"Labour has been wasting taxpayer money for way too long," it says. Keep Reading

Time's up for coalition ballroom wallflowers, writes 1News political reporter Felix Desmarais. Keep Reading

Both National and Labour have dipped in the latest 1News Verian poll, with the difference made up by the minor parties. Keep Reading

Help and support for exploited migrants will be delivered in a new Government scheme. The Government has confirmed a package of basic financial support, fo Keep Reading

Labour leader Chris Hipkins warned other parties are using Rainbow communities to "incite fear and division". Keep Reading

It’s one of the largest electorates in the country physically, stretching from East Cape to Wellington. It was virtually a lock for Labour until their candidate jumped to Te Pāti Māori. Now two strong candidates are vying for the seat of Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti. Aaron Smale reports. Keep Reading

Labour leader Chris Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon made a series of claims about their own and their opponents’ policies in last night’s TVNZ debate. But which were true and which were false? Keep Reading

ACT Party leader David Seymour speaks to media after announcing its education policy. Keep Reading

The party has just announced its new education policy, which it says targets a "freefalling" education system and a school attendance "crisis". Keep Reading

Strategic investment in a high-wage economy is better than a future dependent on real estate, where countless elections are fought on how to extract more value from property. Keep Reading

Suze Wilson says controlling the political narrative is key to winning the NZ election and it's no easy task for Chris Hipkins Keep Reading

An RNZ analysis of the first leaders' debate shows National's leader got the most words in. But how much of it was hot air? Keep Reading

Televised debate reveals more similarities than differences between the two Chrises and shed very little new light on what makes the pair tick. Political editor Jo Moir was in the audience. Keep Reading

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From GST on veggies, and foreigners buying expensive homes to whether farmers should pay for climate change - it was all on the table. Keep Reading

Seymour is not short of support in one of NZ's wealthiest suburbs. Keep Reading

Power Play - So what did we learn after the highly anticipated first debate of the 2023 campaign? Keep Reading

The election campaign’s first live TV debate offered a glimpse of the leadership challenge faced by Labour’s Chris Hipkins – to connect with voter’s values and interests, not just their current mood. Keep Reading

Former MP Tau Henare said the two Chrises "sort of sound and look the same". Keep Reading

National's Christopher Luxon and Labour's Chris Hipkins have butted heads over potential coalition arrangements. Keep Reading

Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have clashed over housing, co-governance and housing in the first party leaders' debate between the pair. Follow the latest updates with RNZ's liveblog. Keep Reading

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson talks to Mihingarangi about her role as Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence. In an extended interview, she discusses the Green's relationship with Labour, tax, Hoki Whenua Mai, climate change, and the Kermadecs. Keep Reading

The Prime Minister tries to out-humble National's Christopher Luxon ahead of tonight's big leaders' debate, telling media he'll swot up on his numbers through Tuesday as he does not have a photographic memory Keep Reading

With Labour trailing in the polls, Chris Hipkins' team will feel he has to win tonight’s TVNZ debate. To do this Hipkins will need to draw his opponent into a debate and beat him, writes Mark Jennings Keep Reading

The National Party says the New Zealand economy is held back by bureaucratic rules and it will simplify procedures to help the economy Keep Reading