Top Ten? Over the next few weeks the Green Party membership has the opportunity to study the provisional list presented to them by the party... Keep Reading

OPINION: With voters overwhelmingly concerned with the cost of living, there is only one justification for spending time analysing the misdirected “crybaby” text of Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere: it is very funny. Keep Reading

Chris Hipkins and Kieran McAnulty will announce an updated strategy for improving the management of drinking, waste and stormwater on Thursday morning. Keep Reading

7:00am, Thursday 13 April 2023. By Mana Wikaire-Lewis Facebook Twitter Email Link Share URL Copy URL Keep Reading

Christopher Luxon says National won’t win the election by working with the Māori Party or the "socialist" Greens. Keep Reading

Govt changes Three Waters to 10 entities from four, but co-governance & moving assets to new entities' balance sheets stays; Plan delayed 2 years & new funds for councils cut by $1.5b; Plus my views Keep Reading

PM Chris Hipkins has declined to confirm he will split the four proposed water entities into 10. The changes, and rebrand, of Three Waters will be announced this morning. Keep Reading

Mana whenua will continue to have a say in the management of water infrastructure under an amended three waters plan released today. Rather than have four giant entities nationally taking over provision of fresh water, waste water and storm water […] Keep Reading

Labour’s Dan Rosewarne hoped to get the nod for the safe Labour seat of Christchurch East. Now he’ll likely be scrapping it out on the list but puts up a good case for being one of few “working class” MPs left in the Labour Party. Keep Reading

Though we will all be promised a better life by our politicians this year, their election promises are likely to create new winners and losers or intensify existing inequalities Keep Reading

The inquiry will have until the end of March next year to complete its investigation. Keep Reading

National’s new Māori development spokesperson commits to self-determination, Māori-Crown partnerships. So how is that different from co-governance? Keep Reading

Christopher Luxon says he only spent a week in isolation when he caught Covid-19 because it was mandatory. Keep Reading

Political deception is as old as politics itself. There have always been political actors who have attempted to twist and manipulate information. Sometimes this includes politicians, political activists, journalists, and even governments. When the inaccuracy of information is accidental and innocent Keep Reading

Hipkins says he didn't set out to achieve parity among men and women. Keep Reading

Dunedin list MP Rachel Brooking yesterday made a meteoric rise from first-term backbencher to be a minister of the Crown. In a minor reshuffle... Keep Reading

Covid-19 may have been the sixth leading cause of death in New Zealand last year, justifying an ongoing cautious approach to the virus through winter. Keep Reading

Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis says he was blindsided by a call from the Ngāpuhi Rūnanga for action on Lake Ōmāpere. Rūnanga chair Wane Wharerau has issued a report on the continuing dire health of Northland’s largest freshwater lake. […] Keep Reading

OPINION: I don’t want the teenagers of today to worry too much about the existential challenges that face New Zealanders and the human race. They’re teenagers. Keep Reading

Chris Hipkins is frustrated that political disagreement has got personal. He explained to political editor @jo_moir that smokefree laws are partly to blame. Keep Reading

The review follows her comments, seemingly about fellow Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick. Keep Reading

Conservation Minister Willow-Jean Prime is to join the cabinet following former police minister Stuart Nash's removal. Keep Reading

Most pandemic rules were scrapped in September last year, but a mandatory seven-day isolation period remains for those who test positive for the virus. Keep Reading

Watch: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced 32 new health sector roles are being added to the Straight to Residence pathway of the Green List to help prepare the health system for the coming winter. Keep Reading

National’s spokesperson for social housing, Tama Potaka, is slamming what he calls ‘all hui, no action’ on the government’s plans for housing on land at... Keep Reading