RNZ
Chris Hipkins never expected to have the dubious honour of being the country's first and hopefully last minister of Covid-19 response.
Stuff
OPINION: When John Key tells National not to underestimate Jacinda Ardern, they better listen.
RNZ
Peter Goodfellow, who has been president since 2009, was seeking re-election at the party's annual meeting today.
RNZ
National Party leader Judith Collins says the party must stay true to its values, but also listen to the public as it rebuilds from this year's heavy election loss.
Stuff
ANALYSIS: John Key says National can win the next election, but his bruised party has a lot of work to do.
Newshub
He wants Grant Robertson to step in and order the Reserve Bank to stop pouring fuel on the housing market fire.
Newshub
"We are at a point where we could end up with a divided country."
Stuff
OPINION: The Government and the country are about to go on holiday. Why not make that holiday safer?
RNZ
The Foreign Affairs Minister is not sure if NZ has offended China, but admits a statement made by a government official about removing the eyes of those who interfere with its business is "strongly worded".
RNZ
Analysis - Opinions are divided over the Reserve Bank's Funding for Lending Programme and Tourism Minister Stuart Nash proposes a "reset" for the industry aimed at big-spending visitors.
1 NEWS
Ardern said all APEC leaders will be focused on having a plan for the health response to the pandemic and driving the economic recovery.
1 NEWS
Ardern said all APEC leaders will be focused on having a plan for the health response to the pandemic and driving the economic recovery.
The Standard
It’s not possible to resolve New Zealand’s housing and poverty crises from within a neoliberal frame. Change is going to have to be driven from outside of parliament.
Newsroom
Experts on misinformation have repeatedly called for the Government to proactively prepare for a contentious vaccine rollout, but will it listen?
Newshub
"The Chinese people will not provoke troubles."
The new Dunedin Hospital project went into overdrive yesterday.
Pundit
Stein’s law says that if something cannot go on forever, it wont. But does a speculative bubble matter? The cryptocurrency bubble can be left to itself (tax evasion and criminal transactions aside). Why shouldn’t we do the same for housing?
Stuff
Funding will create jobs and help the environment, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says.
Newshub
"You want to be hospitable and welcoming, but you don't want your park trashed."
The Spinoff
After a disappointing election result, Leighton Baker is out as the leader of the New Conservatives, with former deputy Elliot Ikilei taking over. Alex Braae reports. After a review of the election campaign, the board of the New Conservative party has voted to “relieve” Leighton Baker of the lead
The Spinoff
Stuart Nash wants to refocus the tourism industry on high-net-worth individuals. But younger, poorer travellers have much to offer too, writes Alex Braae. Backpackers and freedom campers are easy groups of people to hate. They drive vans with stupid slogans written on them. They’ve got a reputati
Stuff
A National Party staffer was asked to stay away from Parliament after they'd been working at MIQ - they came to work before they were cleared to skip the stand down period.
RNZ
Some tourism operators say their new minister should not be so dismissive of the benefit of backpackers to the country, and they are not so sure of the benefits of wealthy visitors.
Newshub
Median house prices across NZ are up by almost 20 percent.
RNZ
Billions of dollars will be spent on infrastructure projects to help rebuild the nation's economy but the construction sector is in dire need of skilled workers to make these happen.
1 NEWS
Seventy groups had called on the Government to raise benefits by Christmas but Jacinda Ardern has said that won't be happening.
Newsroom
Jack Vowles looks at analysis showing where voters abandoning National and NZ First ended up.
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