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National has failed to secure a post-Budget lift in support, with a new poll revealing Christopher Luxon’s party remains locked below 30%.
Newsroom
Industry group tables strategies to target New Zealand's mounting tax debt as latest forecasts signal it's sitting at $10.5 billion
RNZ
Politicians are gearing up for the verbal combat of Scrutiny Week - but what is it, and how did it come to be?
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Fiscal holes of elections past have usually been unveiled after the opposition parties produced something resembling a fiscal plan or alternative budget.
NZ Herald
She claims Labour is billions of dollars short with policy pledges. Video / Mark Mitchell
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.
RNZ
It comes after the Chief Ombudsman confirmed the focus of his investigation following a complaint about the way PMO handled an OIA request.
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The results showed stagnant support for all parties, and low faith from voters about the ability of any of the main players.
NZ Herald
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...
NZ Herald
Two former Race Relations Commissioners are throwing their support behind police Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo, who is at the centre of a political feud after...
RNZ
But the opposition says it's surprising, given there were no moves to improve public transport in the Budget.
RNZ
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.
Newsroom
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
NZ Herald
A political feud is deepening over the Labour Party’s selection of Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo as a list candidate, after Labour’s police spokeswoman...
"Public transport should help people get ahead, not become a luxury people get priced out of," said Tangi Utikere, Labour's transport spokesperson.
NZ Herald
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...
Te Pāti Māori says Pharmac's proposed diabetes medicine changes could create new barriers for Māori and Pacific patients, despite no modelling of Māori health impacts.
RNZ
A legal boffin who was consulted on the government's law change that would prevent companies from being sued over climate change explains his opposition.
NZ Herald
People could soon be able to “click and collect” their prescription medicines like they do with groceries. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello plans to...
RNZ
Leader Chris Hipkins confirmed the unveiling on Morning Report, after Kingi Kiriona - the party's new candidate for Hauraki-Waikato - hinted at 'tax relief' policies on Monday.
Newsroom
Elliot Ikilei wants to shield the youth from leftist ideologies, resist academic influence and lead a return to ‘Judeo-Christian morality’. He talks to Fox Meyer.
The Energy Minister said the Government was working "through the detail" of how the facility will be paid for.
Stuff
Probe will assess whether Rakesh Naidoo passed on any sensitive information while considering a political run.
NZ Herald
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers believes it is “untenable” for superintendent Rakesh Naidoo to continue in his senior role within police after it was...
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He compared Labour’s selection process to the secretive Vatican conclave that elects popes.
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