"It's the right thing to do," Ardern said. Keep Reading

The Minister of Energy has proposed changes to building regulations, including energy performance ratings and requiring builders to plan for waste. Keep Reading

While Labour leader Jacinda Ardern remains ahead in the preferred PM rating, National leader Christopher Luxon has further closed the gap. Keep Reading

The speed and accessibility of the Covid-19 test and vaccine roll-out will be investigated in an independent review. The Prime Minister has announced a Roy Keep Reading

Green's Eugenie Sage added the provision with support from Labour while the legislation was being debated in parliament under urgency, and National isn't happy about it. Keep Reading

ACT's leader went on to call the Broadcasting Minister a "bumbling buffoon" after his sparring session with Jack Tame. Keep Reading

The prime minister has spoke out about the government's back down over a plan to require a more than majority vote for successive governments to repeal parts... Keep Reading

The Government just announced $350 million in funding. Keep Reading

OPINION: The broadcasting minister may be key to Labour's deal-brokering after the 2023 election but he looms as a significant political risk before then. Keep Reading

Advance voting for the byelection began on Monday, November 28. Keep Reading

Grant Robertson anticipated a "very tight" budget next year, as economic forecasts worsen. Keep Reading

The government has announced it will remove the entrenchment clause from its Three Waters legislation. Keep Reading

Chris Hipkins said voting for an amendment that changed constitutional conventions, without realising it, was a "mistake". Keep Reading

OPINION: The spectacle of MPs Instagramming at a memorial to a slain dairy worker plumbed the depths of political opportunism, writes Andrea Vance. Keep Reading

The immigration minister says he was briefed about the use of social media searching technology around the same time RNZ first reported it. Keep Reading

The polling for a new Hamilton West MP closes on December 10. Keep Reading

The mayor expects the new expenditure committee to find $12.5m in savings, despite them cancelling their first meeting because there was nothing to discuss. Keep Reading

It comes as New Zealand is in the middle of a cost of living crisis. Keep Reading

Hamilton West polling for a new MP closes on 10 December - a litmus test for next year's general election. Crime and the cost of living are top of mind for most voters, but so far they're not rushing to the ballot box.  In today's Focus on Politics podcast, RNZ Political Reporter Anneke Smith takes the pulse of the bellwether electorate of Hamilton West.  Keep Reading

Labour's top brass somehow missed the memo at their caucus meeting last week that the Three Waters amendment they were backing was a constitutional bear trap. Keep Reading

OPINION: The constitutional row over the Water Services Bill is further evidence of tribal politics resulting in sloppy lawmaking. Keep Reading

Police Minister Chris Hipkins told 1News that business owners shouldn't take the law into their own hands because they'd be more likely to get hurt. Keep Reading

Analysis - Three waters legislation, raising the retirement age and a press conference with a visiting prime minister were all hot topics this week in politics, writes Peter Wilson. Keep Reading

It's a major intervention from the country's top law group. Keep Reading

Members of Whakatōhea have voted to accept the Crown's $100 million settlement offer, marking an end to nearly 30 years of negotiation. Keep Reading