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National is promising to offer New Zealand households another way to put solar power on their homes, if it's re-elected. Keep Reading
The party says just 3% of New Zealand homes have solar power, far behind Australia and the US, and wants to fix that with cheap loans and fewer consents. Keep Reading
Explainer: Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says the Conservation Amendment Bill doesn't include a plan to sell great swathes of conservation land. Keep Reading
More than 180 years after the original Nelson Tenths promises were made, Parliament has passed the first reading of legislation returning 3,000 hectares and $420 millio Keep Reading
Jones kept a private driver on standby to take him to meetings in Toronto but the receipts suggest his accommodation was right next door to the conference he was attending. Keep Reading
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is vowing to scrap the Government’s major health and safety reforms, saying the legislation that is expected to have... Keep Reading
Iwi and environmental groups warn the Conservation Amendment Bill could enable disposal and privatisation of conservation land, undermining Treaty redress and Hauraki mana whenua. Keep Reading
After 10 years, five leaders and a name tweak, the Opportunity Party is on the cusp of making it into Parliament for the first time. Keep Reading
The coalition Government is meeting most of its mental health targets yet at a regional level, some areas covering the country’s largest hospitals are... Keep Reading
Labour MP Phil Twyford has revealed that officials mislead the education and workforce select committee earlier this year. Keep Reading
NZ First leader Winston Peters says the National Party is acting in “desperate” ways due to poor polling, after its campaign chair referred to NZ First and ACT as squabbling siblings who needed the oversight of their parents. Keep Reading
Speaking to Breakfast's Tova O'Brien, the pair sparred about how soon the tax would have to be paid and what happens with any inherited second or investment properties. Keep Reading
The majority of New Zealand voters oppose selling public conservation land, a new poll has found, and politicians who support it could lose votes. Keep Reading
"An inheritance tax is about the cruellest thing a state can impose on a grieving family". Video | Ryan Bridge TODAY Keep Reading
Four of the government's nine key targets risk not being met, the latest update shows. Keep Reading
National's coalition partners have responded after campaign chairman Simeon Brown likened coalition dynamics to parents managing misbehaving children. Keep Reading
National is promising to make KiwiSaver compulsory for all New Zealand workers, while also supporting parents by providing a government contribution while... Keep Reading
The Green Party is proposing a suite of new taxes, including taxes on wealth, inheritance, and corporations, which the party said would "tackle inequality and corporate greed". Keep Reading
The party's leadership rallied those in attendance, preparing them for the work ahead to "fight for every party vote". Keep Reading
Andrew Bayly told 1News at National's conference in Wellington it was "no big deal", having already ruled himself out of standing again in Port Waikato. Keep Reading
National Party members are gathering for the party's annual general meeting, with a big focus on the economy and an election policy announcement expected. Keep Reading
Police are assessing comments made by inflammatory figure Brian Tamaki, who called for the “purge” of Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus earlier this week. Keep Reading
A scrutiny hearing at Parliament devolved into a rowdy spat with accusations of lying, cries of hypocrisy and a demand that the minister "shush". Keep Reading
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has defended the government's new ministry, saying it will "amplified" the environment rather than ignored it. Keep Reading
The Foreign Affairs Minister has clashed with protesters over the government's stance on Palestine, during a hearing at Parliament. Keep Reading
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill both successfully led hand-picked Cabinets that included their own fiercest rivals in order to forge a team of the most able. Keep Reading
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