Andrew Bayly told 1News at National's conference in Wellington it was "no big deal", having already ruled himself out of standing again in Port Waikato.
RNZ
National Party members are gathering for the party's annual general meeting, with a big focus on the economy and an election policy announcement expected.
Stuff
Police are assessing comments made by inflammatory figure Brian Tamaki, who called for the “purge” of Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus earlier this week.
RNZ
A scrutiny hearing at Parliament devolved into a rowdy spat with accusations of lying, cries of hypocrisy and a demand that the minister "shush".
RNZ
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has defended the government's new ministry, saying it will "amplified" the environment rather than ignored it.
RNZ
The Foreign Affairs Minister has clashed with protesters over the government's stance on Palestine, during a hearing at Parliament.
NZ Herald
The dire state of New Zealand Defence Force bases and facilities is one of the reasons the land combat readiness fell to only 45% at the end of 2025. The...
The move would resurrect a universal scheme the previous Labour government first introduced at Budget 2023, only to be scrapped by the coalition in mid-2024.
RNZ
The parts of the country where conservation land will become easier to sell off are revealed in new maps produced by a lobby group.
RNZ
NZ companies were not offered the job because the ministry was already working with Learning First, the Education and Workforce Select Committee has heard.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has held his first formal meeting with iwi leaders since April, with Treaty clause reforms, resource management and economic issues on the agenda.
RNZ
Analysis - Chief executives appearing at Parliament may find MPs asking: if this happened here, could it be happening elsewhere?
Stuff
A rise in Green Party support has helped push the left bloc into a projected parliamentary majority in the latest Talbot Mills-Anacta poll, despite Labour slipping and National remaining unchanged.
The decision not to reappoint Dr Rachelle Love has sparked accusations of political interference and renewed debate over Māori health equity.
RNZ
The government says further work is still required, but Labour and the Greens have offered explicit support.
The seven-year project was discontinued in November last year, having delivered no measurable benefits.
Stuff
The latest poll found 40% of Kiwis naming “relieving cost of living pressures” as their single most important issue.
RNZ
Analysis - Economists say the party has underestimated its $65m pricetag, but also that National's $1.6b claim is "utter nonsense".
Stuff
A rise in Green Party support has helped push the left bloc into a projected parliamentary majority in the latest Talbot Mills-Anacta poll, despite Labour slipping and National remaining unchanged.
NZ Herald
Labour has pocketed the largest single donation of election year so far, but the party’s total donations still sit behind the three parties in Government....
Newsroom
Media Minister Paul Goldsmith ran into political flak over a call from the TVNZ chair in which an editorial matter over political coverage was raised.
Stuff
The Prime Minister has directed his office to take a closer look at the entitlements available to former politicians, but is not budging on current MPs’ allowances.
Newsroom
At Fieldays, right-wing parties aggressively court farmers as academic analysis warns that rural NZ politics is shifting from institutions to populism
RNZ
Analysis: Finance Minister replaced one flak jacket for another as she went after Labour.
Stuff
National has failed to secure a post-Budget lift in support, with a new poll revealing Christopher Luxon’s party remains locked below 30%.
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