Judge says Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s expulsion from Te Pāti Māori unlawful
The High Court determined that Kapa-Kingi should be reinstated into the party.

The High Court determined that Kapa-Kingi should be reinstated into the party. Keep Reading
"We got a lot right. More than most," the former PM and Grant Robertson say, while Simeon Brown says warnings about the economy "were not heeded". Keep Reading
National Party minister Dr Shane Reti has announced his retirement from politics, effective from the November 7 election. He wished to “spend more time with... Keep Reading
National MPs who watched on in dismay as Christopher Luxon spectacularly flailed and failed to articulate New Zealand’s position on Iran last week will have had some of their fears allayed on Monday. Keep Reading
The Government has stood up a Ministerial Oversight Group to monitor the fallout from the war in Iran on the economy, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and... Keep Reading
Finance minister Nicola Willis says a Labour government would be terrible for the New Zealand economy. Keep Reading
NZ group STILL Minding the Gap urges women to invoice PM Luxon for wages lost to gender and ethnic pay gaps, pushing mandatory reporting; leaders cite personal inequities and impacts. Keep Reading
Explosions rocked one of Tehran's main commercial airports, after Israel said it was launching a new wave of strikes on Iran. Keep Reading
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The Prime Minister says he is 'absolutely not' considering standing down after a poll result putting National in the 20s. Keep Reading
"It is not good, is it?" Winston Peters says about the poll results, while Nicola Willis says it's "not a good number". Keep Reading
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is “doing a very good job” and will not be going anywhere, as a new poll is expected to show National’s support hovering only slightly above its 2020 election low. Keep Reading
Jackie Blue says she can't stay by what the government has done to low-paid workers. Keep Reading
The Taxpayers’ Union is set to release a poll tipped to show the National Party only a couple of points above its disastrous 2020 wipeout. The poll is done... Keep Reading
David Seymour believes New Zealand could become a “high-value powerhouse” for exporting medicinal cannabis, similar to the success of the country’s wine se Keep Reading
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has criticised the Government after being asked to produce the council’s plans for housing intensification changes in the city, taking aim at the deputy prime minister in particular for “trying to screw [him]”. Keep Reading
The MP who initiated an inquiry into the harms of social media for young people has disagreed with its recommendations, which include a ban on social media... Keep Reading
The government has been accused of scaremongering after Erica Stanford said there were "tens of thousands more" overstayer. Keep Reading
A bill aimed at embedding health targets into the country’s health system is facing strong criticism from Māori health advocates and opposition MPs, who say it weakens Te Tiriti. Keep Reading
Paul Goldsmith said the chair of the public broadcaster, Andrew Barclay, had raised the story during the call. Keep Reading
The Greens say the prime minister "snuck" into the House "late last night" to correct the record. Keep Reading
Just hours after admitting he “misspoke” when claiming New Zealand would support “any action” to prevent Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, Christopher Luxon... Keep Reading
The Labour Party has requested amendments to the Social Security Amendment Bill, a proposed law change that could leave vulnerable people $63 million worse off, while supporting it to the next stage of the law-making process. Keep Reading
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has doubled down on his criticism that the Treasury engaged in guesswork in calculating the savings produced as a result of the... Keep Reading
“Without a plan for constitutional protection of Te Tiriti, we risk any progress being laid to waste again within a few years. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to go through this again.” — Tina Ngata on voting to protect Te Tiriti. Keep Reading
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