NZ Herald
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he believes Winston Peters’ comments about a Chinese-born MP are racist, but still expressed confidence in his...
RNZ
Members of Auckland's Asian community have criticised Foreign Minister Winston Peters for telling a Chinese-born New Zealand MP to "go back to your own country" during a parliamentary debate.
Opportunity has unveiled its election list with Māori candidates Eden Skipper and Pāpā Wharewera in the top 10 as the party eyes its first seats in Parliament.
Newsroom
With job losses and structural changes on the way for the public sector, unions and the opposition argue for greater transparency
With a key election deadline approaching, Te Ao Māori News has launched a new digital podcast designed to help whānau navigate some of the biggest political issues facing Māori.
NZ Herald
A Government review of treaty clauses in pieces of legislation that address inequities could lead to a loss of Māori lives, the Waitangi Tribunal finds. The...
Stuff
The latest Ipsos survey reveals National is no longer the most trusted party on any top five voter issue.
RNZ
With 100 days to go until the election, anticipation is growing among MPs - and the opposition is feeling bullish about its chances.
The largest public-private partnership in New Zealand history will bore twin tunnels through Kraack Hil in the Dome Valley.
RNZ
China's ambassador has delivered a pointed response after Foreign Minister Winston Peters told a Chinese-born New Zealand MP to "go back to your own country" in Parliament.
The NZ First leader told Lawrence Xu-Nan to "go back to your own country" in the House yesterday.
The Human Rights Commission is urging the government to scrap its planned amendment of Te Tiriti o Waitangi clauses, warning it could create more confusion and deepen division.
NZ Herald
Online casino gambling websites are being prohibited from creating artificial intelligence-generated deepfake endorsements from celebrities and influencers...
NZ Herald
The Green Party has hastily removed a line of campaign merchandise inspired by heavy metal icons Metallica due to copyright concerns. A so-called...
RNZ
A major change to how leave is calculated in workplaces has become law.
Sir Brian Roche instructed agencies to remove the Public Service Association's "change the government" campaign material, prompting a challenge from the union.
"As soon as we pull one thread, more and more unravels," said the Immigration Minister.
Newsroom
Labour's Rachel Brooking promises to repeal RMA reform provisions that force councils to foot the bill for environmental rules on private land.
Stuff
The NZ First leader made no apologies for using the word “retarded” to describe the Green Party’s call for a one-year moratorium on data centre consenting.
RNZ
National would be "very unwise" to push ahead with a social media ban on under-16-year-olds "at the expense of coalition unity", ACT leader David Seymour says.
Stuff
“Unwise” - Seymour warns National not to push ahead with social media bill without coalition support, Labour wants a copy before pledging support
The Prime Minister was pressed by reporters on the issue today at Parliament.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon appeared to rule out working with Opportunity, and said National didn't want to "do business" with anyone seeking to impose new taxes.
Newsroom
A major fossil fuel discovery could spur quick economic change, but it isn’t the only path to prosperity. Fox Meyer reports.
As the Government rolls out the biggest overhaul of New Zealand's school curriculum in nearly two decades, five high school teachers explain why the reforms have them very concerned.
RNZ
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill both successfully led hand-picked Cabinets that included their own fiercest rivals in order to forge a team of the most able.
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