"If it's good enough for New Zealand First and Matua Shane Jones to take his signs down, you should do the same." Keep Reading

Education Minister Jan Tinetti says the new funding will go to all degree-granting institutions, including wānanga and Te Pūkenga. Keep Reading

Chris Hipkins will be in full diplomat-mode for his first face-to-face with China's President Xi after a reportedly robust meeting between their respective foreign ministers earlier this year. Keep Reading

He's arguably the second-most powerful man in the world and the leader of one of our major trading partners. So what will they talk about? Keep Reading

Children’s Commissioner Judge Frances Eivers speaks about the investigation into Oranga Tamariki then panelists Denise Roche and Tau Henare discuss the National Party conference, Labour’s new candidate in Ikaroa Rāwhiti and the health equity assessment tool. Keep Reading

National's policy on sentencing reductions is overdue, a victims' advocate says - but a criminal lawyer argues judges are best placed to make such decisions. Keep Reading

"What they are doing is to create their might over right to create disharmony and division in Aotearoa." Keep Reading

Hipkins will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping while in China. Keep Reading

Power Play - In letting slip its election-night target of 45 percent this weekend, the National Party revealed some of its inner thinking around its campaign strategy. Keep Reading

Four months out from the election, the National Party held its annual conference over the weekend. The stand-out topic on Luxon's lips? Law and order. Keep Reading

Here's what has been announced. Keep Reading

Chris Hipkins travels to China on Sunday as a foreign affairs rookie - the first visit from a NZ prime minister since 2019. Keep Reading

“There is an unfortunate sort of baiting that's going on at the moment that isn't going to take us forward as a country. It’s using Māori as a political punching bag. I hate that style of politics.” — Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. Keep Reading

OPINION: After weeks of bad news, it may be tempting for the PM and Cabinet to convince themselves all might be well again, but the tertiary sector's challenges say otherwise. Keep Reading

China’s locked doors have swung wide open in recent months with President Xi Jinping welcoming world leaders after years of isolation. Chris Hipkins makes the trip to the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday, in what will be the biggest test yet of his diplomacy skills Keep Reading

OPINION: The state of perma-rage – where households endure eye-watering rates increases while councils spaff money – cannot continue. Keep Reading

Māori can switch rolls until July 13. Keep Reading

Our election is four months away. On Labour and National's long term performance to-date, the odds on them being strategic and ambitious about our country are negligible. Keep Reading

Politicians went head to head on health equity this week, with opposition parties making a concerted effort to paint a waitlist prioritisation tool as discriminatory.  With accusations flying from both sides of the House, an expert says the clinician-designed tool is in fact a way of correcting bias in the health system, and politicians are just looking for votes.  In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Anneke Smith examines how ethnicity is a factor in health, and how that spilled into politics this week.  Keep Reading

The party has kicked off the weekend by celebrating its commitment to stand candidates in Māori electorates for the first time in two decades. Keep Reading

OPINION: National will be using this weekend to hammer Labour dysfunction, but its relationship with ACT is one to watch. Keep Reading

OPINION: Being scrupulous about disclosing conflicts in public life is arguably more important than ever, given the erosion of trust in our institutions. Keep Reading

OPINION: Why would Hipkins defend the indefensible actions of colleagues who have lied to him, making him look weak? Which is the one quality this country despises in a leader. Keep Reading

When is a dictatorship not a dictatorship? When you’re a New Zealand prime minister and you’re due to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping, that’s when. Keep Reading

It's time for our weekly political panel, and there's much to discuss for RNZ political editor Jane Patterson, and Newsroom's National Affairs Editor, Sam Sachdeva. Keep Reading