The seven-year project was discontinued in November last year, having delivered no measurable benefits. Keep Reading

The latest poll found 40% of Kiwis naming “relieving cost of living pressures” as their single most important issue. Keep Reading

Analysis - Economists say the party has underestimated its $65m pricetag, but also that National's $1.6b claim is "utter nonsense". Keep Reading

A rise in Green Party support has helped push the left bloc into a projected parliamentary majority in the latest Talbot Mills-Anacta poll, despite Labour slipping and National remaining unchanged. Keep Reading

Labour has pocketed the largest single donation of election year so far, but the party’s total donations still sit behind the three parties in Government.... Keep Reading

Media Minister Paul Goldsmith ran into political flak over a call from the TVNZ chair in which an editorial matter over political coverage was raised. Keep Reading

The Prime Minister has directed his office to take a closer look at the entitlements available to former politicians, but is not budging on current MPs’ allowances. Keep Reading

At Fieldays, right-wing parties aggressively court farmers as academic analysis warns that rural NZ politics is shifting from institutions to populism Keep Reading

Analysis: Finance Minister replaced one flak jacket for another as she went after Labour. Keep Reading

National has failed to secure a post-Budget lift in support, with a new poll revealing Christopher Luxon’s party remains locked below 30%. Keep Reading

Industry group tables strategies to target New Zealand's mounting tax debt as latest forecasts signal it's sitting at $10.5 billion Keep Reading

Politicians are gearing up for the verbal combat of Scrutiny Week - but what is it, and how did it come to be? Keep Reading

Fiscal holes of elections past have usually been unveiled after the opposition parties produced something resembling a fiscal plan or alternative budget. Keep Reading

She claims Labour is billions of dollars short with policy pledges. Video / Mark Mitchell Keep Reading

The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill passed its first reading in Parliament last month and is open for submissions until July 2. Keep Reading

It comes after the Chief Ombudsman confirmed the focus of his investigation following a complaint about the way PMO handled an OIA request. Keep Reading

The results showed stagnant support for all parties, and low faith from voters about the ability of any of the main players. Keep Reading

New data shows the number of public servants has ticked up over the past nine months despite an ongoing mission to improve the Government’s books by reducing... Keep Reading

Two former Race Relations Commissioners are throwing their support behind police Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo, who is at the centre of a political feud after... Keep Reading

But the opposition says it's surprising, given there were no moves to improve public transport in the Budget. Keep Reading

Labour's leader has accused Richard Chambers of 'making a statement that basically has no evidential base' about a superintendent named as a Labour candidate. Keep Reading

The main opposition party rolls out its first major election policy since late 2025 - cheaper weekly bus and train fares focusing on the main cities Keep Reading

A political feud is deepening over the Labour Party’s selection of Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo as a list candidate, after Labour’s police spokeswoman... Keep Reading

"Public transport should help people get ahead, not become a luxury people get priced out of," said Tangi Utikere, Labour's transport spokesperson. Keep Reading

Labour is pledging to cap weekly public transport costs across the country to $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and $10 for all other areas. The... Keep Reading