RNZ
Stuart Nash says a private message he sent became a "significant distraction", leading to his resignation as an NZ First candidate.
Stuff
Hipkins says Nash’s resignation exposes Luxon’s leadership, accusing the PM of ignoring Shane Jones’ controversial remarks.
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
A leading advocate for ending sexual violence says New Zealand should move immediately to strengthen its sexual consent laws, arguing that delaying reform until after the election risks prolonging uncertainty […]
RNZ
The government is set to make clear the future of residence options for parents of migrant New Zealanders.
NZ First candidate was "channelling the manosphere," says Christopher Luxon in response to Nash's remarks about an MP's maternity leave.
Abuse in Care survivors return to Parliament urging the Government to honour Whanaketia and fully implement the Royal Commission's 233 recommendations
RNZ
Senior Immigration New Zealand officials repeatedly ignored requests from the minister's office and progressed work on a project the minister hadn't agreed to extra funding for, according to new documents released to RNZ.
The Government’s decision to scrap Whakahono ā Rohe agreements has sparked strong criticism from opposition MPs, with Labour MP and former councillor Willow-Jean Prime calling the
Stuff
“It's difficult to predict the future when Donald Trump is the president,” Nicola Willis said.
The Labour Party leader asked about New Zealand First’s newly announced candidates and members in the run up to the election on Breakfast this morning.
RNZ
New Zealand First's oil and gas exploration policy is "a very high-risk way to spend $1 billion", a resources law expert says.
Stuff
Some big-name former MPs and candidates have jumped ship, breaking with their past and tying their political colours to new masts.
RNZ
The government is providing up to $60 million in financial support to Golden Bay Cement to ensure its Northland operations can continue.
Stuff
New Zealand First Deputy Leader Shane Jones called on other political parties to “take off your knee-pads” when dealing with India.
The bills as originally introduced would have preserved existing Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements while not allowing new ones under the old framework.
NZ Herald
The Government has decided that existing agreements between councils and local iwi will be scrapped under its new resource management reforms. The deals,...
RNZ
The Green Party has pledged to set up a publicly-owned entity to boost investment in renewable energy and ensure affordable power and energy security.
RNZ
Analysis - New Zealand First, led by Parliament's longest serving MP, is playing the long game - both in building party support and policy.
Newsroom
Despite a self-proclaimed “distaste for politics”, the co-founder of globally renowned DJ software company Serato has become the Opportunity Party’s largest financial donor
NZ Herald
The incoming citizenship test faced numerous delays before being publicly launched, as the Government initially considered running it online. Freshly...
Newsroom
The NZ First leader's insults are empty diversions that progressive people should ignore as they focus on better housing, jobs and healthcare, writes Rob Campbell
RNZ
The Employment Leave Bill promotes insecure work and will leave thousands of workers worse off, the Labour Party and the Greens say.
RNZ
National is promising to modernise laws on sexual consent, saying there must be consent before sex every time, rather than assuming it has been given.
Stuff
NZ First leader kicks off his election year party convention with a pledge to “turn this country’s democracy upside down for a great and real purpose”.
Party members and candidates are gathering in Auckland for the conference and election campaign launch, as polling shows the party's popularity continues to rise.
RNZ
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.
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