National had previously committed only to "no new taxes on working people". Keep Reading

Labour is promising a return to surplus in the 2029/30 financial year while also pledging to restore the Reserve Bank’s dual mandate so employment levels are... Keep Reading

It has not yet decided what its new "realistic and achievable" Clean Vehicle Standard settings will be, however. Keep Reading

The government is undermining a Treaty settlement and the health of Waikato and Waipā rivers by prioritising its political interests, Waikato-Tainui says. Keep Reading

The Greens, Te Pāti Māori and Labour are all preparing to campaign on a shared goal of changing the Government Keep Reading

An accuser of a high-profile former CEO has quizzed the Prime Minister about what his party would do about sexual harm to women in New Zealand. After feeling... Keep Reading

One of the country’s largest iwi is “deeply upset” the Government is pausing farming provisions that took 14 years to design and would have helped protect... Keep Reading

Luxon will face Hipkins on October 6, but has turned down TVNZ's second leaders' debate scheduled for two days before the November 7 election. Keep Reading

"We can afford to feed our children nutritious kai and put money back into our local communities," co-leader Marama Davidson said. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visited Christchurch for a public meeting last night, as the campaign trail for November’s election heats up. Herald senior... Keep Reading

Labour's Willie Jackson - who is running the party's campaign for the Māori seats - has cast some doubt on the party's ability to win them all. Keep Reading

New polling suggests a majority of New Zealanders support only allowing citizens to vote in general elections. The polling, conducted by Curia Market... Keep Reading

National's Chris Bishop has softened comments criticising Fire and Emergency (FENZ) as "incompetent" and lacking a plan to replace a fire station, after a rebuke from the internal affairs minister. Keep Reading

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A briefing in March last year said tight controls on recruitment were crucial to meeting the budget. Keep Reading

National Party leader Christopher Luxon is teasing a “surprise” retirement village policy amid debate over how swiftly retirement organisations should repay... Keep Reading

Te Pāti Māori is being warned its Election 2026 strategy could put Māori electorate seats at risk, as debate intensifies over how the party campaigns across the seven Māori electorates. […] Keep Reading

Labour's deputy leader says parties need to be careful about optics as they head closer to the election, admitting the continued presence of a member's bill calling for a streaming levy was an oversight. Keep Reading

Mount Albert, Hutt South, Wellington Bays and the Māori seats could be key seats to watch in the November 7 election Keep Reading

Health NZ leaders told the Health Minister tight controls on hiring staff were crucial to delivering its budget and that recruitment of any frontline worker was only possible with the sign-off of senior executives. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Chris Bishop - one of his ministers accused of trying to topple him last week - were all smiles at a public meeting in the latter's electorate on Tuesday night. Keep Reading

Everyday consumers picking up the bill, according to a discussion document released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Keep Reading

Snap polling conducted by Stuff shows nearly a third of voters less likely to vote National following last week’s attempted coup Keep Reading

Labour’s most senior Māori MP Willie Jackson says Te Pāti Māori’s strategy to campaign on only winning candidate votes, rather than the party vote, was... Keep Reading

The Labour Party ditched a member’s bill proposing a streaming levy about the same time National pointed out it contradicted Chris Hipkins’ claim he was... Keep Reading