newest trade partnership might force us to take our Paris Agreement commitments far more seriously. Keep Reading
Not Now, Not Ever, Never! That Labour has meekly accepted Chris Hipkins’ “Captain’s Call”, nixing both a Wealth Tax and a Capital Gains Tax ... Keep Reading
OPINION: Chris Hipkins may need to rebuild damaged bridges inside the party, and not just with rank-and-file activists but within his own caucus, writes Vernon Small. Keep Reading
OPINION: Chris Hipkins inherited a Minister of Finance investigating all manner of tax changes. He scotched virtually all of them all for good reason. But it's still a field day for National and the Greens. Keep Reading
East Coast MP Kiri Allan has offered an apology after a series of concerns about her relationships with staff were raised in the media. Keep Reading
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins met with Kiri Allan on Friday morning. Keep Reading
Analysis: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins rules out taxing the wealthy, polls show support for the government slumping, and the Greens set out their election manifesto. Keep Reading
Rawiri Waititi says the Prime Minister is not in a position to call any shots until the next election, and the party will push for a capital gains tax. Keep Reading
What was the Government hoping to achieve with wealth tax, tax expert asks. Keep Reading
China's man in Wellington makes it clear Beijing doesn't want New Zealand partnering Nato in any push to contain China in the Indo-Pacific Keep Reading
The Climate Change Minister agreed with activist lawyers that the Government erred in considering the cost of living when it set carbon price controls last year Keep Reading
1News political reporters discuss the biggest political stories of the week on Inside Parliament. Keep Reading
The Finance Minister got the unfortunate task on Wednesday of explaining exactly what Chris Hipkins won’t be doing when it comes to tax, writes political editor @jo_moir Keep Reading
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins is confident he will not lose support from the left after drawing a line under talk of wealth taxes. Keep Reading
The ultra-rich can breathe easy and progressive voters can scream into the void, because Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out any meaningful reform to our broken and unfair tax system. The Labour leader says it won’t happen on his watch. Official documents were released yesterday showing th Keep Reading
"I know that support is warmly acknowledged and appreciated by Ukraine." Keep Reading
After waiting more than an hour as the Ukrainian leader's meeting with US president Joe Biden ran long, Chris Hipkins had to call time. Keep Reading
National's Chris Luxon says Labour's move to rule out wealth tax is "desperate politics". Keep Reading
Chris Hipkins has ruled out any capital gains or wealth tax while he is prime minister, but the Opposition is not convinced and will stay on the attack. Keep Reading
It comes as Labour is way down in some polls. Keep Reading
After 12 years at the heart of New Zealand politics, a Green Party MP who will not be standing for election in October speaks about her time in Parliament. Keep Reading
New Zealand is giving $38 million to China over a Canadian-Chinese businessman who laundered millions here for years, then last month tried to become mayor of Toronto. Keep Reading
"I don't believe they have the solutions that will help address the problems we need to address." Keep Reading